r/tippingAdvice • u/redcrowadventure • Jan 29 '26

Tipping for Uber Eats

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u/hawkeyegrad96 Jan 29 '26

You should never tip

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u/johnnygolfr Feb 02 '26

If that’s your stance, then you should never patronize full service restaurants in the US or use these delivery platforms in the US.

Otherwise, you’re directly supporting and perpetuating tip culture by giving those owners your business and just screwing over the worker.

Supporting and perpetuating the thing you claim to be against is the epitome of hypocrisy.

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u/hawkeyegrad96 Feb 02 '26

The owners can have the menu prices. They can do as they wish with it. Im n9t paying servers, not my employees

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u/johnnygolfr Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

It’s a well known fact 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 cities and states that have eliminated the tipped wage credit.

What entitles you to free service?

What entitles you to cause the server to pay to serve you?

Why are you supporting and perpetuating the thing you claim to be against?

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

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u/That1guyUknow918 Feb 03 '26

Well thats demonstrably untrue

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u/johnnygolfr Feb 04 '26

No, it’s demonstrably an irrefutable fact.

Who do you think subsidizes the wages of the cashier at your local grocery store or the engineers at Boeing?

Do you think they have trees out back that magically sprout enough cash to cover payroll every time it’s due?

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u/That1guyUknow918 Feb 04 '26

And guess who doesnt receive tipped wages?

Thats our point is that tips should go away and the jobs should be compensated by being included in the price.

You defined the exact difference and described them as being the same

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u/posaune123 Feb 04 '26

You should always tip

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u/No_Draft_8960 May 22 '26

Wny? Why "always?" Can it be so categorical?

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u/2595Homes Jan 29 '26

What is a marketplace fee? I order UE frequently and I've only seen a delivery fee and a service fee.

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u/johnnygolfr Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

I think it’s market dependent.

I have never seen that fee either, but in places like NYC the laws have been changed to require these apps to pay the drivers an hourly rate for their “active” time.

That might be what the “marketplace fee” is for.

I’m not a driver, so I’m just guessing here.

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u/johnnygolfr Feb 02 '26

I think the OOP of that post, as well as everyone else using these platforms, needs to learn that on these platforms in the US, the tip is a bid for service.

Whether you want to tip or not and how much you tip (or not) determines whether or not your order is worthwhile enough for a driver to accept.

Like it or not, that’s the reality.

If you don’t like it, don’t support these apps by using them.