Dave Ramsey's Rules On Tipping

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[@thomasamendola1888]

The worst is when you tip for takeout and when you get home you realize your order is all wrong!

[@davidwirth2716]

so true!!

[@davidwirth2716]

so true!!

[@william629]

You ain't lying!

[@Chicago48]

Just pay the servers ONE hourly wage.

[@paulettemart]

So true

[@stinger4583]

This tipping thing should go both ways. I want to get 15% off my groceries when I have to go through self-checkout.

[@tommyfu9271]

i'd pay extra to use self checkout. it's fantastic.

[@stinger4583]

Knock your self out.@@tommyfu9271

[@crissyc9831]

Seriously!!!!!

[@kevinbossick8374]

How about we get tips for our jobs too. I think I will put a tip jar outside my office.

[@michaelbell2076]

Absolutely!

[@trenton1190]

A requested tip is not a tip, it's panhandling.

[@johnclaybaugh9536]

I work at Dennys. We don't request tips. We ask people if they want to tip. There's a difference. If the option isn't there, the customer can't tip.

[@trenton1190]

@@johnclaybaugh9536 Denny's as a server? If so you are getting server pay, therefore you are entitled to tips. However, I've never had a server ask me if I want to tip. I simply leave it at the table or fill in the tip slot on the receipt.

[@chloerodgers692]

The option is ALWAYS there if a customer wants to tip. @@johnclaybaugh9536

[@WOWayne325]

​@@johnclaybaugh9536that's OK... But I feel even to ask for a tip is a embarrassment. A Sign saying "Tips are appreciated " is enough...

[@johnclaybaugh9536]

@WOWayne325 so if someone doesn't carry cash they can't tip? This isn't 1987 anymore.

[@DG-oq8hj]

A few months back, my wife ordered a pizza to go at a pizzeria that was recommended to us. After she got home, I looked at the bill and was shocked that a 20% tip charge was automatically added to the bill. No choice it is added whether you want to or not. I pay tips based on service I receive when sitting down to dinner at a restaurant, NOT to be handed a box. Needless to say, I will never go there again.

[@JasonTaylor-po5xc]

It's not a tip if it is mandatory.

[@AKHWJ3ST]

@@JasonTaylor-po5xc A new pizza place opened near me and I wanted to try it. I ordered a small pizza to be delivered and between the delivery fee and the tip, it cost about the same as my pizza.

[@JasonTaylor-po5xc]

@@AKHWJ3ST Yes, that is the cost of delivery. Sometimes it is worth it, sometimes it isn't. I don't mind being my own delivery person - especially on smaller orders where all the extra fees make little sense.

[@dragoshthebest]

Dude, you should have denied the bill...

[@AKHWJ3ST]

@@JasonTaylor-po5xc I probably will use this pizza place because it's so close, but I will get it myself and there won't be a tip unless it is deserved.

[@karenmassey8354]

I just click “no tip” shamelessly and unabashedly, and carry on with my day.

[@Turbo.M777]

Same. But it’s annoying to constantly be suggested to tip for simple over the counter transactions.

[@myyt3824]

I do it with a smile too 🤣

[@liamballard7519]

@@myyt3824 I make eye contact when I do it

[@SC68170]

What about before they make your food? U pay and it asks for a tip

[@mrcool76789]

same i don't get why people get mad at the option, if the employees can make an extra 10$ that's fine but im not going to tip, i tip waiters well though

[@GaryFowlerPiano]

I feel Walmart should tip the CUSTOMER for having to check himself out!

[@lindamiller3539]

Walmart just stands there watching while you're checking out.

[@sturat18]

Oh lord, one of those. I worked retail for years-- and the self-checkout is there for your convenience to get yourself out the door, they take less space and they're quicker. Just because someone didn't bag your cereal and dog food doesn't mean you're entitled to a tip. You didn't tip your cashier, so...

[@JP-ro2yi]

Yeah if they are really doing this its like they are trolling you.

[@John3.36]

I put it on my resume, "experienced checker at Wal-Mart"

[@JP-ro2yi]

@@John3.36 well it is the truth if you use the self checkout. No lies told there.

[@BeingRomans829ed]

If I'm not mistaken, back when I was a kid a tip was a private thing between the customer and the waiter/waitress that says "I am grateful (hence the word "gratuity") that you did an extra fine job". Somewhere along the line it became, "Give me money no matter what kind of service I give even if it's average or below average, and if you don't give it to me, you're a jerk".

[@jennifermarie3158]

💯

[@potpourrioflife]

We rarely go out to eat, like "maybe" 2x a year. Our last time out, our waitress was horrible. Never came over to see how things were until it was time for the check. Needless to say, that was the first time I gave a low tip. Usually over 20%

[@jayb.8460]

They are trying to guilt trip us.😢

[@rocker76m88]

If I get lousy service, then they get a lousy tip 🤷‍♀️

[@christopherblaisdel]

"If I'm not mistaken, back when I was a kid a tip was a private thing between the customer and the waiter/waitress that says "I am grateful (hence the word "gratuity") that you did an extra fine job"."--@BeingRomans829ed So you grew up in Medieval France?

[@jasonnorem7508]

I’m done tipping at counters. And also done tipping for takeout.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

If you order takeout from a sitdown restaurant, In most cases the servers who make less than minimum wage are the ones packing your food, gathering your condiments and drinks together for your order... and most importantly taking their time away from their tipping tables within the restaurant to get your order ready, they deserve no less than a 10% tip.

[@christopherblaisdel]

The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server.

[@jasonnorem7508]

@@christopherblaisdelif a server works at a restaurant where they are receiving 18% of the total takeout order check, then good for them and all the more reason to feel absolutely fine about not tipping for it.

[@steveo3831]

You should never have started. These are shameless beggars. It’s not my responsibility to make up the difference for your perceived delusion

[@AKHWJ3ST]

@@christopherblaisdel So if you tip 18% on top of that, what does that mean???? The server gets 36% tip on each customer???

[@TexasBeekeeper]

I had an employee at a restaurant tell me that the owner gets the tips and that I shouldn't tip. I appreciated the honesty.

[@butters6295]

By your username, I assume you are in Texas. In Texas that is illegal and the employee should go after the boss for theft.

[@Dreadlock1227]

That’s extremely illegal and definitely not common practice. I’ve

[@TexasBeekeeper]

I should clarify (if it makes a difference). It was at the register and not for a sit down service. Not sure if that changes things, but that's what the girl told me.

[@butters6295]

@@TexasBeekeeper Nope. Pretty scummy of the owner to be doing that. I don't believe in the tipping system at all, but if a place is going to do it, they shouldn't be stealing from their employees.

[@yuckyool]

Hence, leave cash.

[@kabeblak3606]

I love that people are universally against tipping Starbucks!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

I WON'T SIT FOOT IN THAT PLACE

[@mattypants]

​@@rufust.firefly4890I'm sure their multi billion dollar profit year after year suffers every time you don't "sit foot" inside.

[@mattypants]

I keep cash in my wallet specifically for Starbucks. I wish the app allowed for tipping, I despise cash.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@mattypants lol. Typo

[@rufust.firefly4890]

They think they own the world. By me they put two mom and pop places out of business.People are brainwashed by their marketing baloney. @@mattypants

[@SC.......]

I'm a massage therapist and I recently did away with tips on my cc machine. I've never ever been so busy. People love it. Also, they demand I keep their cash tips. I don't argue.

[@ipodgolfer13]

I’ve always tipped my massage therapist. Much love for the field.

[@robertfox4524]

That's how it's supposed to work. Generosity isn't mandatory.

[@SC.......]

@@robertfox4524 agreed

[@SC.......]

@@ipodgolfer13 the prices have gone up so much it's hard for people to afford going and tipping. I'm sure they appreciate you for it. Thank you for the comment.

[@Ginger57]

That's awesome ‼🧡

[@reggosse3901]

There are no "RULES" for tipping. It's a gratitude for good service. You decide.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Just because you pretend there are not decades if not centuries of rules in our culture defining when, whom, and how much to tip, doesn't mean these rules don't exist. Stiff whomever you like, just don't expect anyone to buy your "there are no rules" excuse.

