Who do you tip?

[Godber]

There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.

 

[MWS]

I used to tip my old barber but not the one I have now, they charge enough as it is. Never tipped my mechanic, never had a tailor but leave a tip if I eat out.

 

[adap2it]

There are certain people I always tip when I use their services, my barber, mechanic, tailor, whoever serves me food when I dine out and the first barman/barmaid who serves me at the beginning of an evening in a pub. I know it was common to tip your bin men every Christmas but mine seem to change each week so there seems little point in doing that, now. Is tipping a thing of the past, now? I ask only because I see so little of it these days.

Tipping is alive and thriving on this side of the pond. In fact, it's constantly a topic of conversation in all media. Tipping has always been a way of subsidizing the hospitality industries use of the minimum wage. However, since Covid, things have really got crazy. Minimum wages were hiked substantially, but tipping became a moral issue, where you are made to feel guilty when you refuse to tip someone that has not performed a service or waited on you. We are talking a minimum starting at 15% and some as high as 30%. So, if you miss tipping, I suggest you might relocate to this side of the world.
Dave A