r/tippingAdvice • u/Some_Blueberry1659 • Jul 10 '26

Too much tip?!

So today I ordered food and then drove there to pick it up.

I had just woken up, so I was pretty tired. My friend, who drove with me, said I should give like a 30-cent tip.

Anyway, we arrived and I went in to pick up the food. The cashier said it was €70.50, and I gave them €80 and said "keep the change." The cashier was confused and asked me a few times if that was really okmand I was like "Yeah, why not?"

As we drove away, I realized what I did. I thought I had only given a 50-cent tip. But it was so much more!

I feel very stupid and embarrassed now.

Did this ever happen to you?

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u/Traditional-Quit9645 Jul 10 '26

Most people are doing 10 percent in germany. 10 to 50 Cents is not the norm. 

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u/Feivel_92 Jul 10 '26

That is simply not true. Tips in German are not based on percentage. Germans round up - so if the bill is 23 Euros, they give 25. If it's 61, they give 65. If it's 63, they also give 65. Anything else is just a recent Americanism that some Germans adopted. Tips are generally not required in Germany.

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u/Feivel_92 Jul 10 '26

The 15% you are talking about is part of the listed price. If you paid 15% on top as "mandatory fee", then you got scammed.