[@audradietz]

That's why servers need to get the full federal or state minimum whichever is higher and "tipouts" to the team should be banned. Tipping out to hosts, food runners and others who are NOT responsible for cash handling, sales or customer service is wrong.

[@christopherblaisdel]

"Tipping out to hosts, food runners and others who are NOT responsible for cash handling, sales or customer service is wrong."--@@audradietz 1.) I have never seen a host get tipped out, that IS wrong, that's not how tipping works 2.) Who told you that food runners are not "responsible for customer service"? 3.) Tipping out has always been a part of the tipping gcu

[@Josh-ew1le]

Well said

[@terryo1463]

For service …. But just taking your order and money and handing u the food that is what your employer pays you to do. My daughter gets paid $12 an hour to take ur order and hand the food . As a former waitress I got paid $2 per hour and had to bring ur food to the table along with additional items throughout your meal. That is a server and deserves a tip. Even then sometimes the small tip would barely get me to minimum wage. That’s the difference. You get at least minimum to hand me my food which takes all of 3 min versus me serving you for 30 min to an hour.

[@nodogg2194]

I bought a $50 tee shirt at a concert last fall. The worker tapped the iPad a few times, turned around and walked a few feet, picked up the t shirt, came back and handed it to me and spun the iPad around and it asked me to tip. The options were 18%, 20%, and 22%. They made it so difficult to find a no tip option. Why are we being asked to tip for SIMPLE services? Waiters/Waitresses, Valet, etc absolutely deserves a tip. Simple tasks like the one listed above DO NOT warrant a tip

[@frankdank7507]

I guess he figured if you were silly enough to buy a $50 tee shirt, you'd be silly enough to tip for it. 😜

[@MarekGamer76]

@@frankdank7507 Well, at a concert, you are buying a memento/souvenir that happens to be a tee shirt.

[@frankdank7507]

@@MarekGamer76 $50 memento. A CD would be cheaper. LOL!

[@frankfeng6199]

It's literally their job, they aren't going above and beyond. I agree that that's ridiculous

[@JesseGMan7]

I think the cooks and dishwashers deserve the tips more than the waiter. The waiter has the easiest job.

[@cindyfelix9296]

Man, I hate how subway has tip, cold stone, Starbucks, and donations at store, . I tip when I dine in only, so I started making my own sandwiches , buying ice cream at supermarket, and making my own coffee. To put an end to it.

[@spot_of_tea53]

Same, a wise move in my opinion.

[@naomicook5317]

Plus you can save more money that way.

[@adamseidel9780]

DO consider tipping a barista if you order an elaborate drink. If you order just a coffee, an iced coffee, something premade, etc, no need to tip. But if you order a latte or something that requires a little time and skill to make, consider tossing a couple quarters or a dollar on it. If you walked into a bar and ordered a beer or a cocktail you’d tip a buck, the time to make a latte is similar.

[@lilacbirman]

@@adamseidel9780 This is why I make my own at home. Who cares what my coffee looks like?! 😁

[@JamesSmith-dy4bu]

I stopped going to subway for the same reason 😂

[@MarineMike77]

I worked in the service industry years ago. I am tipping ZERO dollars for a takeout order. That's ridiculous.

[@christopherblaisdel]

And we see a few people behaving like you every day.

[@rajh3867]

@@christopherblaisdelwhy do you think you should be tipped for a take-out order?

[@matrepharaoh8260]

@@christopherblaisdelWhy should we be tipping for takeout orders? They hand you a bag.

[@christopherblaisdel]

@@matrepharaoh8260 yes, a bag magically appears with the items from your order in it, ketchup in it if you order french fries with your chicken sandwich, chopsticks and soy sauce in it, if you orderd noodles, and a person appears in front of you and "hands you a bag". That's how takeout works. 🙄

[@matrepharaoh8260]

@@christopherblaisdel You have to be kidding me? Were you alive prior to COVID? Tipping for takeout was not a thing. You pick up your pizza or Chinese food and keep it moving. You sound like someone greedy who wants something for nothing and works in a takeout restaurant 😐

[@matthewishunting]

Someone said "if I ordered while standing I'm not tipping" and I think that's great

[@christopherblaisdel]

"I think that's great" @matthewishunting Right. Not tipping for your food is "great".

[@pubmeatman]

@@christopherblaisdelso I have to tip you for doing your job? No thanks.

[@christopherblaisdel]

@@pubmeatman "so I have to tip you for doing your job? No thanks." Certainly not. You are completely free to stiff your waiter, fart in the elevator, take all the coins from the find a penny leave a penny jar and generally make as big of an ass of yourself as you like.

[@NapkinEdStern]

This tipping for a take-out order is something us Gen Xers aren't used to. I'm 52 years old. This was unheard of in our day.

[@Mark-uv6sm]

Just Greed playing out on the Gullible

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

I usually throw them a buck or two if they're halfway competent, they're not getting 18% for walking the bag over to me.

[@randomperson0120]

My first job was as a hostess who made $2.13/he plus tips. I did Togo orders and without tip then I made like nothing.

[@NapkinEdStern]

@@randomperson0120 A hostess I would tip, but not someone just standing at a cash register and asking me if I want my receipt.

[@kristinaKURF]

Napkin really? I’m Gen X and always tip

[@debbiericker8223]

The Chinese takeout restaurant near me changed to making you pay in advance (card only) before they cook the order, and the credit card machine definitely asks for a tip (20, 25, or 30%). So, they know how much you tipped before they cook your food! The first time they did that was the LAST time I went there.

[@tdadp]

That’s extortion and i ahold be illegal .. the problem is everyone did during Covid

[@juliepenrod9063]

@@tdadp Truth 💞

[@EASTSIDESEE]

The people making your food in the kitchen cannot see the monetary aspects of your order, they are busy cooking your food 😂😂

[@jasonrodgers9063]

@@EASTSIDESEE Maybe yes, maybe no. Not chancing it. Would YOU?

[@mocheen4837]

On to go orders I do not tip unless they deliver to me.

[@eedre4864]

I tipped like I would dining in during Covid because I knew the people in that industry were hurting and the work was high risk. Now, tipping has gotten out of hand.

[@Guyver09]

I agree and then they never took it away after COVID.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

Tipping in a restaurant is normal, your server makes less than the minimum hourly wage. The tipping at retail stores is STUPID!! What's next tipping at a self-service register?

[@christopherblaisdel]

The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server. None of that has a single thing to do with covid.

[@chrischin_94]

The to-go people make minimum wage, not the $2/hr that servers make

[@christopherblaisdel]

"Now, tipping has gotten out of hand."-@eedre4864 If you are talking about tips other people are electing to give, why would you have an opinion about what they do being "out of hand"? If you are talking about the tips you give being "out of hand", then why are you giving them?

[@brandonsytes8373]

@ Domino’s I was shocked when a 20, 25 & 30% tip option popped up when I was picking up a pizza. As a server, the base pay has been $2.13 since around 1994. So, tips are literally my pay. - But expecting me to tip 20% for handing me a pizza & processing a credit transaction while that person also gets a regular pay rate as well, that is really really ridiculous IMO.

[@joes2514]

The moment staff feels they're entitled to a tip regardless of service, it's rendered absolutely useless.

[@christopherblaisdel]

It doesn't seem like you understand how tipping has worked for decades if not centuries. It's customary to tip 15 to 20 percent of the cost of your meal to your server whether you feel charitable that day or not.

[@joes2514]

@@christopherblaisdel Rest assured, I am not the one confused on why tipping was "invented". The word "TIP", literally stands for, "To Insure Promptness". A service worker was REQUIRED to perform well to EXPECT a TIP. Crappy service = NO TIP. Why not just pay more and fire bad employees??? Because it meant a restaurant might have to pay unemployment wages to every unskilled POS that walked through their door. With the tip system, the servers would leave on their own because they didn't make enough without TIPs. Fast forward to our woke society, and employees feel entitled to TIPs without cause. The tipping system was quite ingenious but was taken advantage of by employers and employees. This ain't the customers fault.

