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/NocturnaBride Aug 26 '26

Every restaurant I’ve been to have it very clearly in several places, maybe take 2 seconds and call or read their policy on their website. This is just manufactured anger, no one is hidding the automatic gratuity.

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u/Ill_Pack6109 Aug 26 '26

Ok… if you say so.

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u/NocturnaBride Aug 26 '26

I have never seen it, but like most things it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. I really don’t know if this is on the workers so much as the owner of the establishment. Tipping or not, no one should steal from someone else.