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Has tipping culture gone too far? | Thomas Farley | TEDxBronxvilleHS

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A gratuity is a tip, a voluntary payment given to an employee for services rendered, often in the service industry, or a mandatory service charge added to a bill

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A gratuity is a tip, a voluntary payment given to an employee for services rendered, often in the service industry, or a mandatory service charge added to a bill

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"Nearly 9 in 10 Americans think tipping culture has gotten out of control."

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Tipping culture refers to the social practice and custom of giving a customer voluntary extra payment for services or a required extra charge added to the bill

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"To give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them" (Cambridge).

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Why do we tip, and does it make any sense? Tuck professor Laurens Debo creates a modeling framework to find some answers to these economically significant questions.

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“The places that draw attention are settings where you don’t feel like you’re receiving any service and yet you’re compelled to tip because of a technology that’s saying, do you want to leave $1, $2, or 3 dollars or a 15, 20, 25 percent tip.”

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It’s hard to go nearly anywhere today without being asked one question: Would you like to leave a tip? While the answer is usually yes in places like restaurants or nail salons, there are more establishments now you might wonder why are asking.

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Here's Why I'm Radically Against Tipping Now

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The act of giving an amount of money to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant

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Has U.S. Tipping Culture Reached a Tipping Point?

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The United States is notorious for its tipping culture, and many Americans believe it’s spiraled out of control. Despite these frustrations, University of Houston professor and hospitality attorney Stephen Barth says American tipping culture is far from a tipping point — in fact, it’s more deeply entrenched than ever.

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"Experts say that's because of the newer and sleeker-looking Point-of-Sale, or POS, systems by tech companies like Square, Toast and Clover, who also have increased their sales as a result. The pressure to tip well in front of the tip receiver, before a service is completed, or in front of other customers makes a difference for many."

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Why Tipping Is So Out Of Control In The U.S.

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The History of Tipping: How Tipping Came to America

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Learn all about the history of tipping in restaurants in the USA. Discover the history in the 1850’s to present and what the future of tips looks like.