Tipping Fatigue Is Real: Why Millions of Americans Are Refusing to Go Out

[00:00:00]Everybody, listen. There's a lot of things wrong with our world today, but one thing that is getting absolutely out of control is the tipping situation.

[00:00:08]Everybody wants a tip for everything.

[00:00:10]It's insane, man. I was at Dunkin' Donuts today. I got myself a glazed donut and a strawberry frosted donut with no sprinkles cuz I'm a veteran.

[00:00:18]Okay, the girl at the counter said, "$5.34, please." I said, "No problem."

[00:00:21]Then a tip option came up on the screen.

[00:00:24]Problem.

[00:00:25]My options were 15%, 20%, 25%, and custom.

[00:00:30]I'm sorry. What did you do to deserve a tip?

[00:00:34]Yeah.

[00:00:35]Tipping fatigue is turning into a real crisis here in the United States. And you're probably thinking, "Well, why?

[00:00:43]Why are we too good to tip?" Well, that's not the argument here. The argument is the American people are tired of seeing this option. Not for the people that deserve it, but for those that did nothing or that it is a such a high price thing that why am I tipping on that? Why am I tipping on renting a jet ski?

[00:01:06]What did you do?

[00:01:08]Why am I tipping on going through an automated car wash and you're just the attendant standing there? You did nothing.

[00:01:16]Why am I tipping on those? These are things that real Americans are having issues with. Want to show you something.

[00:01:22]Look at this.

[00:01:23]It says, "Tipping culture has gone too far, Americans say."

[00:01:28]"These states tipped the least." Says a recent study shows California ranks the last in generosity as tipping fatigue spreads across the US.

[00:01:38]This is what we are now learning is that California is the worst at tipping. You want to know why? It's not because they don't feel that people deserve the money. It's because costs are so high that people are just tired of raising their costs even more, having even more expenses Because now they have to tip.

[00:02:00]I want to tell you a story.

[00:02:02]I was recently at a mechanic, okay?

[00:02:04]Recently, like within the past month.

[00:02:06]And one of the things that they said was that okay, this is what it's going to cost. This is the out the door, this is what it's going to be. Okay, perfect.

[00:02:15]Okay, no problem with that. I can do that. All right. Then you go and get it done. Okay, you go get the thing done.

[00:02:21]All right.

[00:02:22]And then they turn the machine around and say, "Okay, here you go.

[00:02:25]You know, the cost is, you know, 400 whatever dollars." And well, just a few questions.

[00:02:31]One of those questions is, "Well, do you want to tip?"

[00:02:34]No, I do not want to tip. Again, I bring this up and I brought it up many times before.

[00:02:40]Why am I going to tip on something that Again, this was mostly a part.

[00:02:44]A part that took less than 30 minutes for them to do. Which I paid them handsomely for the the service. Okay?

[00:02:52]Way more than probably they deserved.

[00:02:54]But I paid them for it.

[00:02:56]Again, it was mostly the part. And I know they're raising the cost on the part from what they actually purchased it for.

[00:03:03]Want to play something for you though, okay? Let's do this one right here.

[00:03:06]>> Tipping culture is getting out of hand now in America. I'm going to call it what I like to call an epidemic. I'm at the coffee shop recently. I order my coffee black, right? I was not loved as a child, so that's why I do that. But the lady takes it, puts it from the pot in the coffee cup, no problem. Flips the screen around and says, "Hey, it's going to ask you a couple questions." And I said, "Oh, oh, is it now?" Because I know you know the question it's going to ask. I know the question. We all know it, you're not fooling anyone. Not everything deserves a tip. I went to go get new tires on my truck, and they literally had the screen turn around and had the audacity to say, "Would you like to tip?" And I said, [clears throat] "No."

[00:03:41]Not at all. The only thing that screen should be saying is, "Is this total correct? Did we price gouge you for these tires?" Yes, you did. Tip tip >> Yeah. Again, people are getting tired of They're tired of it and maybe you are as well.

[00:03:56]But let me ask you this question.

[00:03:58]Where is one time that you have actually, you know, seen where you are almost fed up that they asked you for a tip?

[00:04:07]Okay, let let me ask you this.

[00:04:09]Okay, I have one.

[00:04:11]Where was it?

[00:04:13]Because I'm curious. I want to give you mine, but let me know down the comment section. Where was it that you were shocked that they were asking for a tip?

