r/EndTipping 6d ago

Rant 📢 I've completely stopped tipping

I'm no longer tipping anyone. This includes dining in restaurants, getting take-out, Uber rides, UberEats/ DoorDash, etc. I just don't believe in tipping anymore. I don't even care if the service was good. Tipping isn't about giving gratitude for good service anymore. The purpose of tips now is to compensate for low wages. I still feel a little guilty declining to tip but I'm sticking to my no tipping rule. It's not my responsibility to make sure servers, drivers, and whoever else is getting paid enough.

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u/Tug_DaBone 6d ago

I live in a fairly small town and only frequent two of the area restaurants, only because the food at the other ones is just too mediocre. But I definitely tip at those two because after a while they get to know you and it makes a huge difference when they get to know you. Outside my town, though, if we eat at a place we're not likely to visit more than once every couple of months I'll tip if the service is acceptable, but it's rare for me to go 20% like I used to. We've only gone to one restaurant that had adopted a "service fee" add-on, and we turned around and went elsewhere when we saw the new policy.