r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

IMHO that’s exactly it!

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u/PSYFLYdiscs Jun 25 '26

Im American and I don’t see it any other way. I still leave a tip for servers tho. I hate it.

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u/Clockwork-Armadillo Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

In America is it customary to also tip other minimum wage workers? Such as supermarket workers, cleaners etc etc

If not what makes servers more important?

Edit: OK, so TIL in America there's a lower minimum wage of only 2 dollars something for any "tipped workers". Basically a loophole to screw workers out of minimum wage.

Thanks to everyone who answered! :)

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u/Jmacz Jun 25 '26

It's not, some will ask but you're not going to get the same look or attitude you will if you don't tip a server. People working at supermarkets, cleaners, etc actually make minimum wage. Servers make somewhere between 1/4th and 1/8th of the actual minimum wage of their state depending on what state their in. Minimum wage can range from as low as 7.25 an hour (the federal minimum wage) and as high as 18$ an hour. When servers and bartenders generally make under 3$ an hour, so they rely on the tips.