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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 feel uncomfortable with tipping different trades, personally I think the employer should pay their staff correctly, often in restaurants a service charge is already added and then I am expected to tip on top of that.

    I very rarely have cash, the total on the card machine is often left open for the customer to add a tip, I wonder if the staff actually receive this. 
    The front of house staff receive tips but also the kitchen staff work equally as hard but are never seen by the customer.

  • in reply to Roy
    Roy said:
    often in restaurants a service charge is already added and then I am expected to tip on top of that

    I think if a service charge is added you aren't expected to tip more Roy!

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