[@christopherblaisdel]

"The word "TIP", literally stands for, "To Insure Promptness". A service worker was REQUIRED to perform well to EXPECT a TIP. Crappy service = NO TIP."-@@joes2514 Please provide evidence for this claim you just made.

[@christopherblaisdel]

"Rest assured...The word "TIP", literally stands for, "To Insure Promptness". A service worker was REQUIRED to perform well to EXPECT a TIP. Crappy service = NO TIP."--@@joes2514 1.) Please provide evidence of this claim. 2.) Why don't you know how to spell the word ensure? Or are you suggesting we literally need to purchase insurance?

[@tamig.7969]

I went into a cake shop the other day and while I was there I ordered 3 cupcakes and then asked to place a cake order. The girl looked at me and said I don't take cake orders, you do that online. She then looked at me and wanted a tip for handing me the 3 cupcakes that i just paid 14.00 for. Needless to say you can't be bothered to take my cake order, I can't be bothered to tip you.

[@karendiane9154]

Does your local supermarket have a bakery? Where I live, the market has a bakery, and a person can order a cake there.

[@vitazgal9933]

@@karendiane9154 The quality of cakes in our supermarket....terrible... :(

[@thomasmorrison3279]

Costco. Order a cake.

[@Kirstie72]

@@thomasmorrison3279not everyone has a Costco. 🙄

[@MrsThollo]

Huh? This response seems weird. Is that not the cake shop's policy for ordering cakes? What should the cashier have done? Created an order slip? Unless she's the owner I don't know that she can deviate from that.

[@crosslink1493]

Best I saw was a YT 'short' of a guy who walks into a fully-automated store, buys a few items by scanning them himself, then as his credit card is being processed the screen asks if he'd like to leave a tip (for who? and why?).

[@Rhaspun]

It's for the business. I am surprise that the person who posted that video couldn't figure that out.

[@kathybrem880]

Ridiculous!

[@amaragrace94]

This started during covid because no one could dine-in anywhere. Now that it's over, I have no shame or guilt pressing SKIP with a smile.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

If you order takeout from a sitdown restaurant, In most cases the servers who make less than minimum wage are the ones packing your food, gathering your condiments and drinks together for your order... and most importantly taking their time away from their tipping tables within the restaurant to get your order ready, they deserve no less than a 10% tip.

[@amaragrace94]

@@toyotatacoma6817 Well I don't do that. I was referring to fast food.

[@christopherblaisdel]

The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server. This has always been true. None of that has anything to do with covid.

[@amaragrace94]

@@christopherblaisdel Like I said above, not servers at restaurants. I always tip servers and doordash/instacart workers. I'm talking about fast food cashiers that are paid at least minimum wage. Thumbs up to the people that want to tip them all the time, but I only rarely do that if I'm in the mood to. Not sorry about it.🤷🏾‍♀️

[@JohnDoe69X]

"Temporary" things have a funny way of becoming permanent, like the income tax.

[@corinnemann3089]

My 1st job was as a maid in a hotel. It was very physically demanding, while the wages were terrible. The filth that we would come across was unbelievable. I remember the only time a guest left me a tip. It was just $5, but it really meant a lot to me! I still remember that tip 37 years later. To this day, I always leave the maid a little something. I'm glad that Dave Ramsey does too because I guarantee you that if you can afford it, it will really mean a lot to the person receiving it.

[@bobfeller604]

I do the same and I don't leave behind a giant mess.

[@malayaanderson8222]

I won’t be leaving tips at hotels, but I will try to make my room look good before leaving.

[@milhouse7145]

Until maids start expecting it and feel entitled. People should always tip for exceptional service but standard service leave it to their judgement

[@fruitofthespiritgalatians5856]

I was a maid. That tip was gas money and very much needed. I tip daily due to the housekeepers changing.

[@leightennison6950]

I tip every day when I stay in a hotel. Usually $3-$5 each day because you don't if the person who cleans the room works everyday.

[@veeshoo2880]

The absolute funniest to me is when I go get froyo which I'm dispensing myself, putting toppings on myself, and I go to pay and they have an option for tip. Like WHY, you literally did nothing for me

[@David-wo9un]

They unlocked the front door, that is it!😂

[@cantgetright742]

They make sure the shit is stocked. That it is contaminant free. That it’s available in the first place. The whole thing runs off their back. Without them, no froyo for you. You can get a terrible experience or a great experience and it is 💯 up to them

[@orphansparrow2]

@@cantgetright742 Agreed

[@littlesongbird1]

Sure but then if you are rude to the cashier they are allowed to charge you an additional fee for putting up with you.

[@6Midnite6Raven6]

Ok and? Just don't tip and go on with your day.

[@charialpsteg3945]

I just have a problem when you’re expected to tip BEFORE actually receiving any service!

[@sidefx996]

“You don’t work in the service industry if you work in fast food.” 🤣🤣🤣 Love ya Dave

[@Resist4]

Especially when workers at fast food restaurants now make $20/hr in California!

[@carena8478]

This isn't a tipping problem, The problem is people feel very uncomfortable saying no. Folks need to learn how to say no. If you can't do it to a perfect stranger at a restaurant I feel sorry for you when you try to do it in your personal life.

[@talandelana6873]

It's true. I'm weak. Ask me to my face and I'd give you the shirt off my back. I'm canadian

[@carena8478]

@@talandelana6873 good news my friend, it's a skill that you can acquire. I know this because years ago I was just like you. Try your best and good luck.

[@genxx2724]

The more we fail to push back by saying “no”, the more schemes they’ll devise.

[@carena8478]

@@genxx2724 a lot of corporations have figured out a way to monetize guilt and fear and they prey on people who are weak minded. It's a disgrace.

[@LittleMopeHead]

I agree. I was that weak guy too. A stranger (older woman) at a gas station asked me for money to pump gas for her van because she didn't have any. She had her husband at the wheels and a child in the back, and they were 500 miles to Texas. It was hard for me to say no, so I filled up the gas $60. Looking back, I believe I did a moral thing, but was in a free gas/money scheme.

[@zybard01]

A forced "service charge" at restaurants is the equivalent of "resort fee" for hotels

[@backcountyrpilot]

I always fight those. They are common in Miami Beach, so I won’t vacation there again.

[@ZavHustles]

Picked up an order from a restaurant and they automatically added a 10% service charge, for a take out order…

[@BruceCross]

Or hotels charging a parking fee.

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

The worst is how some Minneapolis restaurants charge a fee for employee healthcare. Why isn't that the employer's responsibility?

[@deborahann5552]

@@ZavHustles I would have walked out and left the food. We don't need to accept this otherwise we condoning them adding the charge.

[@joannebutzerin6448]

My Whole Foods order had a service fees for the "free" delivery AND they wanted me to include a tip for the driver. The tip begging has turned into a scam.

[@christopherblaisdel]

You do realize the service fee is for the Grocery Store and the tip is for the driver right?

[@hollystiener16]

You need to tip the driver for a the delivery. He doesn't get the service fee.

[@dondean517]

You should tip the driver because that is a value added service, just like when the driver a delivers a pizza, or you order a uber/lyft, or you get door dash.

[@KatieTheDev]

@@dondean517especially for DoorDash and other apps. I drive for DoorDash and we don't get a wage. Most orders pay the minimum pay of $2, plus tip. Without tips we operate at a severe loss.

[@jaystapes3086]

every time i go to McDonalds and they say "want to round up for the children" i always say no to that with a big smile on my face then go on with my day.

[@atlanteum]

Tipping is NOT for service... it is for EXCEPTIONAL service. That's how it originated, and that's what I tip for. It's meant to be a reward or incentive... not a payroll subsidy.

