People you don't tip

Tipping really has got out of control. People start tipping everyone, I feel like in theory it should only be for exceptionally well performance and not have your survival depend on tipping culture like in the US.
 
If tipping is customary in your part of the world, I've got a question for you:

Which service providers don't you tip?

I'll start:

Package delivery folk
Medical office staff
Coffee shop staff in coffee shops where you have to go up to the counter to pick up your drink
Gas station attendant
Office staff

Share your list

If you DO NOT BELIEVE IN TIPPING AT ALL, please share your reasons too
I tip anywhere important, restaurant that i go to every time, my barber, bar that i go every time, postal office that i go to every time i bring hte ladies that work there chocolate and so on, results:

In bars i get stuff much faster than others and they always give me best shishas etc
in the restaurants that i go to i get food faster than people who came before me
in postal office they give me to come before everyone else even if i came late with escuse that i called them, same thing with barber..
 
it's all based on the service provided - if I'm happy with the service, I'm happy to tip as well
 
I tip only when I get service at a table. Like a standard restaurant.

If i have to go up to a bar and order my own food and bring it myself, or i take takeout - no tip. Also this new shit where they leave qr codes to tip, fuck that. Tip amount is always change, regardless of amount spent.

Taxis used to be an exception as well, but now everythings prepaid before ride begins so i dont bother.
 
If tipping is customary in your part of the world, I've got a question for you:

Which service providers don't you tip?

I'll start:

Package delivery folk
Medical office staff
Coffee shop staff in coffee shops where you have to go up to the counter to pick up your drink
Gas station attendant
Office staff

Share your list

If you DO NOT BELIEVE IN TIPPING AT ALL, please share your reasons too
when you are a few minutes late to your expected delivery time.
You tell me before 10:00 AM
if you come at 10:05, you aint getting no tip
 
Tipping culture needs to go away. The employers act as greedy fucks and expect their employees to make a living off tips.
Good that it is not as prevalent here. I never tip anyone, only the waiters if their service was top notch.
 
I generally tip anyone in the service industry, I don't tip people in the medical office or office staff usually as they are usually paid more than service crew.
 
I see what kind of places you go into :cool:
Haha, no. I don't go to those kind of places. I'm from India. Country is adopting digital payments at a rapid pace but is still dominated by cash.
The restaurant sometimes add what they call 'service charge' to the bill. That is supposedly the tip they're collecting for their employees but I don't trust these greedy fucks. Law here permits us to ask the restaurant to remove the service charge. I do that and give cash to the waiter.
 
when you are a few minutes late to your expected delivery time.
You tell me before 10:00 AM
if you come at 10:05, you aint getting no tip
Fair enough

Some pizza chains even guarantee timely delivery or the pizza is free
 
i do not tip anymore period. not 25%. not 20%. not 10%. everyone gets $0.

in my country, America, tipping is a discriminatory scam. it's terribly unfair, causing employees to have to pay their coworkers out of their own pockets sometimes. or being paid less for doing the same job as a coworker solely due to scheduling. or being paid less because maybe they had a shit day like we all do sometimes. or being paid less because they're a minority, or not good looking. these poor folks got to gamble for their paycheck, by relying off public charity when you get to the crux of the system. hell no partner. that's backwards as hell in 2024! i encourage others to stop tipping too if you're tired of it or, like myself, find the system abhorrent - it's the best way to get it changed. employers need to pay their workers fairly, or they don't deserve to be in business.

there are no consequences to not tipping. you'll get threats of "pay up or i tamper with your food", which folks have ingrained in their brains as you can see in this thread. it is exceedingly rare for that to happen, that nonsense is part of the propaganda to keep you tipping! since i stopped tipping i get the same service i always have and expect. in fact, better i'd say. when i still tipped i'd have servers hanging around my table like a fly on shit, interrupting my meal and my company constantly, etc - all with the expectation it means a bigger tip. now since folks know i don't tip i get exactly what i want: my order taken, food served, and one water refill. no annoyances. just peace and good grub. yes, i go back to places i don't tip at and it's never been an issue. let alone spit in my pasta.

"above and beyond" service in my experience is basic service. it's always basic service when folks in the industry try to explain "above & beyond". if you save me from choking on a piece of steak? i'll tip you. now that's "above and beyond". but i ain't paying extra for folks to do the basic job they took on. that's for the birds..

i'll get off my soapbox now and leave yall with a video:


edit: in America no servers legally gets paid less than minimum wage either, as per the Fair Labor Standards Act. that's more of the propaganda...
 
I tip everyone with cash. Waitress, uber-driver, mechanic doing oil change, maid in hotel, etc. A few dollars here and there is nothing to make someone smile. We'll make it back. It's just money.
 
I generally reserve tips for those who provide good service and do not exhibit a negative attitude or try to coerce me into tipping. This approach particularly applies to my experiences with several DoorDash delivery drivers. However, when I am pleased with a service and feel it's appropriate, I willingly tip to acknowledge good service.
 
I generally reserve tips for those who provide good service and do not exhibit a negative attitude or try to coerce me into tipping. This approach particularly applies to my experiences with several DoorDash delivery drivers. However, when I am pleased with a service and feel it's appropriate, I willingly tip to acknowledge good service.
Good points.

Tipping as a show of appreciation for service that "goes above and beyond" instead of something MANDATORY

I tip anywhere important, restaurant that i go to every time, my barber, bar that i go every time, postal office that i go to every time i bring hte ladies that work there chocolate and so on, results:

In bars i get stuff much faster than others and they always give me best shishas etc
in the restaurants that i go to i get food faster than people who came before me
in postal office they give me to come before everyone else even if i came late with escuse that i called them, same thing with barber..
I do notice that in restaurants and bars, consistent big tippers get lots of favorable attention
 
I do notice that in restaurants and bars, consistent big tippers get lots of favorable attention
Of course, always be good to the workers, this is going to get you far. While postoffice workers don't give a fuck to look for something or help people when they need help with something the old ladies working there always help me as i come and bring them chocolate when i come etc... Big chocolate costs me 2,5$ while i probably wouldn't waste 1-2 hours of my time in there either waiting or going aroudn figuring stuff out when they do it for free for me, this hs the power of being nice to workers.
 
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