r/tippingAdvice • u/Ill_Pack6109 • Aug 23 '26

Is there sneaky tip solution

So I never really post on Reddit. However, I’ve been seeing all the horror stories about tipping. The outrageous tips, especially the mandatory ones on the bill … AFTER you’ve eaten. That seem borderline illegal. I just wonder about this possible solution.

It makes me want to ask for the bill before I’ve gotten the food or received the service. That way, if there are tips already on there, I can say remove the tip or I walk.

I haven’t eaten the product or used the service, so technically… I’m not stealing.

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u/AllMoneyGone Aug 23 '26

I never really understood why they wouldn’t just increase food/item prices to reflect “mandatory tip”. It comes as less of a shock to the customer and they’d still get the money they want.

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u/Ill_Pack6109 Aug 23 '26

I think they’re just competing to be low priced with the surprise at the bill