Over Priced Things That Shouldn't Be?

[Slickhill]

Many places have the add a tip portion on the screen when you pay with a card. I haven’t seen one in the last five years with a key for an amount less than 18 percent.

You can usually select custom tip and enter whatever you want. But someone is definitely pushing the 18/25/30 percent tip expectation.

 

[Q child]

Many places have the add a tip portion on the screen when you pay with a card. I haven’t seen one in the last five years with a key for an amount less than 18 percent.

You can usually select custom tip and enter whatever you want. But someone is definitely pushing the 18/25/30 percent tip expectation.

I see. I think that might be what Elk97 is talking about. That is manipulation. Don't give in to that sorta thing.
If my meal was $25 (a reasonable price for a lunch at a restaurant around here) I'd do $4. 15% is $3.75 then round it up to $4 to get to 16%. Totally reasonable for everyone. They're making money, you're saving a little money compared to 18% or 25%. I personally tip a little more than that, but I really don't think the servers are offended by that.

 

[Q child]

I think you'd be surprised at how often I don't get tipped at all. Everything went fine, food was good, no tip. It happens a lot more than when I get 25%. Tip your servers! But don't fret about it. A few bucks for good service is usually totally fair.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Like my granddad used to say, "I never got tipped at the shoe factory".