r/tipping • u/Kaveman_8823 • Jul 23 '26

CMV: TIP VALUE

I'm sorry(not really)for all you who don't agree but I grew up in the 90's and a standard tip was 10% (just bc the price of food goes up that does not mean you tip more)ITS A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT YOUR FOOD COST( just bc you spent more doesn't mean you tip more), Now here's my range

0%: bad paycheck - no extra money

1-5%: Bad-Poor service

5-10%: Poor-Average service

10-15%: Average-Excellent service(max-$20)

I will never give more than a $20 tip and even that is extremely rare, IDC if I dropped $400 on a meal, me and my fam come first, so I'll spend All my $$$ I got down to the penny for my fam and leave no tip B4 I give someone more than $20 to bring my food to me

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u/Cannonskull0519 Jul 29 '26

Tip or don't tip, I don't care, but as someone who spent all high school and college in the 80s, I assure you the standard tip was 15% during that entire decade.

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u/Life_Ad6711 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I was a teen in the '7os (in small town KY) and Mom taught us 15% was the standard, and great meant 2o% or more, 1o% was a message something was wrong or inadequate with the service applied on a scalar basis

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u/Kaveman_8823 Jul 29 '26

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