manton
manton

I always panic when prompted for a tip that I wasn’t expecting. Last week, should’ve tipped more for our restaurant delivery driver who waited forever. This week, tipped too much for the plumbers. Hopefully the karma balances out.

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dejus
dejus

@manton Plumbers? I wouldn't think to tip in that situation. Since I'm originally from NZ, non-restaurant tipping situations always confuse me.

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manton
manton

@dejus Same here. But because they used an iPhone card reader (maybe Square) it shows a prompt for it. I should've paid more attention.

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sarcassem
sarcassem

@manton plumbers huh? hmmm...I've never tipped a plumber before, but I see your note about Square prompting for it. I always feel like a jerk if I don't do it, and I guess that's the whole point behind the prompt, but they're getting paid really well for the service they provide already as opposed to a server.

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manton
manton

@sarcassem Exactly. Too many services now have tipping that don't need them. I'd rather every business (including restaurants and delivery) just charge more.

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sarcassem
sarcassem

@manton AMEN! We need to start a movement. Pay a living wage to your workers and knock off the tipping.

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Bruce
Bruce

@manton Yeah. Sadly we don’t live in a social democracy and in most states the tipped minimum wage is unconscionably low. So I try to tip as much as I can. 😑

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dejus
dejus

@manton @sarcassem @Bruce Yeah, in NZ tipping is frowned upon (or at least used to be; it's been a while since I was there, though I doubt that has changed). People are paid fair wages. The US system of not paying restaurant staff fairly, and making it up in tips, really bothers me. I always tip well in restaurants (minimum 20%, often 50% at smaller places), but don't tip for services where people are already paid well. Hey, remember restaurants? I wonder when I'll next go into one.

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Miraz
Miraz

@dejus @manton @sarcassem @Bruce Tipping is sliding into NZ slightly but it's still definitely not an accepted practice. While we do have minimum pay laws there is now some push to legislate 'a living wage’.

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ronguest
ronguest

@manton I never tip people in roles such as plumbers. I have sometimes seen a payment screen that offered an unexpected tip like that and it seriously reduces my willingness to do business with them. Like you said, I want people to be paid for there work and not depend on tips.

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