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The question is, where does it stop? Should we tip our mail carrier? After all, they put our mail in our mailbox. How about the person at McDonald's? They did the same thing as the person at Jersey Mike's that handed me a sandwich. How about Firemen or EMTs if they come to your house? Why not the checkout person at the grocery store?
I mean, if it makes sense to tip a bunch of the people who've now come to expect it, why not those folks? What's the difference between the two?
Tipping culture is out of hand and needs to stop. The original idea behind a tip was that it was used as an encouragement to go above and beyond, providing exemplary service. Now it's essentially just a surcharge, expected no matter how little or how good the service provided.
I tip when in the appropriate situation, but to be honest I'd rather we just pay people what they're worth rather than relying on some archaic, random system to (maybe) provide them with a living wage. It's stupid and makes zero sense. My dislike of tipping has nothing to do with being a cheapskate – I'd be fine with my meal being 20% more expensive if the money were going to the waitstaff so that they were paid a fair wage. Of course, that's the rub, but that's a different discussion.
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