How much do you tip at a restaurant? (lemmy.ml)

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To those who live in or who have visited the United States.

Growing up in the 90's, the "minimum acceptable" tip was 10%, average was 15%, and a good tip was 20%. These days, I just round to the nearest dollar and tip 20%, but I've heard these days it's not unusual to tip up to 40%!

What do you usually do?

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[-] eatham@aussie.zone 28 points 3 days ago

Nothing I live in Australia

[-] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They're trying to make it a thing here. I refuse to participate.

I'm paying for a menu that has your decent wage built in already, I'm not gifting free money on top for just... doing your job?

Also wtf servers in places that do tip... you turn my words in to an entry in a tablet (or perhaps a piece of paper), then carry the food that other people created / prepared / transported / cooked all of 30 steps from the kitchen to my table and expect 20% of the bill? Insanity.

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