Have you realized that there are tip jars everywhere?

Question

Wherever you go now, there is a tip jar. You go to get a coffee, an ice cream, get you hair or nails done, get a car wash, and much more you will find a tip jar! I don't know I think that with prices these days there is no need for tips.. Giving a tip to a waiter is different, I don't care about that but Like in Starbucks, I'm paying almost 4$ for my drink and yet I still put a tip because there is a tip jar..... Isn't the making of the drink included in the price and many people make drinks at starbucks so I don't know what they get out of the tip.

Do the tips even help the employees? ( not including waiters) I don't know thats just my opinion.. I just think that giving out a tip is going too far.

Answer 1

Yes, it has gotten crazy.

In my opinion, tips are meant to be paid for a service, not for a product. Sit down restaurants, hair cuts, delivery to my house, etc. Things that require a generous amount of service, specifically aimed at an individual customer.

If you count the couple of minutes someone spends making you a latte as worthy of a tip, where do you draw the line? What about the checker that rings up your groceries? How about the movie attendant that serves you a popcorn? Should we tip the ride attendant at an amusement park? Do you see where I'm going with this? Service should only be tipped if it constitutes a generous amount of time spent on your service, and shouldn't be added to something you are simply purchasing with minimal required service.

I have no problem ignoring tip jars, and I really don't consider myself stingy or unappreciative. I just feel like my principle of service vs. product is justified and the tip jar phenomenon is getting out of hand.

~Kyanna

Answer 2

I agree that tipping is getting out of hand. I dont mind tipping wait staff as the majority of them are making sure I am getting my food order on time and anything else I might need. But just about everywhere you go these days they want a 20% tip on top of the price you have paid for a product or service. I especially get a little disgruntled about having to tip for services that are in excess of 100 dollars, e.g facials, hair colouring etc. Surely as business owners, you have already factored a profit margin into your prices. I am getting to the point that I just leave a standard 10% now, as like any business or household, you dont make money by giving it away.

Not sure if the money in the tip jars help the employees. I understand that at the end of the week, some places just divide up whats in the tip jar and gives a share to each of the workers.

Answer 3

My friends had to make some extra money between jobs and here is what they told me.

It's better to give tip in cash to the person, instead of putting it on a credit card or check, otherwise employees often won't get your tip. The owner sometimes has trouble with math when it comes to money:)

Tips in jars do make their way to the employees. Usually it comes to about $100 a month, but in some places it's higher. Starbucks for some reason is one of them, it may go as high as extra $400 a month.

P.S. I usually don't tip in Starbucks, but I do feel too that maybe I should.

Answer 4

Tipping IS a little out of control. Just know that at places like that you are not obligated to tip. If it is a rush hour, or you are being extremely picky or difficult, then by all means, you should tip. The people behind the register are working extremely hard to fill your order in a timely fashion. But if you are just going in for a cup of coffee, then you dont have to tip. Just know that half of the time, they dont even know how much or even if you put anything in the jar. Oh, and by the way, my friend told me that sometimes the employees themselves put dollars in the jar to make it look like people are tipping.

Answer 5

i agree that the whole tip jar is getting out of hand...........did you know that in the Starbucks inside of the Target stores the are NOT allowed to have a tip jar...........as it is against Target rules............

I must admit I tend to ignore the tip jars these days as it is so many of them.....................for instance at the commissary the baggers work ONLY for tips, not a bad concept you think but they have begun to have a LOT of old people doing it and this one lady can not even lift a case of water let alone a bag and yet she rumbles on and when she gets to your car she has stood there "hoping" that you will load it for poor old frail her, after getting lumbered with her a couple of times I now get in the car and start the a/c leaving her to do the job she is meant to be doing.............and as they expect a very nice tip I can assure you I am NOT doing the damm job for her and then giving her a tip, the ones that do it good and well as well as loading etc usually get at least a dollar a bag.

regards

Answer 6

It is frustrating to see so many tip jars. Nevertheless, I still will usually leave something no matter where I am. My sister worked as a waitress for several years and I always think of her when I leave a tip. Even if the service is bad, I leave a tip because I think "maybe they're having a bad day".

Answer 7

Yes! They are so annoying when people are getting paid normal wages to do their job. Why should I give them a tip just to make sure they do their job well? They should always do their best for every customer, not just the ones who tip. (I am not talking about waitresses/waiters whose hourly wage is less, and tips are to make up for that.)

But, I did have a waitress friend who complained that when customers only ate $6.00 worth of food, that they only leave a one to two dollar tip. Is it my duty to give them a bigger tip even though my meal wasn't very expensive just to make up their wages?

I am a teacher, so maybe I should leave a tip jar outside of my classroom for doing any sort of "extra" work with a student. Of course not! I am going to do the best job I can for each student, I don't expect a tip from anyone just because I am doing my job in the first place. (And no, don't go thinking that the teachers in my district get nice Christmas or end of the year presents from parents, either. I teach in a low-income area.....and we are most appreciative of handwritten notes expressing their thanks, etc.)

Answer 8

First of all you do not have to give a tip unless you choose to.

Secondly, having worked as a waitress, hostess, and a host of other similar jobs, I can tell you that tips are not only much appreciated, but there are many people out there who literally live, eat, and pay their bills with their tips.

Also, a tip is such a small amount to the one giving it, but it quickly adds up and means alot. I've actually put a "tip jar" in my car. I find myself giving people rides alot. I don't mind at all, but gas aint cheap. I don't ask for anything in return, but people's spare change has come in really handy and been a real blessing at times.

On the other side of that, when I am fortunate enough to get my nails done, my hair cut, get something to eat, or whatever, I appreciate it and will gladly tip generously.

In any case, if you don't want to give a tip, then don't, but don't dis the jar.

Answer 9

Tipping has gotten way out of hand. It's not my fault that employers don't pay a decent wage. I ignore most tip jars. Occasionally a server will do something extraordinary that rates a tip, but simply showing up for work doesn't rate a tip. My clients don't tip me. They pay me for the work I do for them. Period. A tip has to be earned.

Answer 10

I don't like tip jars in places where I don't get table service. Ringing me up for coffee and a muffin is just not the same kind of service that constitutes a tip.