• Replies 21 replies
  • Subscribers 38 subscribers
  • Views 538 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

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?

Parents

  • Yes I had this situations at my hairdressers recently and I ended up saying I am sorry as I find this quite awkward as it’s a grey area for me and I was asking her how much should I tip which she couldn’t say. I do find it really extremely uncomfortable and more so now also when they bring chip and pin to the table in a cafe as before I would leave money on the table and I do not mind this as it can be subtle but I think it might be the whole performance a bit for me that makes me feel so uncomfortable. Thank you for raising this as it has also been in my mind after the hairdresser and I wondered if it was just me! 

  • in reply to Jenni123
    Jenni123 said:
    also when they bring chip and pin to the table in a cafe

    This is a kind of moral blackmail. I don't eat out any more but buy takeaways with some other treats to make it extra special.

    It seems a lot of  people find tipping uncomfortable. Hopefull the habit will die out over time.

Reply Children
No Data