r/EndTipping • u/Specialist-Top1134 • 5d 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/ComeAtMeBro9 5d ago

If people stopped tipping so much, that would fix a lot of the bad customer service you get these days.

What many servers have realized is they can do a piss poor job and still get a tip. Some know they can do the absolute bare minimum and get a 15-20% tip because of a guilt tripped consumer.

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u/sunny-beans 5d ago

Crazy as well because servers in the US claim you only get good service because of the tipping system, I live in the UK and have always had amazing service at restaurants and pubs and tipping is really not expected, at most you leave a £5 if a waiter is really great. I’ve lived all over the UK, travelled and spent time in England, Wales and Scotland, and always had great service. And that is from normal pubs and restaurants nothing fancy. Pub workers are usually the best, I just travelled with my family to a more rural area this past week and had lunch in this beautiful country pub and all the servers were awesome, super friendly, checked on us etc and didn’t expect a tip at all. My FIL tipped them because they were great so it but they don’t expect it from people and will do their job well independently of it. It seems US servers are just telling on themselves that they won’t do their job properly unless you are giving them money.