Just the tip
Just for a second
Just to see how it feels

Maybe the college students can pay for their own fucking student loans.

Worked for me!

Yeah, I did something real crazy. I worked while in school and got a degree that i knew could pay off my loans in a few years. Brilliant!

There comes a point where the middle class will no longer pay $40 to have one large Dominos pizza delivered and boom, there goes your job anyway.

The blunt truth with capitalism is you pay people who make less than you to do things you don't wanna do (pizza slinger, oil changer) you pay people who make more to do things you can't do (doctor, lawyer) You have a job because I don't wanna change my own oil, but raise the price enough and I'll change my own oil.

Im thinking when people "thank me for my service," I'll just bust out my Venmo and ask to be tipped on the spot. Nice lil' side hustle to see how much they're REALLY grateful. 20% minimum of a working day (about $10).

/end sarcasm

Went to Dennys for breakfast last Saturday.2 plates bacon and eggs with 2 coffees was almost 50 bucks before Gratuity.Geeze louise.
delivered by a robot.Do I tip the Robot or tip the Robot?

Wow, they Grand Slammed you.

Pick up special right now; large 1
2 topp oixzas 6.99 each!

The Domino's tracker "Quality Check" should be honest "Waiting for Driver"

But yeah, it's amazing how much cheaper it is if you just go pick it up. And you don't feel compelled to tip!

Probably has a lot to do with your city but I refuse to get anything delivered anymore. Online "convienace fee," "delivery charge, " is the driver getting any ofnthis becaue that's the only person I'm tipping.

Just took advantage of that deal the other night. I'm a big pizza lover and while not nearly the best, Domino's is pretty tasty to me.

I'll gladly order it on a screen and pick it up at the kitchen when ready. I don't see service jobs like this lasting.

I don't even trust them to change my oil right. The work ethic isn't there.

They're too busy looking for ways to upcharge you.

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I tip because my Mom was a waitress and I learned quick how much "Small money" adds up.
The other day I ordered at a local grease joint and told the waitress to round off.
She said keep it.
This would have been a 1.05 tip.
Times must be good.

Nobody here is disputing tipping waitresses well. It's all the other non-actual service crap.

Or bait and switch you - One time, I went to a garage chain you've probably heard of since they were advertising a $19.99 oil change (this was around 12 years ago and was a good price even back then).

Of course once I asked about it they fed me a bunch of nonsense about how my car "required synthetic oil" even though this was false (I drove a shitbox with around 150K on the clock and took conventional without issue since day 1).

I went home and changed it myself instead. Who's to say they wouldn't fuck something else up while I wasn't looking and try to charge me for that too?

This and if I pay 50 for two orders of eggs and Bacon then Dennys should pay the help better.

Not saying they are.
But others to me deserve tips.
You just know they aren't making much and they go out of their way to give great service.

Like maybe doing their job, trying to get a promotion, and moving up.

Well, that's prolly true. You know what I did to make more money? Worked those kinds of jobs, saw the bigger picture and knew it would be tough but would be worth it to get a STEM degree, got a degree that wasn't something "passionate" like - lesbian dance theory, thimble structural analysis, or Taylor Swift music theory and interpretation - paid off my loans on my own with zero government assistance, made sure i got into a career field that was marketable and would sustain me, and finally am doing all right.

Not saying these people aren't doing the same, but no need to depend on some guilt trip kiosk interaction to make a living.

I agree but with less colorful examples.
Well, that's prolly true. You know what I did to make more money? Worked those kinds of jobs, saw the bigger picture and knew it would be tough but would be worth it to get a STEM degree, got a degree. Paid off my loans on my own with zero government assistance, made sure i got into a career field that was marketable and would sustain me, and finally am doing all right.
Not saying these people aren't doing the same, but no need to depend on some guilt trip kiosk interaction to make a living.

I could easily pay for oil changes, but they are such an insane rip. Up here they try to upcharge to $80-$100 for a simple fucking oil change. That's for shit oil and filter too. I change 6L of Mobile 1 synthetic with upgraded filter for about $30.

Another plus is that I get to listen to my old 60-CD changer, which is full of shitty metal, like Judas Priest and Motley Crue. Kickstart my heart in coveralls.

The youth of today don't even want to learn to drive a stick. I know this is turning into old-man-rant, but a good portion of the new generations are not going to have a clue what to do if/when shit hits the fan. Imagine another depression with bros running around trying to survive. LoL.

