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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My Dad taught me that as a kid. I'm extremely supportive of wait staff, and I'm an excellent tipper (25% is not unusual), but I'm not tipping on tax. I draw the line there.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    How is that different than tipping 22% (or whatever) on the post-tax? I swear people lose all rationality when it comes to tips.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Probably nothing, but it just makes sense to tip on the actual bill. Why am I tipping the government tax?

    So now I have to figure the 25% tip before tax, then the 22% after tax, then decide which I want to pay, etc. Just tip on the pretax amount. Why is that controversial? How is that "losing rationality?"

    Why does this require any discussion? You want to pay a tip on the tax, go wild. I've used my method for decades, and my servers get tipped well. I don't think I've lost any rationality.

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