Expectation to Tip?

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Is this a U.S. only thing?
Does anyone else feel like today’s “Tipping” expectation in the U.S. is getting completely out of hand?
Why do we have to feel pressured to tip nearly everyone?
I’m not counting restaurant servers, as I am aware that tips are accounted for as part of their wages, therefore their base pay is lower. 
I mean, when I pick up a pizza (not delivery)?
When I go to Starbucks? Those employees make more than I ever did.
When I get a donut at the local shop, where the only way they served me was to put it in a box (once again, they make more than I did working retail, and these kids didn’t even bake the donuts) . 
When I get my hair done? $250 for a service that takes 4 hours is still equivalent to $62/hour and THEN it’s considered polite to tip 20%?
When grooming my dog costs $150 for two hours of work?
All of the things. 
Meanwhile, I have worked in multiple retail chains that emphasized customer service as a PRIORITY. I worked my ass off stocking shelves, spending 30 minutes helping customers find the right products, carrying heavy items out to their cars, etc. And yet people in retail are expected to be happy with their oftentimes minimum wage jobs. No tips allowed/expected. 
I get that tipping is a way to show someone that you appreciated their time/attention/service. But why does it seem like EVERYONE these days expects tips?
Probably makes me sound like an asshole, but I don’t get it. If employees deserve more money then the employer should be paying more, not expecting paying customers to have to make up the slack.

Accepted Answer

I'm over the tipping culture in America. It's ridiculous. Companies should start paying a living wage and stop expecting customers to fill the gap for the employees on top of the cost of the goods/services they're purchasing

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I only tip delivery people and waiters/waitresses. The rest can fuck off 🤷

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I so relate to this 😭 lately EVERY PLACE asks if you want to tip. I feel so obligated to tip but I hate doing it. Like why tip you when I walk into a restaurant and order to go? What did you do for a tip?!! But I still do it anyways because I don’t want to seem snobby 😭 I hate it

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I totally get it.  I know people that tip their trash men. I don’t even know how honestly—do you wait for them to come pick up your trash and flag them down?!  I had someone on here tell me to tip my doctor for Botox injections.  She’s a plastic surgeon with her own practice.   Next thing, I’m going to be tipping my OBGYN, the pediatrician, possibly my primary care doctor for my yearly physical.  I’m just kinda like, where do you draw  the line??🤪

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So my job I need the tips as a contract worker I don't make enough to do the job. I think it really comes down to who we vote for and what they stand for. When we vote for policies to allow companies to pay less we are then taking the burden of having to tip. There are laws set in place all over the country that allow companies to have contract workers instead of employees. This means you essentially run your own business through another company and they set the pay. Normally in these situations there isn't a pay scale but a generated algorithm that decides pay which is less then minimum wage. This is all legal. This is why you pay more for services like dog grooming as that employee is most likely renting a space or is a contracted employee. It is why you tip your insta cart shopper as they are a contract worker and live on tips.

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definitely american culture to tip lol. i think it's a personal thing. i hated dealing with angry customers when i was paying the troll toll or working in retail, but the nice ones made it worth it. 
imo while wages slowly increased over the years, it's oftentimes still not enough. i personally hate that the expectation falls on the customer to help subsidise the business' employees, but until it changes i still tip for everything bc i find minimum wage quite dismal. my bf only likes to tip if he's getting sit-down service or personal stuff (haircut, car detailing, etc.) and gives much smaller tips. it's his prerogative.

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Youre absolutely right. Im planning a wedding right now and the fact that every planning book expects me to add on tips for people is crazy. My bartenders at my wedding? Sure! But to expect a tip for everyone for the exact service I am paying for is crazy. If someone goes above and beyond over the top and I am like wow they were amazing and kind I want to tip them, thats different. But getting exactly what I'm paying for should not require a tip. Guess what, in the military you make less than minimum wage especially when you work overtime standing watches and working 12 hour days. No one tipped us. These people make more money than I did serving my country and I dont expect a tip. This whole tipping every single person needs to end

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I’m right there with you! Idgaf if people think I’m an asshole. Lol. I hate that everyone expects a tip these days. Even getting a tattoo & piercing, which has become ungodly expensive, it is expected that you tip on top. Yet I work in healthcare and deal with assholes all day, some of which I save and we’re not allowed any appreciation in that way. Not that I would take it, but it seems like everyone else has their hand out when they don’t even deserve to be tipped.

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I’m from the uk and it’s definitely not a thing over here.

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Dog groomer here, $150 is steep what kind of dog do you have, is it groomed regularly, what state do you live in? I need more info then can shed some insight.

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