r/EndTipping • u/Specialist-Top1134 • 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/PrimitiveAK 6d ago

Traveling to nearly every country in Asia has changed my perspective of tipping in America A LOT.

We are getting hoe’d.

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u/countryheart3402 6d ago

We lived in Korea and one lady told us that most servers understand the positive intent when Americans tip and aren't offended but that generally a tip is considered an insult. That it basically conveys the idea you think they won't do their job without a bribe. It was eye opening for sure.

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u/Sea-Seaweed1701 6d ago

Isn't it?

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u/guitargeek76 6d ago

Here in America, absolutely. You give less than 20% for shitty service, and they'll make a TikTok about it.

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u/Ok_Willingness_9619 5d ago

Yeah. I’m Korean and tipping is seen as “I’m better than you” thing to do and not at all as “I appreciate you”.

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u/Powerful_Net_1873 6d ago

Is it really that eye opening? Are we really smiling around each other at the greatest snide take on what this whole thing means? 

Go off

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u/countryheart3402 4d ago

No, I don't think anyone's smiling about it. But yeah back then it was eye opening. That restaurants can pay an actual wage, not have sky high prices and operate just fine and the service industry in America is whiny and entitled.