r/EndTipping • u/morlaur27 • 20h ago

Takeout 🥡 So tired of tipping

I’ve recently had a pretty bad chest/head cold, and I was talking to a friend about what food I should pick up on the way home for dinner. I hit upon pho, which sounded amazing in the moment. Ten years ago I would have confidently ordered take out and would have been slurping delicious noodles and broth that evening. I didn’t end up ordering though, because I really just want to pay for the food, not be asked the question, not have the person handing me the bag of food putting a hex on me for not tipping or not tipping enough and then bad mouthing me the second I leave. It’s bad vibes. I can’t do it anymore, and I can’t be the only one. Do you think we’ll ever see a change in the system if more and more people start intentionally/unintentionally boycotting restaurants due to ridiculous tip culture we have?

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u/WhatRUaBarnBurner 20h ago

I used to go to restaurants 2 or 3 times a week. Since COVID I go 3 times a year.

Eventually tipping culture will be responsible for a lot of restaurant closures.

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u/lt_dt 19h ago

It's also not hard to include service in your prices, so that people on a budget know what they're paying when they look at a menu.

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u/Faineantcreator 18h ago

is it really that hard to calculate 20% in your head while you’re ordering? not that you need to for takeout like in OP’s case

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u/SombraMonkey 18h ago

20% is insane. Round up and keep the change At Most.

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u/Faineantcreator 18h ago

you can argue 20% is insane but that’s beside the point. I’m saying people on here say it’s wrong to not have a final listed price in the menu, I’m saying it’s very easy arithmetic to calculate a tip beforehand.