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    Why am I supposed to tip the bar tender for just opening a $6 beer bottle for me but not the salesperson at the clothing store who went in the back room for 10 minutes to find a shirt in my size and then offered to steam it for me.

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    • bartender $/hour < salesperson $/houruan
    • (wages)uan
    • ^Gnash
    • Can't the employer just pay them better wage. Instead of guilt the customerpango
    • In some states / countries, waiters are paid at least minimum wage.doggydoggdog
    • Then, Level up and tip the sales guy who handed you the shirt?dyspl
    • Tipping should only ever be at the customers choice, if they're particularly happy with the service.set
    • Customary service charge is a God awful Americanism that has found it's way over here. Fucking awful and bizarre concept.set
    • Because it means employer has excuses to pay staff a lower wage. It's an American thing. And I pretend to be a tourist all the time. Lolpango
    • I tipped an old guy who did a horrible job yesterday because I felt bad he was old. I wake up this morning and now my watch he worked on stopped at 3am.pinkfloyd
    • I loved living in Japan. Zero tip culture as it's seen as demeaning. "Oh look you poor peasant, here's some small change for you" ~ said in a Lordy voice.shapesalad
    • lol @ tipping. Don't eat out and you won't have to worry about the welfare of a human choosing to be paid $2.13 an hourimbecile
    • Just had some drinks at a place that automatically charged 12% to bill for 'providing a living wage' for its employees.futurefood
    • The server then explained that any extra tip would be split among serving stafffuturefood
    • Why the fuck should you have to worry about the welfare of someone, especially if they're doing a shit job?set
    • If they do a good job, great, tip, otherwise they can get fucked.set
    • Just a different a restaurant owner can pass off the responsibility to pay higher wage to its employees by...futurefood
    • ...Placing it on the customer.futurefood
    • ^^ way*futurefood
    • Dog, did you has school? 2 reasons; a tip will pay off later when it's packed and you get fast service. And presumambly, you're not tipsy when clothes shop.BustySaintClaire
    • My in laws try to tip everyone including farmers in farmer's markets in Turkey whenever I take them there. Creates a lot of confusion that I have to mediate.Beeswax
    • Turkey is so plentiful, I will start tipping with turkeyfuturefood
    • If beer prices at the bar weren't so inflated, I'd be less pissed about tipping someone. But $6 + tip for a $2 beer, fuk off.section_014
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