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Thread: I have come to believe that American tipping culture is more about the tipper making himself feel good, rather than actually helping anyone

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texter View Post
    All these places that use tablets to take credit cards are starting to bug me....one place in Austin ran my card and asked if I wanted the receipt....I said no

    Then I saw my cc bill later in the month and it looks like I got shafted...blah.
    100% always take the receipt and then throw it in the garbage at home.

    In your case, call the CC company and complain. They will help.

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    From the SF Chronicle:

    Starting this month, you might find a new surcharge tacked onto the bottom of your restaurant bill. However, it's only a 1 percent charge, and it's technically optional. If you choose to opt in, it purports to make your meal more climate-friendly: The charge will fund a new program called Restore California, which is managed by the nonprofit Zero Foodprint.

    Restore California provides funding for farmers to build healthy soil, and more specifically funds "carbon farming projects such as compost application, cover crop planting, tree planting and improved grazing management," according to a press release. Zero Foodprint estimates that if a mere 1 percent of restaurants in California add the 1 percent surcharge, in a $97 billion restaurant industry, the program would generate nearly $10 million in the program's first year.

    Every restaurant in California is invited to participate in Restore California, but so far, the list skews mostly upscale: Chez Panisse, Benu and Atelier Crenn, for example.

    Meanwhile, some diners are already pushing back against the charge. The owner of Mission restaurant Great Gold told Mother Jones that after many diners commented negatively on it, the restaurant decided to drop the fee and raise prices by 1 percent instead, with the intention of sending that 1 percent to Restore California each month.
    Fuck the carbon footprint! San Francisco first needs to get its act together and reform real estate development regulations, use any extra tax on restaurants bills to subsidize creating affordable housing in order to make a dent in the ridiculous homeless problem there!

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by FR1GHT View Post
    I've been encountering more and more fast food drive thrus where when I pay by CC I'm being handed a receipt with a tip line on it and a pen to sign even if the charge is only $10. There's no doubt this is being done to encourage tipping at the drive thru window now. It's very inconsistent at these places as if the manager let's the employee decide if they want to try to collect tips from the window.
    A lot of this is just system-related, and not because they're expecting tips.

    It could also be intentional, but it's too hard to tell.

    Speaking of tipping, the food service situation at Commerce (at least in the top section) started to get annoying because the servers were starting to get entitled, expecting $10 tips when they'd bring you a meal. Why? Because a lot of the gamblers were tipping them $10, and most at least $5, even though all they'd do is take your order, wheel the food to you, and never come back. I was tipping them $3-$4 which was regarded as fine for awhile, but as time passed and the average tips increased, some of the servers would feel this was undertipping, and would angrily snatch the $4 from my hand, then walk away angrily. Pissed me off.

    Fortunately this returned more to "normal" because Commerce started charging for food, so this decreased the tips people were giving. All of a sudden, $4 was okay again. That's what I've been tipping, and now nobody looks unhappy.

    Even as the free food has recently returned, I've noticed most players are still tipping around what I am, so it's still fine.

    But I really hate when you give a tip and the recipient acts entitled and ungracious about it.
    Was and still am writing from my phone so I was a little short handed. I mean these are restaurants that I've frequented for 20 years that within the last year have started putting out the receipt for signatures with a tip line. By inconsistent I mean the same restaurant depending on the day may or may not ask you to sign a receipt at the window as though the manager is letting the employees within that same establishment decide if they want to fish for tips at the window.

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    When I was in Edinburgh I was crushing it at the Blackjack table & attempted to tip the dealer a fiver & the dealer looked on in horror & wouldn't touch it. It was then I found out you don't tip the dealers there. I felt like a fucking idiot & apologized profusely while taking it back.

    You also had to be a member to get in to a casino over there at least the ones I went to.
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    I don't tip, Mr Pink, some valid points



    I always tip, only when really bad service when I don't tip. Can't even remember last time I didn't tip. Disagree with businesses like dunkin donuts that have a tip cup on counter. I will put a buck in because its the same crew for a few years and they are very nice. Does Dunkin Doughnuts have franchises? The dunkin donuts has been the same crew for a few years. Pizza parlors another business that I believe should leave out tip jugs. I spend a lot in tips on home depot type deliveries. Guys brought seven doors and I gave them 15 each. Tip the mailman garbage men 20 a piece. Is that enough? Im sure there are people who don't tip in my neighborhood .
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    Quote Originally Posted by FRANKRIZZO View Post
    I don't tip, Mr Pink, some valid points



    I always tip, only when really bad service when I don't tip. Can't even remember last time I didn't tip. Disagree with businesses like dunkin donuts that have a tip cup on counter. I will put a buck in because its the same crew for a few years and they are very nice. Does Dunkin Doughnuts have franchises? The dunkin donuts has been the same crew for a few years. Pizza parlors another business that I believe should leave out tip jugs. I spend a lot in tips on home depot type deliveries. Guys brought seven doors and I gave them 15 each. Tip the mailman garbage men 20 a piece. Is that enough? Im sure there are people who don't tip in my neighborhood .

    Lol.

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    Here is a conundrum. Having 6k in furniture delivered after we finish painting. They want 300 dollars in delivery. Do I tip?

    I got an awesome painter for hall way and master bedroom He did the master bedroom for 400 2 days to complete job I will tip him 50. he will probably take 2 weekends for large hallway.Not the most convenient over weekends but can't beat 200 per day. We know he is legal because he messed up car in accident around the corner from where we live and cops came. He hit a guardrail, to add insult to injury he has to pay for damaged metal railing .
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    I went to a deli last night in a New Seasons that had a tip jar. Lol
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