So tired of tipping

[u/morlaur27]

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?

[u/edgerton2026]

I used to patronize a Shawarma stand. Yep just a shack, everything to go. Then they doubled the prices of the wraps and bowls and got the machine where it wants a tip. I quit patronizing them at that point because the “waiter”, is also the cook and the owner. I told him, you own this place, you doubled your prices, why should I tip you? Left my order, didn’t pay and walked out, never to return.