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Anyone get embarrassed over tipping eg hairdressers, waiters, taxi drivers?

Marianne72

There are many reasons I dislike the habit of tipping:

1. these people earn salaries and not everyone in all jobs expects to be tipped - I can't understand how this came about

2. I often don't have enough and feel mean if I give a small tip, not knowing how much is appropriate anyway

3. I find it embarrassing - a bit demeaning on both sides

4. the only person I give a tip last year was the postman, and last Christmas I left a note that as I'm retired it would be the last

What do you think? What is the history of tipping? Should it be banned? Is there a way of getting around the embarrassment?

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  • I dislike tipping intensely. I feel obliged to tip, especially if it is for a service which I need on an ongoing basis.  I am concerned I will be dealt with badly if I don’t tip when I get bad service and I get anxious over the whole thing. 

    I have a sense that many of the people who would have been tipped traditionally are doing better financially than those who are tipping. It is an outdated practice in today’s society. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    It is an outdated practice in today’s society. 

    Yes, it is and can become a form of blackmail. I think it ought to be banned.

  • in reply to Marianne72
    Marianne72 said:
    I think it ought to be banned

    I had thought that too but wondered if the public would think it too controlling.

    Also, I don’t like a service charge being added automatically to a restaurant bill. It saves hassle at the till but surely restaurants should be paying their staff adequately rather than over complicating prices for the customer. Why not just charge the price that is quoted on the menu for each dish? Diners are already paying extra for a sit down service, not a carry out. 

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  • in reply to Marianne72
    Marianne72 said:
    I think it ought to be banned

    I had thought that too but wondered if the public would think it too controlling.

    Also, I don’t like a service charge being added automatically to a restaurant bill. It saves hassle at the till but surely restaurants should be paying their staff adequately rather than over complicating prices for the customer. Why not just charge the price that is quoted on the menu for each dish? Diners are already paying extra for a sit down service, not a carry out. 

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