[quote=John McClane]If ya don�t tip a plumber after he�s been knee deep in the shit you�re a monster[/quote]

[quote=Corax][quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]If I�m tipping, it is usually doing something with discretionary income. I�m not pinching pennies. 

The notion of suggesting tips or working through a site that suggests a tip after an enormous expense is the issue.Trying to explain it away as _____ or _____.

Our culture frowns upon not tipping and this is part of the manipulation or engineering used behind these setups.

Try being the person explaining “why I didn�t tip”. It�s never a good look.[/font][/quote]
You're right. It isn't. That's why if I find out an establishment is asking me 20% for because someone handed me something in a cabinet, I generally don't repeat business.[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]If I�m tipping, it is usually doing something with discretionary income. I�m not pinching pennies. 

The notion of suggesting tips or working through a site that suggests a tip after an enormous expense is the issue.Trying to explain it away as _____ or _____.

Our culture frowns upon not tipping and this is part of the manipulation or engineering used behind these setups.

Try being the person explaining �why I didn�t tip�. It�s never a good look.[/font][/quote]

[quote=Corax][quote=Austruck][quote=Corax]Tip culture is out of control. No, I don't want to tip you the lowest "suggested" tip to be 20% because you handed me a cold bagel.[/quote]
I tend to divide whether I tip based on whether the person works behind a counter and never crosses that threshold, or if they have to come to my table or my house to bring me whatever I ordered. At least, that's the way it used to be...

Having said that, I do often extend tips to people behind the counter anyway. Usually that's based on someone's work ethic and attitude and the service I receive.[/quote]
I understand the sentiment, but tipping has become a sort of "humanitarian hack" (a crass one at that) that social engineers customers to pay wages that should be covered by the employer. Everyone should get a living wage and gratuity should reflect reward of service and not the obligation to make sure that the underpaid employee can pay rent. In a few years the new minimum will be 30%, in which case I will frequent such establishments even less (as the actual price is much much higher than the menu promises).[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]blue coconut dr pepper

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[quote=John McClane]Sometimes I hit Sonic and those prices can makes ya feel like 👸 so I see nothing wrong with a 40% tip then[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]I tip absurdly because I know people ain�t getting paid fair wages. But I almost exclusively eat out only at Chick-fil-A.[/quote]

[quote=Austruck][quote=Corax]Tip culture is out of control. No, I don't want to tip you the lowest "suggested" tip to be 20% because you handed me a cold bagel.[/quote]
I tend to divide whether I tip based on whether the person works behind a counter and never crosses that threshold, or if they have to come to my table or my house to bring me whatever I ordered. At least, that's the way it used to be...

Having said that, I do often extend tips to people behind the counter anyway. Usually that's based on someone's work ethic and attitude and the service I receive.[/quote]

[quote=Corax]Tip culture is out of control. No, I don't want to tip you the lowest "suggested" tip to be 20% because you handed me a cold bagel.[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]That makes it even weirder, seeing as tip culture is very much an American thing.[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][quote=McConnaughay]What did you buy on Fiverr? For the most part, most products on there are way below industry standard (and are provided by foreign artists).[/quote]

[font=century gothic]Yeah, I noticed that. It was important to me to hire a domestic artist.[/font]

[quote=McConnaughay]Also, Fiverr has it set up to always ask for a Tip by default. The Artist isn't the one asking / expecting a tip.[/quote]

[font=century gothic]If it doesn�t bother you, that�s fine.

This is akin to everyone using a Square or its equivalent, having a tip prompt.[/font][/quote]