How much to tip when the service is bad

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There are few financial topics that can ignite a fiercer debate than the American practice of tipping.


I’ve been hearing from a lot of readers following a recent column on splitting the check when dining out with a large group, and whether it’s right to berate someone for leaving a tiny tip.

Not surprisingly, comments from readers turned into a discussion about tipping itself.

One reader asked: “Do you think we in the U.S. will ever move away from the tipping culture?”

“I think it has gotten out of hand,” the person wrote. “Two glasses of wine for $20 gets a $4 (20 percent) tip. Two beers for $6 gets a $1.25 tip. Who came up with this system? Just pay the people what the market will bear while complying with minimum wage laws like every other job where folks do not work for tips.”

With so many in the American workforce depending on gratuities to make a living, it’s hard to stand your ground and not tip when you get subpar service. You don’t want to be called a “jerk” for withholding an important part of someone’s pay.

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