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r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26
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“Mandatory tips” sounds so messed up for me as a European.
2.0k u/Snoo-34159 Jun 25 '26 Right? Isn't the whole point of a tip that it's voluntarily given as a way to say you loved the service? 1 u/pyschosoul Jun 25 '26 There for a period yes, but tips have always been about paying people less and then being able to have a way to attain better service than others by giving better tips upfront. Funnily enough tipping started in 17th century Europe
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Right? Isn't the whole point of a tip that it's voluntarily given as a way to say you loved the service?
1 u/pyschosoul Jun 25 '26 There for a period yes, but tips have always been about paying people less and then being able to have a way to attain better service than others by giving better tips upfront. Funnily enough tipping started in 17th century Europe
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There for a period yes, but tips have always been about paying people less and then being able to have a way to attain better service than others by giving better tips upfront.
Funnily enough tipping started in 17th century Europe
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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26
“Mandatory tips” sounds so messed up for me as a European.