Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20161119160425/@comment-4010415-20161120020404

I read the convesation about tipping above. Yeahhh. Waiters get pissy if you don't tip here in America, or if you leave a really small tip, like less than 15%, especially if you bought an expensive meal (regardless of whether it was from buying expensive food or buying food for several people).

We even give tips to pizza delivery services. My mom taught me to tip pizza delivery at least $2.

We don't tip fast food or Starbucks or anything like that, but we tip at restaurants and delivery people. Though, when my parents and I go pick up our order from Outback, we don't tip 'cause they're just bringing it out to the car in their parking lot (plus, these days we only get Outback using giftcards we get for Christmas. That's the only way we afford it).

But yeah, a ton of people have this attitude of "If you can't afford to leave a tip on top of paying for your food, just don't eat at the restaurant at all", which I personally think is absolute bullshit. If your employer is gonna pay you enough to make up the difference anyway, why do I owe you anything? If I get giftcards for a restaurant for Christmas, I'm gonna use them, regardless of whether or not I can tip on top of that. 15% gratuity seems kinda high, don't you think? Tips should be a reward for good service, not a required part of my damn bill.