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Nearly half of Americans say tipping has ‘gotten out of control’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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With those tipping screens now seemingly everywhere, Americans think that the practice has “gotten out of control,” according to a new survey.

At least 63 percent of US residents now having a negative view of tipping, up from 59 percent last year, according to Bankrate, a financial publisher and comparison service.

Yet, the number of Americans who have gotten used to tipping has gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, when it slipped. There have not been significant declines in tips for service providers, the survey noted, particularly for hairdressers and restaurant servers.

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[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I don't get this logic. Me and everyone close to me already tips at least 20% on food. Why would we suddenly have a problem with paying 20% more and not tipping? It's the same amount of money?

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

There is a psychological term for it but essentially we as humans are fucking dumb when it comes to money and even though we tip, a higher price on the menu hits us differently than a lower price with a 20% tip later.

Iirc the experiment was done under different types of service as well and consistently across the board people preferred to see a lower price even though the overall cost was the same.

[–] hzl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

If you already tip 20% and don't complain about it you're probably not one of the same people who don't tip or tip minimally and complain about the price. I've gotten 50 cent tips on 30 minute cab rides while being paid half of minimum wage by people who complain about prices constantly. There's a pretty wide range of attitudes and behaviors around tipping and treatment workers.