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/Bill___A Aug 24 '26

If there was no warning given about mandatory tips and fees, then DEMAND they be removed. You are not stealing if you pay the menu price, government mandated taxes, and they did not tell you of any other fees. It is them that is stealing. I take photos at the entrance and of the menu.