Dave Bradley
Nov 6 · 1 min read

How does “inflation” affect how much percentage one should tip??? Don’t you know that by tipping a certain percentage of the tab that inflation is AUTOMATICALLY indexed into tipping?

In other words, that steak that cost $20 four years ago would generate a $3 tip then @ 15%; now the steak costs $30 and generates a $4.50 tip at 15%. MAGIC! No need to increase the percentage. EVER! The “acceptable” tip percentage should never go up. But it does for some crazy reason.

You get a “raise” every time your restaurant increases its prices. It’s a very simple concept. Why has the “acceptable” tip percentage crept up to 18 or 20%? Years ago it was 10%. Then 12, then 15, then 18 … all while the tips were increasing on their own because of price of meal increases. You get 15% from me unless the service is exceptional.

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