[@williampowell3378]

Yes

[@adrienrenaux6211]

Well that's what tipping should be, but by acting like that, you're not helping it becoming that, you're just letting an underpaid worker be underpaid. Of course here I speak about legitimate tipping, especially waiters that make most of their income on tips

[@atlanteum]

@@adrienrenaux6211 I expressed an opinion - nowhere did I say I refuse to tip. I do, and usually well over any requested percentage. That doesn't mean I agree with it. HOWEVER - and this is at the crux of what the gimme-gimme Marxists ignore: No one is "letting an underpaid worker be underpaid." If the worker chooses to remain in that position, that's on them. EVERYONE is underpaid at one point or another. Learn, grow, improve and move on. None of the jobs I've ever held - in retail, hardware, picture-framing, bussing tables, washing dishes, painting houses, car mechanic, data entry or a dozen others - ever magically prevented me [or anyone] from learning new skills, taking risks and moving on.

[@nukestrom5719]

@@adrienrenaux6211 That's not the customer's problem. It's up to the workers to fight for their salaries instead of ripping customers. People like you encourage this out of control tipping culture.

[@simonpark8720]

To Improve Proper Service

[@queenzummo]

When I’m checking out at our local Goodwill store, they ask me if I’d like to “round up” to support their charity. NO!!! I JUST SUPPORTED YOUR CHARITY BY BUYING SOME OF YOUR “DONATED” GOODS!!! (Some of which I donated!)

[@rickfernandez1104]

Never shop at Goodwill. All profits go to the CEO and not to programs as they would like you to believe. 100% of every dollar spent at the salvation army thrift store goes towards programs.

[@GenghisWanghis]

You need to look unto charitable giving. Goodwill ain't it 😂

[@10com40cal]

Goodwill is a money making business disguised as a charity. Everything they sell has been given to this business for FREE, they turn around and sell it for a profit. When I have things to donate, I either give them to Teen Challenge (they will come pick it up from you), or I give it to a local Humane Society that has a thrift shop. The money they make from their thrift shop goes back into taking care of abandoned or rescued pets at their facility.

[@XxFreako64xX]

@@10com40cal not to mention that now they are marking up items after they find out how much it actually costs. I remember my husband and I were broke and I needed shoes. And I went to goodwill and I saw a nearly brand new pair of Adidas shoes. I was so stinkin excited. And I knew they would be about $10 right? Wrong. $45. Like how does that help families? Plus they got that stuff for free from other people. It didn’t cost them a dime. I was so mad. After that I stopped shopping there. I rarely will go there anymore.

[@curiouscat3384]

@@10com40cal I can't defend Goodwill because I haven't researched their financial statements or executive pay, but thrift shops don't just receive an item and put it on a shelf for sale. They receive truckloads of items which require sorting, some cleaning, pricing, and putting out on the shelves. Then the crap junk they have to pay to dump the stuff at municipal centers or salvage companies. Watch a documentary called "fast fashion". And there is overhead of rent and utilities, salaries, maintenance etc. I don't resent them for asking for money to run the business. Not all thrift shops are the same so to bash one of them is unfair.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Sometimes, it really pays to tip! During one vacation I was wandering around the swanky hotel shops in the lobby. In one shop I found the large bars of the fantastic soap we got, in the 1/4 sized version, in our room. It was priced at $60! I surely wasn’t going to pay that for a bar of soap no matter how good! I always tip housekeeping staff, and really wanted to take some of that soap home so I left a note for the housekeeper asking if she could leave a couple extra bars for us. I left the note, my standard tip, and an extra $20 on the note. When we returned to the room later that day I was shocked! Not only did she leave a thank-you note on my note and extra towels she literally filled the entire bathroom sink with those very expensive soaps! Wow, there was easily over 100 bars in that sink! Wonderful!

[@vorazi08]

I'm sure the hotel appreciated her giving away their money. She probably won't be there next time you check in.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

@@vorazi08 Or, they might have taken the glowing comments I left with the manager upon checkout and promoted her to vice-president of customer service! Either way, I didn’t ask for tons of the soap and she was more than appreciative for the extra gift I left her. Her note said that most guests just demand extra services and didn’t tip and never over-tipped! All in all I think she, I and the hotel were all happy with the transaction so I’m pretty sure she didn’t get fired…

[@elunamista455]

You solicited a bribe, that’s not tipping.

[@Ckom-Tunes]

@@elunamista455 No, it was a tip. She could have taken the money and left nothing.

[@kathybrem880]

That’s different

[@keith3639]

Got so annoyed at Starbuck's counter, I now just skip their coffee altogether. I'll tip when I see good service provided to begin with.

[@greneellen8]

This all started with Covid, during the shutdowns. People felt bad for businesses and waitstaff that weren't making money. So we tipped generously on take out. But like most things, once they're in place, they're not going away. I feel resentful when I am expected to tip on take out because someone put the food in bag for me. and I waited tables all through college. I tip generously at a restaurant, but this, no.

[@stvnsnton]

The masks, covid restrictions, and extra finanical assistance benefits/stimulus went away tho lol

[@ryanunknown4181]

@@stvnsnton OP clearly understands this.

[@joaquinandgraceferrer5669]

This started way before COVID, I blame Starbucks and Chipotle.

[@greneellen8]

I just went to a pizza place and only bought a bottle of water that I got out of the refrigerator myself. I took it to the counter and went to pay and the guy asked me if I was going to tip on the bottle of water.??????? He seemed disappointed when I said no.

[@davidteovogel3482]

@@greneellen8 It's ridiculous. Go to a sporting event or a concert and wait in line for an overpriced bottle of water then get asked to give a 25 percent tip. Say no.

[@patrickfurlong9169]

The key is the customer should control the tipping not the other way around.

[@jcbulldog533]

Absolutely, they're not Doctors entitled to a tip at all.. That's just flat out greediness..No way do I ever tip at the Ballpark for someone simply twisting off the cap of a beer bottle??!! They're seriously crazy

[@christopherblaisdel]

Sure, let's just make up how we wish tipping worked, then pretend that's how it is! That should save us some money!

[@PAPATexas]

Scary part on "To Go" is they ask for Tip with the payment before they even start preparing your order. Best thing to do is cook more at home!

[@christopherblaisdel]

The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server. So yeah, I guess it's "scary" for you not to get handouts.

[@GunsNFunTV]

I was the general manager at a cookie shop couple years ago. Our employees were pretty much all college students who got paid between 17 and $20 an hour. A lot of the stores around us were starting to implement those cash registers with the tip screen on the other side and we did not have it But We did have a tip jar. almost had a mutiny at my store because of it. It’s just amazing to me the entitlement of some of these people when they’re getting paid $20 an hour and feel like they also deserve getting all these tips as well. You know when you hit zero on those stupid screens For tip you almost feel like they’re gonna not put as much care in preparing your stuff. It’s truly sad.

[@karlasalazar3089]

I love it when the cashier answers the tip question for me with a “no tip” without asking me. I’ve ran into a couple of those. Those people make me want to tip them because I guess they feel bad to even ask 🙌🏻

[@911eVoX]

No they hit the 20%

[@thepianist7084]

I agree! I’ve had the same experience!

[@neyra7]

I used to always hit 0% when taking takeout orders at the restaurant I worked at. My manager found out and I got in trouble because takeout tips go to the owner.

[@KP99]

​@@neyra7you're the second person who mentioned that in the comments. Is that the case at every restaurant, tips go to the owner?

[@neyra7]

@@KP99 It varies from restaurant to restaurant. It really depends on how the owner decides to structure the tip-out.

[@martyi398]

I started paying cash for to go orders, which helps to eliminate this problem!

[@strongblackliquor]

Great idea

[@jevs402]

Same here. Cash is king.

[@Gyalog44]

​@@jevs402 Dave Ramsey principle! Hope mention it in video! 😮

[@dawn4999]

EXACTLY!! I have started paying cash at restaurants after a restaurant where I ordered a TAKE OUT order did the “spin tip” thing and there were 3 options for tips (none of which was 0% and the lowest “suggestion” was 18%). NEVER AGAIN!

[@StephenKelly-ey6ne]

@@Gyalog44 Oh my the sainted dave can tip outrageously how wonderful lololol

[@litasaldivar]

My niece works at Crumbl Cookie. When they hired her, they gave her a low wage but then told her how much she'd really be making with tips. They literally used potential tips as part of her job offer.

