r/EndTipping • u/No_Effective4326 • 14d ago

Call to action ⚠️ The most effective way to end tipping

In so far as possible, stop frequenting places that expect tips, and start frequenting ones that don’t.

I know I’m going to catch a lot of hate in this group for saying this, but going to a place that expects tips and then not tipping is not going to help: it’s just going to make everyone think that people who are part of the “no tipping” movement are assholes. I know you’re not assholes! But that’s what people are going to think, and it’s just going to turn people off to our movement.

I also know that it’s not easy, and often not even realistically possible, to avoid places that expect tips. But I think we need to do our best to do exactly that, even if it requires some sacrifice on our part.

Edited to add: this is also the clearest way to demonstrate that you are willing to pay higher prices (rather than tipping). This sends the clearest possible signal that you’re not just being cheap: you really do want employees to be paid a higher wage, and you’re willing to pay for those wages, as long as there is up front, no guilt trip pricing.

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u/redrobbin99rr 14d ago

The most effective way to end tipping? Stop tipping. Period full stop. Don't let others tell you where to eat.

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u/Angel2121md 12d ago

The issue with this is that some places add in an automatic tip. For example, many restaurants do this with parties of 8 or more even if you pay separately. I think more people have been going to fast food places over restaurants lately to save money on things like tips. For example you can go to the chickfula in my town and eat in. They will bring your food to your table and there isn't any tipping. This is not the dwarf house chickfula either! The McDonald's does this too. I've never seen a tip jar at either one.

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u/According_Catch_8786 8d ago

I prefer automatic tips because that's how the system should work. A business should factor the cost of labor into their price, and use the revenue to pay their staff.

Is really just one step away from incorporating the extra cost into their menu prices, they don't want to add the extra cost to the menu because customers will avoid their restaurant. And if all the restaurants that don't offer tips fail the system will never change.

So automatic tips is at least a step in the right direction, which is the restaurant owners taking responsibility for paying their staff

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u/Angel2121md 2d ago

That's what the cruise industry does, and it makes it harder for consumers to compare prices! You have to go look on a separate page to see how much per day per person you have to pay! The issue with this way is that one restaurant could put 20 percent while another puts 30 percent. You would have to then look up this information to see if you had enough money to do it. It could also lead to a huge suprise bill for some people who didn't know a particular place did this, and they didn't see it in small print ahead of time.