How tipping has become a problem in the US

walk into any store or business these days and you will be confronted most likely with an iPad that's prompting you to leave a tip now this isn't just at your local coffee shop or the cafe you're also seeing these iPads everywhere we're talking boutiques when you're buying clothes gas stations when you're just trying to grab a Diet Coke tip prompts have even found their way online onto a baby formula Retailer's website where if you tip you're able to get your order faster so do you really what do you really need to know when it comes to tipping etiquette and exactly what should be done here with more on. Before we get into the do's and don'ts of tipping what's behind this massive explosion that we have seen and the need to tip because I was always brought up that you tip when you're satisfied with the service that you've received absolutely I was brought up that way too and I think during the pandemic we all got more generous because we were so grateful to the delivery drivers to the restaurant workers it was such an unsure time so we went above and beyond with our tips and now that is what is expected well this subject certainly got us talking in our morning meeting today and that begs the question about etiquette around tipping we're used to tipping at restaurants right at hotels but what about coffee shops for example because that seems to be the expectation more and more you've got that iPad they turn it around and you're expected to put in a tip there with that Barista right in front of you I know and even worse with the line behind you of 20 people so you don't want to be seen as cheap it's a very stressful moment I completely understand at a coffee shop the rule is 20 if you're getting a complicated beverage but if you are just getting a cup of black coffee one to two dollars will suffice so then you should tip every time you do order a coffee or croissant or anything like that it sounds like absolutely you do have to tip during those moments what what about a restaurant because I think standard is 20 but is that the minimum because it looks like from this full screen we're showing that there's some situations you should be tipping up to 25 percent so it used to be 15 to 20 percent was the spectrum of tipping at a restaurant

but now it has inflated to 20 to 25 that is correct what about some other services you know we were talking about salons today for example I mean I always had the expectation you're supposed to tip at least 20 percent has anything shifted on that front salons it is the same as it's always been 20 to your main stylist and then five to ten dollars to the assistants so whether that's the person shampooing your hair or assisting maybe with color or with blow dry those second like those people five to ten dollars what about teachers there was a debate whether or not you should be giving them gift cards we're talking about end of the year or maybe when we get closer to the holidays is that something that should be done and what about giving cash in that situation absolutely do not give teachers cash why not but I think around the holidays like unless it was yeah don't get don't get your teachers cash but around the holidays I think it's very nice to show your appreciation with a gift card with a baked good with a really nice card it's really what you can afford but you know teachers work so hard and I don't think there's any reason not to give them some token of your appreciation whether it's a gift card or otherwise I want to get back to that earlier point you made about why tipping suddenly became so ubiquitous that having to tip everywhere because you said that people became more generous during the pandemic but I wonder if there's a bit of a backlash that's now happening are we still seeing people be generous with the tips are they still shelling out money that way or is there some Reckoning here that's happening where people start to say well why do I have to tip for everything I mean what it what is the data bear out absolutely I think there is what I would call tipping fatigue we are sick of being asked to tip every time that we make a purchase if we're going to a bodega for a bottle of water we don't want to tip on that and I understand I don't think in that situation you should but the real issue here is that workers aren't being paid enough and consumers are being forced to compensate their wages with tips so workers could be making as little as four dollars an hour with the promise of that being bumped up to minimum wage by the generosity of customers so it's a lot of pressure on us to take out our wallet, just the fact that so many of these workers are paid below minimum wage and really rely on the tips that we're providing as a consumer.