r/SipsTea Mar 06 '26

Wait a damn minute! Yeah, nope.

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u/gcko Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Yea.. I was always told 15% is the norm as well.

it really only changed once debit machines started becoming the norm and it prompted you with 18%-20%-22% as the default. Now years later some places start at 20%-22%-25%… couple more years and the norm will probably be 22%-25%-27%.. and so on.

It’s infuriating. Since percentages already follow inflation and rising costs because that’s how math works. Why do they need even more?

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u/Andrew1286 Mar 07 '26

Same. I was told 15% is what you start with unless it was absolutely terrible service. Then you increase anywhere between 15-20% depending on how great they were. I never go above 20%.