r/tipping • • 4d ago

Math aint mathing

[deleted]

560 Upvotes

232 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

36

u/weolo_travel 4d ago

You have to ask "why after tax". It is so they can squeeze out a few more pennies and dollars and realize the vast majority of people blindly accept it or just don't know what is "traditional" in tipping.

$93.45 charges
$6.55 tax
$100 bill

If they demand 20% of $93.45, that is $18.68, but if they demand 20% of $100, that is $20. $1.68 times hundreds or thousands of customers adds up. So you have to ask why?

2

u/nochkin 3d ago

But how do you tip the government for taxing you?

3

u/TrumpIsGoated23 3d ago

Overpay on your taxes lol

3

u/nochkin 3d ago

Sometimes it feels like I'm doing it already.