25 Times People Felt That Tipping Culture Has Gone Out Of Control

Whereas, once tipping was optional now it seems to be the expected norm wherever we go. The out of control tipping culture has become such a menace that folks took to sharing their disgruntlement with their personal ‘tipping fatigue’ experiences online. 

#1 Jeans Company Is Asking For A Tip For The Person Who Made The Jeans

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I get the idea behind it, but wouldn’t it make more sense to just pay the workers a fair wage instead of asking customers for a tip?

#2 I Turned Around And Left

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#3 What Is Going On

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#4 The Waiter Charging Me $87 For What Should Have Been A $7 Tip Despite Me Writing The Total At The Bottom ($45.23)

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#5 No, I Will Not Be Adding A Tip. I’m Buying Something Online

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#6 This Restaurant Covered Up The “No Tip” Option With A Sticker To Force Tipping

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#7 It Finally Happened. I Was Prompted To Tip At The Airport Self-Checkout Station

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#8 When “Optional” Tips Become Mandatory. Imagine Needing To Pay Extra To Receive Bad Service

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#9 As A Driver Who Very Likely Gets Paid Less Than The Employees At This Restaurant I’m A Bit Confused Why They Think This Is Alright

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#10 Olive Garden’s Table Kiosk Blatantly Shows The Wrong Tip Amount So You Tip Twice As Much

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#11 30% Is So So?

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#12 “Creating Happy People Fee”

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Just had an infuriating experience at a new place my husband and I tried. Ordered our meals, and as we were about to order dessert, we noticed this “Creating Happy People” fee. 18 freaking per cent? Are you serious? Granted, we should’ve read the menu thoroughly before ordering, but still. And to have the audacity to still encourage additional tips? Ridiculous! Left without ordering dessert and, of course, NO additional tip. Never again.

#13 Required Tipping

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Why in the world do we allow places to dictate that we tip? I might understand gratuity for a large group, but 18% gratuity automatically for a table of 2 who order 2 drinks and a pre-made cinnamon roll… makes me want to shout throw my hands up and shout. Requiring a tip is one thing, but I have seen an increasing number of places require 20+% tip… that’s not a tip anymore. Maybe I’m missing something and can deny paying the pre added gratuity? I think the tea party started our country over this very thing no?

#14 This Sign At The Register Made Me Double Take (And Side Eye The Owners)

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#15 Payment Machine Wanted To Argue With Me After Selecting $0.00 For A Tip At A Cafe Counter

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This happened today (November 8, 2024) at a cafe in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Is this the point that things have gotten to?!

#16 The Suggested 20% Tip Is Actually 72.6%

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#17 What Happened To Honesty And Transparency?

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#18 Just In Case You Were Thinking Of Tipping Less… Think Again

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#19 My FedEx Driver Asking For Tips. I’ve Never Seen This Before

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#20 Why Tho

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#21 The No To Tips Button Has Been Aggressively Worn Down On This Pub’s Card Machine

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#22 This Is Getting Ridiculous, I Have Been Noticing This Trend Too

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#23 Had To Ask For A Second Bill Because The Restaurant Added A Tip To The First Without Asking Me… In The UK Too

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#24 Tipping Culture Is Getting Out Of Hand

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#25 Probably The Worst Tipping Place I’ve Come Across

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There is a pizza and taphouse type place near work. You order the pizza at the counter, they call your number and you come pick it up. When you use your card to pay, it defaults to a 25% tip, and to change it or get rid of it, I literally had to ask for help navigating the menu. Then if you want beer, they hand you one glass, and a card that card is used to keep track of your tab, and they link the card to your credit card. When you want a beer, you walk up to the wall of taps, you put your card near the reader and then pour your own beer.

These drop boxes say “for faster checkout” but if you try and check out at the counter, they tell you no and that you have to choose one of those boxes.

So to recap, a place you go to the counter, order your food, they then call your number and you grab your own food and sides. You pour your own beer, and you’re expected to clean up your table at the end.

The food is good, but the expectation of tipping here is horrendous especially when you do it all yourself, even cleaning up after yourself.