[@sarahlockridge7879]

My husband and I went into one of those last week to check it out. We looked at the price of the cookies and walked out. I'm not paying that! LOL. I'll make them at home and have them be homemade.

[@davidlindgren7605]

@@sarahlockridge7879 I did the same thing. $4 or therebouts for a cookie? no thanks

[@davidlindgren7605]

and then all she has to decide is "am I willing to work at a place where any reward I get for giving good service is essentially stolen from me? "

[@rm19660]

Maybe grocery stores should start tipping me for cashiering and bagging my own groceries!😮

[@tonyfair487]

Tipping your bellman, your valet, your driver... Yeah, I think David and I are living in two different worlds. 😅

[@blktauna]

we are

[@billmoyer3254]

David got well

[@KrisHughes]

He has to keep reminding his impoverished listeners that he's rich so they respect him. HAHA.

[@SoGorgeous-ju8jn]

I never once had my hands outstretched.

[@Mark-uv6sm]

​@@KrisHughesthat's funny,I ran out of activan to stop from laughing.

[@forzaazzurri1471]

Meanwhile janitors, bricklayers and garbage collectors NEVER get tips. Americans, you need to stop rewarding people with easier jobs. And you need to start rewarding people who do something truly exceptional. That’s what tips are meant for.

[@bessmay5353]

Where I live in Tx, especially in the hot months many people give cool drinks to our garbage pick up crews and anyone doing outside work. Plus Christmas gift cards.

[@eetoved1758]

My mom gives her garbage guys tips on Xmas.

[@N3mdraz]

@forza azzurri I wouldn't say working at hospitality is a easy job. You have to deal with toxic people daily

[@TheRealEdStoner]

If tipping was calculated on physical labor janitors, bricklayers, and garbage collectors would make about $500 an hour in tips.

[@edb484]

Exactly, worked for banks and financial institutions for over 10 years, if I take a tip then I’m going to jail

[@madliberal7710]

Traditional employees that deserve tips are waiters at sit-down restaurants, bartenders, valet, hotel employees, and especially food/grocery delivery drivers (so they don't spit on your food) ;)

[@simonekaar4916]

Nope, I never tip on takeout! Nor do I feel guilty!

[@demetriamcgrone1374]

Glad a lot of people are catching on to what these crooked businesses are doing

[@googie300]

Dementia don't be cheap if they did a good job reward them what would Jesus do what would you do if you were in their shoe's

[@demetriamcgrone1374]

@Boog300 I have no idea what you're talking about. Never said I'm against tipping but tipping for everything is ridiculous

[@mike60521x]

@@demetriamcgrone1374 businesses used to give the expired food away to charities - now they expect their customers to buy it from them so they can "donate" - it helps their bottom line because you purchase their expired food and they get a tax write-off as well

[@jpscharged]

​@@googie300 if you don't eat in the restaurant 10% is a generous tip for takeout.

[@marysparks3769]

Speaking of crooked-it appears Dave is right up there.

[@JasperOFlanigan-jz6jt]

If you’re asked to “tip” BEFORE service (as in the flip tablet coffee shop). That’s NOT a tip; it’s a BRIBE. The inherent message is “I will work as hard as you tip”

[@AV84USA]

No, absolutely no tip is required on any carry out food. It does not matter one bit whether it’s a McDonald’s or a fancy steakhouse.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Are you just making this up to make yourself feel better? Because what you are describing is certainly not how restaurants actually work. The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server. Nobody is allocated tips at MacDonalds.

[@AV84USA]

@@christopherblaisdel bs The fanciest steak house I’ve picked up food from is Texas Roadhouse, and they most definitely do not allocate 18% servers to handle carry out orders. I feel no more obliged to tip there for a carry out than I do at White Castle or Culver’s. I may still give a tip, but it would not come close to what I leave a server at a restaurant.

[@lvega5606]

And you always get asked to tip before you even get your order and know if anything went badly wrong.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Because you are expected to tip whether your opinion is that "anything went wrong" or not. This isn't new. How do you know know that?

[@abbyc.4215]

I've been craving buttery pancakes lately and went to iHop on two separate days and paid $6.57 for 3 pancakes each time. On the third day, I went and ordered the same thing, but my total was nearly $8.00. I assumed that the waitress who rang me up the third time charged me extra for the condiments since I like lots of butter, but no. She originally responded by saying that she charged me for 3 pancakes. I then informed her that I'd been there the past two days and was only charged $6.57. It was only then that she informed me that she added a 90 cent gratuity even though I drove to pick up the order. She was so surprised that I caught on to what she did and was sweating profusely even though there was only one table in the entire restaurant. Ugh, I felt so violated.

[@steftrando]

Bruh why are you paying money for somethjng you can make at home super easily.

[@Kirstie72]

@@steftrandobecause they’re good! 😂

[@andwhy6500]

@@Kirstie72then you better tip, they are still serving your fata**

[@words.Of.Truth.]

I went to a location where they have car hops i ordered off of their limited menu. The car hop brought out my drink. And then turned around I gave her let's say $10 bill in the bill I owed was only three something And she turned around and left I thought it was because she didn't have changing her pocket or that She needed to go get change because they weren't carrying denominations in their pocket anymore. So I waited a good several minutes time enough for her to go in make the change and bring it back out two times before I pushed the buzzer thing again An indicated that I wanted my change she wasn't getting a seven or eight dollar tip on a two or $3 order She came out nearly through it at me But again I choose how much I tip and when and where

[@IndiGeaux]

I was a waitress in college ($2.18 an hour) and when you’re being audited you’re taxed on the food that you sold and the tips you were supposed to get.

[@funnydancer6659]

I went to a restaurant where I stood in line in front of a cash register to order my food. I then had to search for a table putting a stand with a number on it so an employee could find us. We ate and left a 10% tip on our table. Arriving home I checked my credit card as I had never received a receipt. Low and behold I was charged 20% for service but actually paid 30%. I went back to the restaurant and said I was unaware of the charge. The hostess pointed to a small sign in front of the register I had not seen stating the 20% automatic tip as it pays the salaries of the employees. I have never returned.

[@oregonxyz]

that is why I pay cash when picking up food

[@jayscards8640]

@@oregonxyzcash is king

[@eMDiKhamPha]

Similar thing happened to me, except mine was takeout order; was charged 20% tip for something I had to drive to pickup and return. Never came back

[@words.Of.Truth.]

The employer should pay the salaries of the employees not the customers

[@eMDiKhamPha]

@@oregonxyz great idea; next time I'll pay cash when ordering takeout

[@LittleWitch1990]

Tipping housekeeping at hotels yes!! Definitely need to do that. Tipping for take out nope. 👎

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Tips are for when a service is performed, and the tip is after their service (not before) so you can consider the quality of the person's service on the tip amount. I don't tip when I am already paying for a service, such as a haircut UNLESS they went above and beyond. For instance, a few months ago the guy who cuts my hair took me in even though it was about to be closing time. Most certainly getting a tip there. I do not tip for to-go orders or self-checkout lines.

[@pk-76]

A burger place I went to forced you to use the touchscreen to order your food. There was no option to have a human take your order. At checkout, it asked if I wanted to add a tip. 😂

[@TomTom-io8lc]

It doesn't hurt to walk out and go somewhere else,

[@MlSS.S]

I hope you didn't tip!

[@necroslair]

Would be nice if you could make the tip amount a negative number…

[@alycewich4472]

@@necroslair 🤣🤣🤣

[@macmor2949]

I only tip while dining in, and according to service, cleanliness, and food. While overseas I loved tipping for shoe polishing and meager, yet satisfying jobs. Japan was an eye opening country when I tried to tip for outstanding everything and the waitress got the manager (who spoke a little English) to explain that she would not work there if they didn’t pay enough and she was not low enough beg for handouts.

[@GeddyRC]

Japan does about a million things right that the west crashes and burns at. I should have been born in Japan...

[@josealexi5141]

HAHA!! American's *LOVE, LOVE, LOVE* to beg for handouts!!

[@Fighter4Street]

Do you tip if you order food and have it delivered?

