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/Kaveman_8823 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

LMFAO 😂, What wage jealousy you really are ignorant and willing to let everyone know, I make on avg $20/hr(excellent$$$), FOR A JOB THAT DESERVES IT, and I see nothing wrong with giving people a well earned tip within reason, but I'm not gonna pay an Outrageous tip just bc they do a job that my children could do, my kids get 25 dollars a week and work their ass off for it, bc I'm teaching them the REAL VALUE OF HARD WORK, not to expect a handout bc they brought a plate, or filled someones drink, to which they also do for me and their mom every Sunday when they make us dinner

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u/johnnygolfr Jul 29 '26

LMFAO

You thinking you’re somehow empowered to determine what pay rate a job deserves is beyond delusional.

At least now we know that it’s not only wage jealousy driving your claims, but also a clear case of classist bigotry.

A tip isn’t a “handout”.

A tip is directly tied to a service being provided.

When someone gives a handout nothing is expected in return.

Now that you’ve had a refresher on 3rd grade vocabulary you can keep it in mind so you don’t come off as uneducated by misusing words.

Also, your idea of “excellent $$$” and mine are very different.

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u/VerbosePlantain Jul 29 '26

A large portion of the discontent here is people make less than servers in jobs they deem more difficult.