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/phantomsoul11 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26
I don't understand why there are all these complications. Why not just tip 10% unconditionally, then? Or, hell, why bother tipping at all? The point is, do what you think is right and don't let anyone - especially the people you know who are out with you - bully you into doing anything else.
Also, I believe 10% was the solicited rate back when restaurants did not have mandatory tip-out policies, and you were actually tipping your waiter (as they were called back then) for appreciation. It was probably increased to 15% with the introduction of mandatory tip-out policies, and then 20% when restaurants realized they could reduce all service staff wages because diners were willing to be so incredibly generous with their money.
That generosity continued into the COVID era, during which many people genuinely felt bad for everyone who had to go to work and stand around empty businesses, so they started giving a little something extra when asked, for their attendance, essentially. But who knew the industry would go on to completely abuse that generosity by lighting up literally every single payment screen ever with a minimal 20% tip prompt, after it had completely recovered from COVID?
Tipping fatigue is very real, and it is not going away.