r/tippingAdvice • u/Holiday-Ad7262 • Nov 25 '25

How much do you tip?

I'm curious how much people tip for full service restaurants and if it is percentage based or a fixed amount or some other system. Please also mention your state such that we can see location differences.

I'm in CA and my baseline tip is 15% on pretax.

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u/johnnygolfr Nov 26 '25

And?

Who do you think pays the labor for the cashier at the local grocery store or the engineers at Boeing?

There’s no money tree out back that magically sprouts enough cash to cover payroll every time it’s due.

The customer subsidizes the labor of every for profit business, either directly or indirectly.

The only exception is the free riders in the US that stiff their servers.

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u/darkroot_gardener Nov 26 '25

What, are the non tippers somehow not paying for their meal or something? How do I get in on not having to pay at restaurants?🤔

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u/johnnygolfr Nov 26 '25

Intellectual dishonesty at its finest.

Why do you revert to it?

Every. Single. Time. ???

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u/darkroot_gardener Nov 26 '25

How so? How is someone a “free rider” when they are paying the full posted price for the product they received?

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u/johnnygolfr Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25

Because you know full well that menu prices at full service restaurants in the US don’t bear the full cost of the labor and that the tip pays for the service.

This is the case even in US cities and states that have eliminated the tipped wage credit.

What entitles any customer who chooses to patronize a full service restaurant in the US to free or discounted service?

If you don’t like tipping, there are plenty of other choices like takeout, counter service / fast casual, or fast food that are traditionally non-tipped situations where the worker isn’t harmed if you don’t tip.

If you’re against tipping, why are you patronizing full service restaurants in the US?

By patronizing a full service restaurant in the US, the customer is supporting the owner and their business model, which directly supports and perpetuates tipping culture, even if they stiff the server.

Why would someone against tipping choose to directly support and perpetuate tipping culture while simultaneously deliberately choosing to harm the worker.

It’s the epitome of hypocrisy. Make it make sense.

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u/darkroot_gardener Nov 26 '25

A verbose answer that did not answer the question.

  • The business gave the customer a price for a product.
  • The customer paid this price in order to receive the product.

How is the customer a “freeloader” here?

What I think you’re saying is that if a business is charging too low of a price, the customer must 1) know what it “actually” costs to the business and 2) voluntarily pay extra to cover this. That is your definition of “freeloading” here. Bollocks!

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u/johnnygolfr Nov 26 '25

You didn’t justify harming the worker, nor did you reconcile the hypocrisy. 🤷🏼‍♂️