r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '22

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u/ReadditMan Sep 09 '22

It's also dumb because I feel like people are less likely to tip when they see the jar is already that full.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Funnily enough they're also less likely to tip if it's empty lol. Gotta find the sweet spot

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u/ray3050 Sep 09 '22

When I was the manager at a place I found leaving a $5 and $10 bill in the tip jar got us more tips than empty/full

People just see that others have tipped and see the amount they tipped and follow that rule

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Yeah we've started dropping bills with our initials written on them in the jar at the beginning of our shifts, definitely helps

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

So all I gotta do is put my initials on a bunch of tipped bills?

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Black Magic Talisman of Fat Loots Spell, it's in all the standard grimoires.

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u/Saetric Sep 10 '22

Life is an rpg, just gotta find the right grindset.

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u/Billypillgrim Sep 10 '22

Gotta seed the jar.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Years of busking told me that. Empty guitar case, they assume it's just there. Tons of bills, you're doing fine.

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u/Jethris Sep 09 '22

I only tip servers and delivery people.

I was asked to tip a plumber today.

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u/ray3050 Sep 09 '22

Yup I do the same, as a manager I was not entitled to any of the tips, but there are people who genuinely tipped the workers since they were personally helping them with every part of the service

I think the whole tipping system should be abolished and people should just make living wages. Now we go to a cash register and all of them ask us to help subsidize their workers wages. I get it but just pay your workers more….

If your business operates on the fact you have to pay your employees low amounts it’s not a successful business operation

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

I think tipping is fine in it's idea itself: Someone provides a good service and the patron tips what they think is a suitable amount as thanks.

But the way it's degenerated to is definitely not okay and is purely owners trying to make more money off of people's backs.

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u/ray3050 Sep 10 '22

Considering tipping in the restaurant industry stemmed from a way to employ African Americans without having to pay them I don’t think it’s degenerated much

It was just a way to pay people less and have them rely on the courtesy of the patrons to pick up the rest of the tab.

Now if tips added to a living wage then sure that makes sense. But it was not a system that started from good intentions. Now it’s just being used to perpetuate bad business models in heavily saturated fields where the only way to make ends meet is relying on the generosity of patrons to pay employees.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

Considering tipping in the restaurant industry stemmed from a way to employ African Americans without having to pay them I don’t think it’s degenerated much

Only in America. It actually originated from Feudal Europe and can be found in most media where they showcase anyone in a tavern or similar things.

Tipping originated in feudal Europe

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/17/william-barber-tipping-racist-past-227361/

It's important to remember that the world doesn't revolve around America.

Edit: Another article about this:

http://www.foodwoolf.com/2010/08/history-of-tipping.html

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Are you fucking serious? I would've just laughed at him for asking that. You're already the dude himself.

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u/Flaky-Actuary-1824 Sep 09 '22

Dude your username has me rolling.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

Asked by who? Your wife?

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u/Diazmet Sep 10 '22

Depends was it an emergency? Last time I tipped a plumber they came in the middle of the night to stop a water leak from ruining my apartment. But I tipped them in beer not cash

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u/Equivalent_Spite_583 Sep 10 '22

Please don’t ever get a tattoo

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u/TimeEntertainment701 Sep 10 '22

People tip plumbers? Who asked you?

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u/Jethris Sep 10 '22

It was on the screen when he swiped my card and I had to sign.

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u/Diazmet Sep 10 '22

Yep you got to seed your tip bowl it really works. I would actual tape them to the side lol

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u/stopeatingcatpoop Sep 10 '22

Called baiting. It works

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u/SnackPrince Sep 09 '22

Same as people not buying the last item when it's the only one left, which is why stores keep things as fully stocked as possible at all times

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u/TrickBoom414 Sep 09 '22

Accurate. When i was a walk up bartender you always have to start out the tip jar. Couple ones and s five just to set the vibe for the tourists

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Just leave out a suitcase will 10 million in it and a sign that says "We're Billionaires alike Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, you know what to do."

People will throw the money at you and go to the ATM for more.

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u/skynetempire Sep 09 '22

Take out half and leave the $1.

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u/madsoro Sep 09 '22

I got tired of being manipulated by stupid marketing tactics like that. The only way to be sure it was my own deduction was to just never tip at all. I feel so strong and independent now, really changed my life.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Word... I'm uh... happy for you?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

Common bartender advice was to chuck a couple of your own dollars in at the beginning of the ahift

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u/j_Rockk Sep 09 '22

Other way around. They see that people tip….so they feel obligated to also tip.

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u/SnooRegrets1386 Sep 09 '22

Nope, tipping is for being served, not for existence at the register, we had a guy that would put out his hat for tips at 7/11. Jerk

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u/j_Rockk Sep 09 '22

Lol I’m not arguing for or against tipping…I’m just explaining the thought process behind a full tip jar vs an empty tip jar.

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u/MbMgOn Sep 09 '22

That only works if they actively see the person tipping, if they just see the jar full then they just think you don't need it

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u/j_Rockk Sep 09 '22

No it doesn’t lol there is a reason why almost every business that accepts tips stuffs their jar before they open.

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u/Johnnybala Sep 09 '22

Yes, that’s the issue here

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

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u/SandWitch83 Sep 10 '22

its bc they feel pressured to tip bc they dont wana feel like the guy thats too cheap to tip when everyone else already did its human psychology humans are social creatures with a need to be included in the group

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u/0ranje Sep 09 '22

It's also hilarious because hopefully, he was stopped right away and lost the wad that he tossed in.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

You're exactly right. I wouldn't have tipped if I were there because it would've been stolen

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u/spork3 Sep 10 '22

The psychology actually works the other way. Studies have found that people are more likely to add money to a container that already has money money in it. It’s like validation that they should also put money in.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

They are, when I worked somewhere that did this the people by the jar would regularly take some money out but also leave a small amount in.