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People are a little bit stingier in barber chairs and Ubers than they were just a few years ago.

The shares of adults who say they always tip their hair stylists, servers at sit-down restaurants and food delivery people have each fallen 8 percentage points since 2021, according to a Bankrate survey released Wednesday. That rate slipped 7 percentage points for taxi and ride-hail drivers over the same period.

Three years ago, the economy was reopening from the pandemic and inflation was higher than it is now, but so was concern for front-line workers.

At the time, three-quarters of consumers reported always tipping restaurant servers, but today just two-thirds do. Despite modest upticks since last year, barely more than half of people now count themselves reliable tippers of hairdressers (55%) and food delivery drivers (51%), while only 41% say the same when it comes to ordering a ride.

The survey reflects Americans’ growing ease bypassing ubiquitous tipping prompts, from coffeeshops to airport terminals in the post-Covid economy, especially as sticker prices have risen. While consumer spending has held remarkably steady, many households are feeling the squeeze from persistent inflation and tightening their belts accordingly. Some of that newfound caution may be factoring into when, where and how much people tip.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I tip if there was something to tip. Fast casual dining with me bussing, nope. Receiving a cup for coffee that I pump and setup, nope.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Its crazy how many businesses in the US are asking you to tip on checkout and make it appear that's normal. WTF would I be tipping at Subway

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have a rule I've long lived by: never piss off the people who cut your hair, make (or get) your food, and work on your teeth.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We tipping fucking dentists now??

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

No. Just don't piss them off.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 months ago (2 children)

From Germany, wholeheartedly, fuck off with your POS terminal tip prompts. I simply won't.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago (3 children)

STOP TIPPING. The whole world doesn't tip, it's a strange and stupid US thing. Just stop tipping please!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This should be the next “movement” the internet gets behind. Everyone stops tipping, and watch people freak out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

And then, after a bit of confusion, tipping will end and waiters will get paid the right amount – no tipping needed

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, while you're stopping dumb shit like tipping, may as well switch to the metric system as part of the integration!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, not much of a bot though :p

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Haha ooops sorry! :) good human!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Germany does tip sometimes. But mostly we round up to the next thing that feels right. For me it is usually between 1-5€, but I never tip a percentage or use the tip option on a payment terminal. Sometimes I just don't tip. It is never a problem. It is a bonus not a necessity here.

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