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My sister's 3AM rant about tipping made me question the whole custom
She runs a small bakery in Austin and told me she'd rather raise prices 20% than accept tips, because she hates how it turns every transaction into a judgment call. That got me thinking about how we tip servers, delivery drivers, and even dog walkers, but not cashiers or mechanics, and the lines feel totally random. Do you think tipping culture is actually fair, or is it just a habit we're too scared to kill?
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elliotm5722d ago
Is it really that deep though? Your sister's raising prices instead of taking tips is just her choice, but it doesn't mean the whole system is broken. Like yeah, the lines are random, but so are most social rules. We tip waiters because they make $2 an hour, we don't tip cashiers because they make $15. That's not a mystery, it's just math. And mechanics charge you $100 an hour, so nobody feels bad for them. The real issue is people get weird about tipping when they're broke or cheap, not that the custom itself is unfair.
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