This patron hit their tipping point.
A frustrated diner has reignited the tipping debate after being asked to leave a tip twice.
Reddit user @TheLarlagar explained in the EndTipping group that they ordered takeout through the restaurant’s website and tipped online to be nice because they live in a small town and wanted a good reputation with the restaurant.
However, when they picked up their food, they noticed they were asked to tip again on the printed receipt.
“Wtf actual!?!” they exclaimed.
“If I choose to go back, it’ll be zero tip.”
They said they’ve also noticed some confusing tipping tactics at their local pizza joint and have therefore been leaving no tip rather than overdoing it.
The photo attached in the Reddit thread showed the total of the meal, with the burrito totaling $14, tax costing 98 cents, and the already placed tip of $1, bringing the total to $15.98.
Under that total, there is another line asking for another tip, which may confuse people into not only leaving a second tip but also calculating that tip from the taxed and already tipped amount.
“That’s beyond ridiculous. I am glad I am not the only person annoyed by the tip entitlement,” one person commented.
“Yeah … NO … not a penny more !” another said.
Although some commenters defended the food joint, noting that the receipt clearly labeled every charge.
This diner isn’t the only one annoyed to the point of leaving no tip.
Americans have become less generous with their tips in recent years as they feel tipping culture has become deceptive and too much.
Baby Boomers are the worst tippers according to a new survey of over 2,000 Americans, with the generation’s average tip percentage landing at 16.40%, more than two percentage points lower than the national average of 18.85%.
Meanwhile, Millennials tip the most, averaging 19.49%, with Gen Z trailing behind at 19.31%.
The TradingPedia poll, conducted by MarketsChain, surveyed 2,005 Americans over age 18 about their tipping habits. But, despite the buzz around “tipflation” frustration and “tipping culture” in recent years, only 7% of respondents admitted to never tipping in any scenario.
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