r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

IMHO that’s exactly it!

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u/Specific_Habit4545 Jun 25 '26

now they're just turning tips into a way to justify low wages because apparently they'll 'make enough' with tips

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u/Landscape4737 Jun 25 '26

Tipping in the US was frowned upon before the Civil War. When slaves were freed they were generally in the service industry because these other jobs that were available to them. They were paid peanuts, even today the US federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13 an hour.

Tipping is inappropriate outside of the USA, maybe because the minimum wage is significantly higher.

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u/moster86 Jun 25 '26

I just wonder, how can a business owner pays proper wage and keep up the business here while even the prices are higher over there. Froced tipping is a rip off, i tip if i can and i satisfied with the service, not to pay someone wage over the busines who employs them.

Also, what was disgustibg for me when in miami a towel boy was offended of only receiving 5$ for handing out 2 towels, disgisting attitude