[@josealexi5141]

@@Fighter4Street I WOULD tip a delivery driver. I haven't had a pizza delivered in over 20 years. I prefer to get it myself. I call anyone who has to tip $5,$10 or more for a sack of fast food to be delivered either ultra-rich or ultra-foolish. _THAT'S_ how poor people stay poor.

[@Fighter4Street]

@@josealexi5141 Agreed, I would personally pick up the food myself. I think it is such a waste of money tipping a driver. When my father orders food for the family, I have to fight to keep the tip lower. I tell him, tipping $5-10 dollars when the guy has to only drive 5 blocks is downright crazy. I try to keep it around $4 dollars. I even asked the place are the cooks getting the tip or the driver. Some of my family fights for closer to $10 tip which is crazy for only like 4 blocks.

[@michaelcunninghamherrera7923]

Yes, I want my change back. Because it’s my change.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

I've been in the restaurant field for 31 years, let me tell you my perspective: Fast food: drive-through or online ordering, don't tip... The employees are making above minimum wage and aren't doing anything extra for this service. If you order takeout from a sitdown restaurant, In most cases the servers who make less than minimum wage are the ones packing your food, gathering your condiments and drinks together for your order... and most importantly taking their time away from their tipping tables within the restaurant to get your order ready, they deserve no less than a 10% tip. The pandemic drove to-go orders up significantly, restaurants were the 2nd hardest hit after manufacturing for employees, and 4 years later, they still have major issues finding qualified employees. During peak periods of the day, you can see to-go orders exceed in-house orders... these restaurants weren't built for this type of business, they are making do with what little space they do have.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Yep. The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server.

[@summerbliss13]

Here in California, some restaurants add a "health fee" to the bill automatically. So in addition to tipping, you're also responsible for subsidizing their employees' healthcare. It totally sucks.

[@m.d.4116]

what the actual fuck?!

[@necroslair]

What you are really subsidizing is the owner’s or manager’s vacation/sports car/mansion etc… not the employee’s healthcare.

[@jjkatz]

I’m in California too and I’ve been noticing that too. It’s ridiculous!

[@thatexcalifornian6124]

Just another reason I’m happy to have left that hellhole.

[@MrJSpicoli]

California does suck

[@327SixShooter]

This might be the new norm for some people, but not me. If they didnt deliver the food to my house and I didnt eat the food in their restaurant, then I do not owe anyone a tip. In fact, im cheap so thats why I usually pick up my own pizzas. Because I dont wanna pay the ever increasing delivery fees and then a 20% tip on top of that. What was supposed to be a 14 dollar pizza somehow turns into nearly a 30 dollar pizza when its all said and done. Its ridiculous..

[@bornonthesun]

Exactly!!!!! Spot on. I am the same way. It's not being cheap it's called being financially wise. All these 'add ons' makes the cost of things ridiculous. We don't have money to throw around. I ALWAYS tip well for delivery and restaurants, but I rarely get delivery anymore because of the 'delivery fees' that get added on in addition to the tip.

[@krjourneyfan78]

Safeway just added a tip box for grocery delivery. I almost didn’t notice it. First off, the driver does not shop for your food. Second, they charge a delivery fee. Third, just because I buy a lot groceries doesn’t mean I have to tip more. The tip options went up to 25%, yeah, I’m going to tip $50 on a $200 grocery delivery. The default was 5%, but I did a custom tip.

[@Nrustica]

I'm a new ramsey fan, this clip is my favorite. I wonder how much for years been guilted me putting into that cashier tip screen when my gut said i didn't want to. Legit tipping feels good and the more you do it the more you want to do it. Same goes for voluntary contributions for Yoga etc. and lavishly taking care of postal employees and any other regular workers at the holidays. If they ever tell you the brand of booze they like to drink you buy them a bottle of that at the holidays, that's how i was raised. Hope he gets more questions about tipping

[@KS0102]

LOL! 😂 The Goodwill always asks to donate and I'm like, "get it from your CEO!"

[@isabellathepinkpoodle639]

Yup!

[@jcbulldog533]

The owner is a Billionaire!! I refuse to donate to that Company.. I donate all my thing's & friends things to a neighborhood charity Center I feel good about it because they literally let people come in to pick anything they need & do not charge them Anything... Plus they give me paperwork to fill out for my Taxes.. I do this several times a Year

[@christopherblaisdel]

Yeah, not donating to charity is so great and funny. Wait.

[@ThatOneRightThere]

In High School, I worked at Olive Garden and grew a sense of responsibility to tip, as I saw the impact it had on the people I worked with. Today, I still tip, but I'm definitely fatigued of being asked to tip everywhere for everything. It is certainly diminishing my desire to tip as generously as before...

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Don't tip unless it's for a service... like waiting on your table, delivering food, cutting your hair, et cetera -- there's even drive through restaurants around here that try to manipulate you into tipping (ridiculous). If someone is just passing you a drink, over the counter, that's not a service.

[@privettoli]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 what's this mantra of tipping for service? Almost any job has some "service" part in it. Employers should pay more to employees that are providing better service, this would lead to both employee and customer retention. Win-win-win

[@mike2687]

@@privettoli - it makes a bit of difference at tax time but not in the day-to-day for most employees in the restaurant industry as most don't receive a paycheck due to the very low hourly wage... I bartended when making $2.13 and at $4.26 per hour in the same place--all paychecks were ZERO dollars and ZERO cents. Again, it helped when filing taxes but not significantly unless a homeowner or having other big deductions which aren't very common for people working in that industry. The reward employers can, and do, give are better shifts and better sections... it's a raise based on merit but it doesn't come out of the employer's pocket. Still a win-win-win.

[@oceanproalaska2203]

I was a Bus Driver / Tour Guide. We would automatically add 20% for groups that were from certain Asian Countries, Because in some cultures, Tipping someone is an insult to them. BTW don't ever add the tip on your card or To the bill, always separate the two because most times Tips are factored into that persons wages.

[@beestoe993]

I still try to tip the old fashioned way, according to how deserving I felt the service was. But I find establishment options extremely annoying. The option is mine and mine alone.

[@skking3092]

Many years ago the local grocery store cause of the month was breast cancer. The clerk parroting the company line asked me if I wanted to contribute $10 for breast cancer. The look on her face was priceless when I said I was against breast cancer so I wouldn't be contributing for it.

[@Bloom2Grow]

Lol!! Best comment ever!!!!!

[@jessjess1449]

lmao

[@reach4thestars67]

LOL! I agree, I am against it too!

[@JSmith-np7zg]

I had breast cancer and even I find this hilarious!!

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

Astra Zeneca pulled a scam some years ago for Breast Cancer donations that went back to the company !

[@iBJanky]

I cook all my meals at home, just so I can avoid tipping 🤣

[@Natashea]

Me too, no guilt trip

[@Kirstie72]

Smart! I quit eating out so much because I finally realized I could just about get a week’s worth of groceries for the price of one meal for my family at Olive Garden. Prices are nuts now.

[@iBJanky]

@@Kirstie72 100% facts

[@sanshirokun]

Me too, in Montreal Canada you pay 15% sale tax + minimum 15% tip. It add up fast

[@Drak976]

@@Kirstie72 I guarantee what you're making your family is healthier as well. Olive Garden is great at marketing but you should see videos about their frozen bags of food might as well get your family tv dinners but its fancy so that's why ppl pay the big bucks.

[@giovannidavinci20]

NO, NO, absolutely NO tips for takeouts!! Period. Sooner or later we will be required to give tips even when we are just ordering or simply talking to the clerk. This tip thing has become too crazy in this country.

[@toyotatacoma6817]

If you order takeout from a sitdown restaurant, In most cases the servers who make less than minimum wage are the ones packing your food, gathering your condiments and drinks together for your order... and most importantly taking their time away from their tipping tables within the restaurant to get your order ready, they deserve no less than a 10% tip. Don't worry, we keep records of who doesn't tip... eventually, your food will be thrown into the bags! I guess you will get what you paid for!

