Sorry another tipping question - I know I’ve asked others

[mjkacmom]

I agree, it is common knowledge that a server in a sitdown restaurant gets paid less then minimum wage since the tips would make up the difference. (Some other jobs are also that same way.) Now it seems like everyone who has a job thinks it is OK to also expect a tip in addition to what they get paid which is already at/above minimum wage. I don't see the need to do that.

But who is everyone? Just because these generic new check out options have a place to tip on them doesn’t mean the employees (who I assume didn’t purchase them) expect tips.

 

[luv2cheer92]

I think folks really overthink this.

This. It seems to either be something the company has implemented, or even some kind of feature the credit card reader automatically adds. It's not like the employees themselves are demanding a tip. If you don't want to add a tip, or don't feel like it's warranted, don't add one.
Not really something to get worked up or upset about.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm finding the opposite lately - no tip jars where I expect to see them (like at a take-out window). For some reason, I feel more awkward handing someone a tip than putting it in a jar.

I completely forgot to tip someone who delivered an appliance last week.

 

[Mischievous Daisy]

A few years ago, we had an someone come to put in an outlet for our new stove. At the end, when paying, there was a line for tipping. Ummmm with him standing there , working on our house...ummmmm. We did tip 10% but felt somewhat pressured.

AWKWARD

 

[Dznypal]

We had a new mattress set delivered with the old set removal andwhile it’s advertised as free delivery we were strongly told to tip the guys it was told to us a few times down the and in the paperwork not real happy about that

 

[Dznypal]

Oh also while I mentioned this on another tipping thread the. Tips jars that’s out in casinos by the cashiers. I have to ask myself why am I tipping to give me back what’s left of my money

 

[Mischievous Daisy]

We had a new mattress set delivered with the old set removal andwhile it’s advertised as free delivery we were strongly told to tip the guys it was told to us a few times down the and in the paperwork not real happy about that







I ALWAYS tip whoever delivers any appliances, furniture, or large bedding. The people that deliver get a very poor hourly rate, and I am forever grateful that they haul out the old stuff. That has been told to me since 1970, when I was a newlywed. I honestly believe this is customary and just like tipping your server at a restaurant.

 

[RedAngie]

Yeah, but the jar is empty.

 

[nw6675]

Have seen a few tip jars in some places but really don't see the point such as a fast food restaurant. I think tipping has gotten out of hand in many places. If I hire a repairman to do some job around the house, they provide a quote ahead of time for what it will cost and that is what I pay them. IF I ask him to do extra tasks or help move some heavy applicance that was not part of the quote, I would be more inclined to tip him. If he just does the work that was quoted........ummm no tip.

I completely agree with this.

To me, it's a question of the type of job, not what the person is being paid. Many service industry jobs pay below minimum wage and are considered tipped positions. I do NOT leave a tip at the convenience store, McD's type places, retail outlets. These folks are paid minimum wage and I don't consider it up to me to help raise their incomes. I don't tip out of guilt.

Same here. I even read recently that tipping the VET is a real thing. Nope. People making as much as or more as me don't get a tip.

Exception- my ob/gyn. I gave her and her assistant Vera Bradley bags after my delivery. They were awesome.

 

[Magical2017]

I have not seen this. If I had a buck in my pocket I might drop it in but I haven't really encountered this. It's kind of like tipping the employee at Target (if there IS an employee--so much of it is self check-out now). I do tip at coffee places and the like. I guess this is a new thing, at least for me.

 

[greeneyedchick]

I don't tip for things like that and I don't feel guilty for it. I was a cashier at a dollar store in high school and I never expected a tip for doing the job I was hired to do, even though I was making minimum wage. There was a recent thread on Reddit about this....A lot of employees never see these tips. The money is being pocketed by the corporation.

 

[tvguy]

I completely forgot to tip someone who delivered an appliance last week.

Not someone I have ever tipped. And if they were delivering for Home Depot or Lowes, they could get fired for accepting a tip.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Not someone I have ever tipped. And if they were delivering for Home Depot or Lowes, they could get fired for accepting a tip.

Yikes, I didn't know that! Glad I forgot, then.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I prefer handing someone a tip but generally dislike it being grabby or tip bowls because then I think it's not going to the workers. Way more likely to leave a $5 peeking out from under a plate at a fast food place for the person who cleans up or handing it to a bathroom attendant, someone with a broom or slide the money rolled up in plain paper that says "For You" tucked in under a car mat at curbside at a place that disallows tipping. Not a fan of being told what to do, the employee can then do as they see fit. I take care of the people who are least likely treated right, people on top always seem to manage well enough. I am only bothered if it feels like a ploy.

I still tip or offer a tip to everyone that helps me with $5, don't see that changing until the world settles itself down.

 

[TLSnell1981]

No. I had a family member in merchandising for many years. (concerts specifically). Never have seen or heard of a tip jar for this situation. I think they would've been offended if someone tried to slip them some cash.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Yeah, but the jar is empty.

It won't be after you and I find it!!!!

 

[mrodgers]

I tip wait staff and a dollar in the tip jar for the kids working the ice cream stands or the farm stands. That's the only time I tip.

 

[VFL]

I had zerorez clean my upstairs carpet and bathroom tile floors. After the “over sized“ Room charge and other up charges the bill ended up being upwards of $400. When I paid the guy who cleaned it (it took maybe a Hour and a half total time) there was a line for tip (not just a part of the payment software). It was very uncomfortable and I felt like I had already paid a premium amount for the cleaning but I tipped due to feeling so awkward.

 

[RedAngie]

It won't be after you and I find it!!!!

Nah, maybe you but I’m a Snooki and Gang fan.

 

[Mischievous Daisy]

It is the start (or maybe halfway there), to make everything a tipped position. Which probably encourages companies not to increase wages.
Wouldn't be surprised that in the future others will have a tip jar, imagine nurses, teachers, lifeguards.

Many years ago (early 90s) I had a gentleman in the ICU for Friday, Saturday, Sunday , all 12 hour shifts. He was headed to a grandchild's wedding and ended up in our little community hospital needing A LOT of blood. (Due to a cancer diagnosis) Anyway at the end of our 3 days together (which I arranged for all his relatives from the bridal party to be able to stop by in their finery) he was so kindly thankful for his care. (It's not hard to do your job when your patients are loverly!) He's handed me card with a $100.00 bill in it. THAT was decent amount of change back then. I told him I couldn't accept it and his response was "just get a cup of coffee on me." I asked him if I should go to Columbia to get the beans, lol, smartie pants. Anyway he insisted so I had to give it to our hospital fund. Of course not a single staff member saw even one pot of coffee out of that, lol!
Same story for another gentleman, retired MD, who gave our staff $1500 a few years later. We all wanted to vote to put it towards a new piece of equipment. Yeah, that didn't happen either!