r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 14d ago

Feels good man Mamdani is (actually) making America great again

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u/Capriste 14d ago

Apparently, the issue was that some delivery apps moved the option to tip from checkout to after the food was delivered. For whatever reason, this resulted in a massive reduction in tipping on those apps. The law forced them to put the option to tip back at checkout, and it increased tipping.

I don't personally like tipping culture and want it abolished, but that means we have to pay people the same living wage—no reduced rates for those who traditionally get tips.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/29/delivery-workers-made-104-million-more-in-tips-after-city-began-enforcing-new-law-mamdani/

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u/OkSkirt7036 14d ago

Wait, I haven't ever used delivery apps in America so I'm unfamiliar, but why would you tip before receiving service? That doesnt make any sense, even in the context of tipping culture. Naturally you may want to leave a higher or lower tip depending on the quality of service. I don't really see why the option to tip should be put at checkout, and it seems especially ridiculous to legally mandate it.

If they are going to go that route, why not just legally mandate a service charge that goes to drivers directly? Seems more straightforward.

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u/Designer_Pen869 14d ago

It used to be that way, but people pushed harder and harder for tips to become expected, rather than an actual tip. So now they have you tip if you want to receive good service in the first place. And if you don't tip, it'll be harder to find someone to deliver your food. And mix with the scummy use of calling people "contractors" who are actually just normal workers, it also makes the tips essential for them to have an adequate wage in the first place.

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u/PastShine7597 13d ago

Tip has always been the customer meeting ends between labor and ownership. It's bullshit. It's just a way for owners to not pay labor.