[@giovannidavinci20]

@@toyotatacoma6817 well, then the best solution will be the restaurant owners start giving a reasonable salary to the servers and stop them from just relying on the tips. Almost every country in the world has been doing so for decades or centuries. So I do not understand why in the US we need to do something so differently? I know it makes the price looks much lower, i.e., cheaper this way. But it’s DECEIVING. For example, if the price on the menu is $100 then, in fact, in the end, it becomes more than $120 (original price plus sales tax then multiplied by 1.20, with a 20% tip) Anyway, in this country, the tip culture has gone way unnecessarily too far. Like I said, the best solution will be that the restaurants start paying the servers the normal and regular salaries. And it will be more transparent and less deceiving in what customers actually pay in the end.

[@cfoskeeter]

Dave's grocery story comment made me think of a company called Bombas Socks. They claim to be such good people that they will donate a pair of socks for every pair bought. A pair of their socks costs $25. So, they want you to overpay for socks so they can look like the caring corporate citizen who donates a pair of socks with your money.

[@joannenelson9881]

They do have good socks though for a splurge

[@dk302948]

I totally concur. They do have nice socks, but in reality you are paying $25 for a $12.50 pair of socks - they give the other $12.50 pair of socks away unseen. It's a nice idea, but I would rather give to someone and see their expression or know that they are getting it. For me, that new pair of socks would be replacing a used pair of socks that I more than likely will never use many more times or end up throwing away eventually.

[@julissatorres4029]

@@dk302948 I have gotten them numerous times donations to foster care agencies her in nyc. Same quality as the ones we buy.

[@jjman533]

No different than when Costco and Smart and Final has their Children's Hospital and Hunger charity month. You make the donation and they get all the credit. I started saying NO the last several years at the register.

[@user-zn3yc4yd3h]

Exactly !!!

[@1983jcheat]

Born in 1983. I was taught a tip is 15%. You only tip: waitors, bell hops, furniture movers, valet parkers and a few other people.

[@Mike-dn7ut]

I pay cash with everything now- bypasses the question

[@eileenstasczak6606]

I appreciate your video, Gentlemen. You are forthright, kind, informative and professional. I have worked two jobs the majority of my life since sixteen. One of my jobs is almost always as a server, which I really enjoy. When I am working expo or as a server, I always appreciate a tip. When I worked at Denny's (Pittsburgh, PA) and had to do takeout orders in addition to serving my sit-down customers. I appreciated the tips, especially if it was a big order. It took me off the floor while I made sure the original order matched what I was packing, put all the condiments, silverware, napkins, etc. in the bag. I wrapped soup/sauce in plastic wrap so they wouldn't leak. I tucked mints in each order and gave them a genuine smile and thank you when the customers came to get their order. I was suddenly a single mom, and tips meant a lot to me. What meant more? My nice, warm and friendly customers, and seeing my daughter's eyes light up when I came home.❤ P.S. I took Mr. Ramsey's Financial Peace University course. It was tough without a partner, but I did it and liked it. Very grateful and blessed.🕊🙏

[@tbrasc0]

Honestly, I think the US tipping culture is insane. I was at a wedding meal in New York, it's was a small wedding of 20 people or so, the food was nice, the service was OK (didn't blow me away as spectacular or anything) the couple who got married tipped $1000... the restaurant complained it wasn't enough.

[@hoodedgood]

Usually they add auto gratuity to that type of party so that’s unusual. Seeing as there were 20 people maybe the restaurant had to give a dedicated space to the party. I’ve worked where 15 people needed to spend a minimum of 5000$ to get a private dining room table, there was 20% gratuity on that so 1000$ and that was for only 15 people.

[@liberty4392]

When you add the label of "wedding" on to anything the price automatically doubles or triples as well.

[@st3218]

I want it to stop, just pay them more. Yeah, food will allegedly cost more, but who cares.

[@marveliciousgoku4343]

Who's tipping Nurses, Firefighters, Teachers, Mailman, police, Housekeepers, Maintenance, Machine operators, Construction crew, Service men, caregivers, flight stewardess, Nurse etc...... why only Tip a specific industry????? 😅😅😅

[@tbrasc0]

@C White this was back in 2012 so they may not have added gratuity automatically back then. I think the place was called "Quality Meats" it definitely wasn't a private dining space, but it was a space off to one side.

[@Richie2k6]

Rule of thumb: If I have to stand up to pay, I'm not tipping.

[@kyledodson2992]

Exactly. They cut staff and want you tip more?! Hell no

[@kimberlybarnett4050]

Best comment on this thread!

[@christopherblaisdel]

Do you stand up and walk in to the kitchen and find the plastic knife for your ribeye, and the chopsticks for your teriyaki?

[@Richie2k6]

@@christopherblaisdel No idea what point you're trying to make.

[@christopherblaisdel]

@@Richie2k6 "No idea what point you're trying to make." That's apparent.

[@deborahrobertelli8714]

I use to be a server and yes, always tip something on to go orders, especially in regular restaurants. Believe it or not, your servers, even for to gos, put more work than you think into it. They take the order, put the order in, bag it up, sometimes they are the ones preparing the salads, they make sure nothing is forgotten, that you have your condiments. So yes, always tip on to goes.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

Agree other than 'leaving a tip on the bed" for "that" nice person to pick it up. Who will pick it up? All those who know how the system works and manage to sneak into the room the moment the guest leaves. Always give a tip directly to the one who deserves it and actually did the service.

[@daviddelahoya151]

I moved to Spain-where most people who work in the food industry can survive without tips. I left a tip once and the woman almost felt insulted. Not sure how to fix America’s situation, but it’s getting out of hand.

[@abbyc.4215]

My prayer is to return to Spain one day. I studied in Oviedo as an undergrad and in Madrid as a grad student. No better place in the world!

[@nr7701]

It is an insult to tip in Europe in many cases, you're implying that their employer can't pay them enough to do their job.

[@charjack2]

Main difference is in other countries, these workers are paid a living wage so they dont need to rely on tips.

[@johnp139]

And that is why service in Europe is shitty.

[@joebanish7517]

I’ve lived and traveled throughout Europe, and found service while dining out to be as good or better than the U.S., not to mention higher quality at a more affordable price. It’s a much less rushed experience-in countries like Spain and France, the table is yours for the evening. I’ve been not even halfway done with my meal, and had American waiters drop the bill on my table and say “no rush.”

[@USpatriot741776]

What I can't stand is being asked to tip on the bill + tax instead of the bill alone. When I tip I calculate based on the bill not the bill and tax.

[@EASTSIDESEE]

When I tip I calculate on level of service provided

[@LittleMopeHead]

When I tip, it has to be a service. Then I just do around 10%. Make it easy to calculate in the head by moving the decimal point and rounding up to the dollar.

[@minminr3763]

@@LittleMopeHead If you received good or very good service at a full service restaurant, a 10% tip is an insult to the waiter. 15% is the absolute minimum and 20% has been the standard for good service for many years now.

[@crowtservo]

⁠@@minminr3763 When I was a teenager, 12% was the minimum and 15% was the standard. They keep raising the prices and the tip percentage.

[@desertfish6239]

@LittleMopHead if you really can't figure out 20% just double the amount you figured out for 10%. And round it UP.

[@lisak5629]

Most regular restaurants (normal dine in places) consider 10% normal for to go orders since the workers are being paid server minimum wage.

[@paulbuckles7937]

Every dollar is a ballot for value - vote wisely.

[@luv2travel2000]

If you call the manager of a company and complain about being asked to give money, that is the best way to stop it. If enough customers complain that is when it will change.

[@christopherblaisdel]

If providing a tip line is "being asked to give money", I suppose every Restaurant check in the world is "asking you to give money".

[@xxonlineratxx4081]

Tipping did not become an issue until the pandemic arrived. During those 2 years I tipped like crazy to help businesses stay afloat. But after the pandemic, those businesses got used to that extra income that customers provided for their employees. Most businesses still don't have competitive pay to keep up with inflation caused by the pandemic.

[@cosmiccausation7668]

Adding a tip option to a carry out order has been very common for the last few years. It was never this popular and is honestly bullshit.