[00:04:21]You want to know mine?

[00:04:23]You ready? You ready for this?

[00:04:25]The dentist.

[00:04:27]The dentist asked if I want to tip.

[00:04:31]Tip the dentist?

[00:04:33]No, I I don't. I'm paying for your service.

[00:04:36]Look at this one.

[00:04:38]It says average restaurant tip percentages and tipping trends in the US. Okay? Look at this right here.

[00:04:45]It says the average restaurant tip at Toast Restaurants in the US is 19.3% at full-service restaurants and 15.8% at quick-service restaurants. Here's the reason why I'm I'm giving you this, okay? Because of these two numbers right here, the 15.8 and the 19.3.

[00:05:04]Why should a sit-down restaurant, a full-service restaurant, get the same amount of a tip as a quick-service restaurant?

[00:05:12]Doesn't make any sense. Okay, if I'm going to a sit-down restaurant and I'm taking up a table, taking up their time, then I'm going to give them a good tip.

[00:05:20]It's going to be over 20% guaranteed every single time.

[00:05:24]But if I'm going to a coffee shop, okay? Uh there's a good chance, again, should I give a a dollar tip when the cost is like a dollar fifty? Probably not.

[00:05:37]So, I'm going to give them a what, a 66% tip on my on my order?

[00:05:43]Could.

[00:05:44]But usually if If a dollar fifty, cuz a lot of times I just get a a thing of water, like a a cup of water, just out with ice. Okay, a little bit of time, $1.50, just give them a quick 50 cents.

[00:05:54]Okay, you just fill it up with water, put some ice in it, no big deal, 50 cents. Okay?

[00:05:59]But, I want to I want to read you something else though. Look at this one.

[00:06:03]It says, "Restaurant tipping falls below 20% as consumers pull back."

[00:06:08]People are now tipping less because they still want to go out, still want to support the the the local restaurants and the coffee shops and all the you know do these services. They still want to support. But, at the same time they're trying to cut back. And I see this all the time and you probably do as well, where people will get on TikTok and they'll they'll show how somebody didn't tip them.

[00:06:31]And maybe it's for an Uber driver.

[00:06:33]And they want a you know a 20% tip.

[00:06:36]Maybe it's for somebody delivered a pizza. They didn't even make the pizza.

[00:06:40]But, they want a tip. They they're the driver. They want the tip. They want it's going to be a $15 order for one medium pizza. Okay, there you go.

[00:06:48]There's your pizza. Oh, you're not even tip me? You're not even give me like $5?

[00:06:54]No? Not?

[00:06:56]This is what people are getting a little bit tired of. Is why are we tipping so much for something that may not even require it.

[00:07:03]Again, should it be a pizza delivery person getting a tip? I think they should get a tip.

[00:07:08]Should the person making the pizza, should they get a tip? Probably.

[00:07:12]But again, this is why we're having tipping fatigue. Okay? This is why tipping culture is out of hand. Look at this one though.

[00:07:18]>> Yeah, they've lost their minds with tipping. Right? So, if I'm going to Chipotle, no. Sorry, I'm you know, I'm not tipping you for scooping the rice into my into my bowl while I stand in line. If I'm standing in line, I'm not tipping anyone. I'm sorry. Yeah, that >> What do you think about that? That if you are standing in a line, you're not tipping.

[00:07:47]Does that make sense?

[00:07:49]Would that mean that you wouldn't tip at Starbucks?

[00:07:53]Would that mean again you won't tip at Chipotle?

[00:07:57]Okay. Would you not tip at a local coffee shop or a a deli?

[00:08:01]I know I do.

[00:08:03]Uh it's not a lot, but if they're making me a sandwich, I'm going to tip. If I'm ordering a like a a soda and a bag of chips or two cookies from or even from Subway just for example, no sandwich, just I'm getting a you know two cookies or I'm getting a bag of chips and I'm getting a soda, which I grab the cup myself, am I going to give a tip on that? No. All you're doing is hitting the buttons on the register and then I'm paying you. I'm not going to tip for that.

[00:08:32]Am I going to tip if you make me a sandwich? Absolutely.

[00:08:36]But again, I want to know your thoughts.

[00:08:38]Do you think tipping culture here in the United States is getting out of hand?

[00:08:41]And do you have tipping fatigue yourself? Let me know down in the comment section below.