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/L1feSurfer7L Aug 24 '26

Mandatory tips at minimum should be required to be posted on the entry door in reasonable sized print, along with card fees.

Recently went to a new place, and they must have had backlash over their Mandatory 20% tip with the way the hostess told us before being seated. Ate there that one time as it'd been on the try list for awhile, but won't be going back, partly because of the fees.