[@dontreply69]

💯

[@chellepace127]

No businesses have been able to give raises to keep up with inflation, including the feds.

[@rugbydude1987]

Exactly!! I tipped big time in the pandemic and now it’s everywhere for nothing

[@furyofbongos]

Viruses don't cause inflation.

[@1sweetalaskan]

I never tip for take out. Tipping is for a service provided--when someone waits on your table, brings your food, brings your drinks, refills your drinks, checks on you to make sure everything is good, clears off your dirty dishes, etc, etc. But when I drive someplace to pick up my order, I don't leave a tip, as no tip has been earned.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Right. Because you go back in the kitchen, and assemble your order yourself right? Include the soy sauce and chop sticks for your dumplings, the sauce for your steak, the spoon for your ice cream? The server who packs your to go order at a restaurant is usually allocated 18% of the amount of your check in income that she must pay taxes on to uncle sam. So when you stiff your waiter, you are actually accepting charity from your server. Being proud of taking this charity seems like a weird flex but ok. Whatever gets you off.

[@1sweetalaskan]

@@christopherblaisdel I was a waitress for many years. I worked hard to get tips from waiting on tables and providing service throughout the entire meal. In other words, I earned my tip, I didn’t just automatically it. Also, I never expected a tip for packing napkins and eating utensils into a take-out order bag. That takes just a few seconds to do, and to expect a tip for that is ridiculous.

[@bigtexas81]

I tipped for pizza take out and the young lady who checked me out said the worker’s don’t even get the tips. Apparently the franchise owner gets them because he “has no control over the format receipts are printed in”. Lesson learned, always ask the workers do they get the tips.

[@christopherblaisdel]

I would not take that cashier's understanding of this issue to the bank. If this were true however, I would ask for my tip back. That is crazy.

[@dforrest4503]

I went to a Major League Baseball game yesterday. $15 for a piece of pizza and a drink and then asked me for a tip for just doing their job. The problem I have is the company (or ballpark) charging that amount of money for those things should pay their employees enough so I don’t need to tip.

[@Chet_24]

Absolutely! We have a AA baseball team and at the concessions, we have a screen for a tip, too. I haven't ever tipped because paying $6 for a pretzel and $4 for a coke is insane. Also, the person would still be standing there regardless of tippinp.

[@janethughes2775]

I rarely go out nowadays because of this crazy tipping culture since Covid

[@jesse_-]

They literally asked you for a tip?! I would say, “here’s a tip, don’t take any wooden nickels.” If they have a tip cup, just don’t leave a tip. You’re not obligated to leave a tip for takeout at all. When I see people leaving tips for takeout, I cannot help but think those people are suckers that like to waste money. They’re the same people that are crying poor.

[@23StudiosSports]

The same thing happened to me at an Astros game. The lady poured one $16 beer and asked for a tip........ I mean cmon.

[@christopherblaisdel]

Right. So when you really think about it, you are not a cheap basstard, you are just the rosa parks of the movement to make employers pay more. So noble.

[@robertwheeler4068]

I don't drive any more, and I pretty much stay at home. When I order home delivery of my meals I'm very generous to tip the drivers! 👍

[@agustingambaretto2260]

is not generosity... is charity...

[@graceporter4230]

Having worked at Starbucks, they introduced tipping in 2022 and raised barista wages to $14.90 and shift supervisor to $19.62.

[@arturosann7016]

The only time I got tipped for being a cashier was when I worked at an electronics store and helped load a guys 65” TV into his car. He was very grateful for the service and I was very grateful for his show of appreciation because I did an extra service for him

[@jcbulldog533]

That was very thoughtful of you to help him out I myself would've given you something as well You truly deserved it

[@seeya205]

That is deserving of a tip! That is the definition of a tip.

[@christopherblaisdel]

What does tipping a cashier have to do with tipping the waiter serving you your to go order at a full service restaurant?

[@arturosann7016]

@@jcbulldog533 @jcbulldog533 Thanks :)

[@arturosann7016]

@@christopherblaisdel I think that’s the point that was being made here. Cashiers don’t normally do an extra service outside of their normal hourly pay so there shouldn’t be an expectation to tip cashiers, but you can if they go the extra mile, and you feel you want to and can give an extra little tip, then consider doing so :)

[@rocketjuiced]

I once saw a tip jar at a self serve frozen yogurt store. I almost wanted to reach in and grab a dollar or 2 because I made myself a really nice sundae.

[@elsolway]

That's hysterical

[@latoyaforbes5726]

Yup we had this at ours too, self serve, put your own toppings, place your cup on the scale, the amount automatically comes up on the screen and I used my card to pay. What am I tipping for at this point?

[@markdc1145]

I would!

[@FATBOY2222]

Get asked how much I wanted to tip for the girl to pick my donut out of the case and ring me out….um no, that’s your job! lol 😂

[@stevenwalker4923]

I typically tip a minimum of $5 for a delivery order. That typically is about 20%. I only tip if I dine in a restaurant or have a meal delivered. If I have to go pick it up, I leave no tip. I'll only tip a pickup order if they are exceptionally good at service.

[@kayladekraker8917]

I feel like with Starbucks prices the tip is included in the drink 😅

[@robedmund9948]

Dutch Bros. only. Rarely Starbucks. Not worth the cost for the product received.

[@Ndcowgirl]

I will tip at Starbucks. They make my drink good then they get a tip. Not all Starbucks baristas make it the same. Fast food no way unless they’re extremely fast and it’s like Qdoba where they didn’t go light on what I asked for ingredients.

[@juliepenrod9063]

You got it ...I do not get why this concept is so hard for people to get..

[@olivewoo522]

and the ice 🤣

[@stuff1784]

@@robedmund9948 Dutch Bros is more expensive than Starbucks!! The Redbull mixed with strawberry lemonade (a large) coats $8!!! The cup is filled to the brim with HUGE ice cubes and they STILL have the audacity to ask for a tip!

[@GregKingston]

Those companies asking for donations turn around and donate that money and take the credit for it like they donated out of the kindness of their heart.

[@mcruz2357]

Agree, but just politely decline instead of complaining (or chewing-out) the employees because they are being forced to ask the customers to donate. I often prefer it if a customer says no politely because the transaction goes faster and we can serve more customers rather than stopping to explain what "the charity" is supposed to be doing.

[@kentsnider3644]

We started tipping 15% after inflation doubled and tripled prices for entertainment.

[@adammorra3813]

Never do those donations, its a tax write off for companies. Do the Donation yourself and get the tax write off. Thanks

[@wandasays5438]

@@adammorra3813 Exactly!

[@jared5643]

They are also able to write it off

[@sidvicious332]

A woman tipped me as a server giving her to go order and it really made my day. It was only 3-5 dollars but it totally made my day. If you want to make someone's day who makes $3/hr when there are no customers sometimes, just give them the money. They will remember you and make sure your orders are always right.

[@sabrianasebastian2468]

THE ORDER SHOULD ALWAYS BE RIGHT, THAT IS YOUR JOB. THEY ONLY REMEMBER YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ATM EMBLEM ON YOUR FOREHEAD!!!! YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING EXTRA, YOU HAVE ONLY DONE YOUR JOB.

[@Wander711]

If I drive to pick up anything, I'm not giving a tip. Unless I'm eating in, there is no tip!

[@jordanmadden7388]

The thing I don’t understand about the companies asking for donations is that they’ll add it all up and then go do a PR event about how they are donating X Million dollars to this charity. They didn’t donate it, their customers did.

[@phillipsouthard8285]

AND they got the tax write off for it too.

[@cfoskeeter]

@@phillipsouthard8285 Bombas socks. $25 for a pair of socks then they donate a pair.

[@christopherblaisdel]

I think you are confusing RAISED X Million dollars versus DONATED X Million dollars.

[@christopherblaisdel]

@@phillipsouthard8285 you most certainly cannot deduct a charitable contribution made by someone else on your taxes 🙄

[@christopherblaisdel]

@@cfoskeeter what effing dicks!!! ... wait. 🙄