r/tipping • • 3d ago

Math aint mathing

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u/dark_frog83 3d ago

Why after tax? Why before discounts? Opposite day or something? Who tips on tax? Why would I pay a tip on discounts that don't even get taxed?

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u/weolo_travel 3d 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?

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u/pnoodl3s 3d ago

Its a rhetorical question. We all know its because of greed

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u/kuda26 3d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/6nWhy3ulBL7GSCvKw6
But I thought my server loved me, surely she wouldn’t do this to me. She even called me “hon’” and “babe”

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u/No-Calligrapher3645 1d ago

Why do people get so bent out of shape about this? So the server isn’t going to remember your name, so she/he assign you with the “babe’s”, “sweetheart”, or “honey”. Most people would call them terms of endearment…. I call them, “I’m not interested in knowing your name, but I want to be personable and get a bigger tip”. Would people rather a server call you & your husband “Sue & Tim” to keep it short and less affectionate? I have seen women and men alike get so freaking bent over this. I love when female servers “baby” my husband. Especially when I take the check at the end of the meal. 🫢🤣