Todd Talk | Tipping Culture Is Getting Out of Control

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Written By Todd Huff

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Illustration of a customer reacting to a digital payment screen prompting high tipping percentages, highlighting the growing pressure of modern tipping culture.

My friends, what are your thoughts on tipping culture today? When I was younger, we tipped hairstylists and restaurant servers - folks who truly depended on it. In fact, here in Indiana, many servers earn wages that barely cover taxes. Their living comes from tips.

But now, tipping has crept into just about everything. Even Starbucks - long known for tip jars - is prompting digital tips more aggressively, according to Fox News. You half expect the self-checkout machine to ask for 20%.

Look, if you want to tip, that’s your choice. But when it becomes the expectation - when there’s pressure or guilt just for ringing up a purchase - that’s different.

My philosophy on tipping is simple. I’ll happily give it when it’s earned, but I won’t be guilted into it.

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