P.S. - I know this is not everyone. There are a ton of good youngsters out there. There are just 10 tons of useless tits.

Let’s do a number crunch here. I’m getting 99.9 repeating of useless ones. Times up let's do this! Well at least I got some parents to bail me out.

If it provides any optimism, I'm a millennial who does most of my own auto maintenance. Replaced practically the entire front suspension on my GT500 in my driveway 2 summers ago!

Most of my vehicles have been manual too.

Haha Negative number.

I have found giving a tip with good intentions returns to you in some way.

Marco's Pizza here (3 miles away) had free delivery for a couple of years. We took advantage of it and tipped the driver $5.00 It recently changed to a $6.00 delivery fee and it is noted that the $6.00 is not a driver's tip. Now I go and pick the pizza up. When I go to the pizzeria, the tip jar is up front and center.

Yeah and it feels good to donate to charity.A tip was earned when I was working,not a gift because I made poor decisions and was stuck in a dead end job.Here I carried your plate 20 feet leave me a 20 spot.

Tough decisions…

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Happy ending?

I do 10K sometimes and the oil looks great coming out. I do get oil that can handle it though.

I pre tipped my ice cream server today and it was well worth it. I swear I got two scoops extra.
I tip the Subway crew and they told me not to. They said the owner never passes the tip along to the employees so now I just tip cash directly to them.

Go with your gut people. I dont want to mow my lawn so I have a guy. I don't want to paint my house so I have a guy.
Those guys give me time to do other things I want to do so they are taken care of and tipped.

Same, “do you want to donate to the children’s hospital” … no. I do not wish to give you a tax deductible donation so that you can donate without actually contributing anything and get a tax write off for it.

I’m with you. I don’t donate a dime to charities. I don’t have trust that my money will go directly to the cause, especially when some non-profits have bloated administrative costs.

I like donating my time or purchasing items that go directly to those in need. Then I know 100% of my time, effort, and money are going directly to the cause I care about.

McDonalds you got to the counter and get a cup of coffee, how much do you tip?
StarBucks you go to the counter and get a cup of coffee, how much do you tip?

Should you tip them for handing you what you ordered?

Here is a legitimate question that I will be very interested to hear opinions! In general people say 15%-20% tip right, so let’s talk bottles of wine.

Regular day you go to the restarting and or $100 food and $50 bottle of wine with great service and tip according. Let’s say $30

Anniversary you go to the same restaurant and get the exact same service ordering $100 food and $250 bottle of wine to celebrate. Does the server deserve a $50 tip? Did they earn an extra $20?

Last one to mix it up, same restaurant same server. $100 food and 10 happy hour beers $50……..

How do you tip?

I don't like the percentage scheme. They bring the same plate of food out regardless. Could be a $10 burger or a $50 steak. Still carries the same. Why does one meal warrant a $2.00 tip and the other one a $10.00 tip?

That's the flaw in the system.

same with wine !

For your Anniversary example, tip should be $70. For Happy Hour, I tip food and beverages based on the non-discounted prices. Assuming the beers were half-price, with food at normal prices & beer with a grand total of $200, I'd give a $40.00 tip.

I also tip complex mixed drinks (anything muddled or a drink with four or more ingredients) $3-5 when they are "free" at a casino.

As an Australian, the first time I vacationed in the states was in the 90s and my friends and I were all at sea trying to understand the tipping thing. It doesnt exist here (We have the highest minimum wage in the world anyway). But having now been to the U.S around 20 times, one thing I have noticed is that the expected tip range when I first went was 10-15%. It has slowly shifted up and up and I was there last a few months ago and now when I get handed the machine with 'add a tip' the available range is at the minimum 15-20% and on some occasions 18% was the lowest option (18, 20 & 22%) So it has definitely increased significantly. On top of that, I totally understand having the system where someone is your waitress etc as it incentivises good service to someone on a very low base wage. But for the life of me I still dont understand why I am meant to pay a $10 tip to someone who just made $70 USD to give me a massage for an hour or similar?

It has increased because the service/fast casual industry wants you to think that is the new norm. It’s not.

A lot of these businesses that you wouldn’t tip at, want you to tip. That way, they can recruit employees and say “it pays ‘X,’ but you can make ‘Y’ with tips.”

Tipping percentages are very subjective and businesses are now trying to make you think it’s mandatory.

20% is typical in Canuckland. We now have owners skimming tips too. Seems like the last frontier of wild-West employment law.