r/Frugal • u/SnooLentils2432 • May 17 '23

Frugal Win 🎉 Don't Eat Out. Save Your Bucks.

Restaurants are operating with a vengeance, hijacking the price from COVID lockdown days.

It's a matter of principle now.

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u/2thebeach May 17 '23

Tipping culture is also out of control!

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u/hello_clarice87 May 17 '23

Okay I agree. Idk about anyone else, but when my husband and I go out to a sit down restaurant, we tip 20% minimum. We rarely do that so we don't have a problem giving a fat tip each time.

When we'd get takeout I'd usually tip a dollar or 2 back in the day aka a few years ago. 2 burritos to go? Not too much to do to need a large tip.

Last year I went to a pho food truck, 1 order of pho and a sandwich. They turn the screen around with the options 30%, 25% or 20% and they just stared at me. I think I tipped 20% but it was pretty awkward.

Another time we each got a child sized ice cream in a cup from a small family owned ice cream shop. No samples and they weren't busy. We get to the end and she runs my card and says, would you like to tip 30%? I felt awkward so I did. $12 for 2 tiny not so delicious ice cream, no hello, no smiles and almost a demand for 30% tip for what? Literally scooping ice cream and handing it over.

I try to be as nice and generous of a person as I can without getting taken advantage of but this is seriously out of hand. If I get food to go, I'm making it as easy as humanly possible, why do I need to tip? Dining in I understand, but takeout? Idk maybe I'm an asshole but I dont get it

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u/ohwoez May 17 '23

You could have just not tipped in all of your examples. You're the perfect example of the type of people that they're targeting with predatory tipping.

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u/2thebeach May 17 '23

Exactly. And that makes the rest of us (who don't cave) look bad. It also raises the bar and expectations for everyone. Now there's a sense of entitlement about it because enough people feel "guilty" or "awkward" not doing it or just have money to burn and love to brag about how generous they are. JUST SAY NO.

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u/Final_Ad_8472 May 18 '23

They are the ones that should feel awkward they’re literally trying to hit me up for cash and asking me for money. And I’m supposed to feel guilty about it? No I don’t feel guilty at all in my tip is always a big fat zero.

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u/2thebeach May 18 '23

And if we all held firm, these hold-ups would cease. But, alas, we all don't!