Tipping culture, boosted by pandemic, is annoying Americans, survey finds
Tip your servers. And the people who deliver food to you through DoorDash or UberEats. And, also, tip your hairstylists and barbers. And your cleaners, your babysitters, your plumbers, your movers.Now a survey finds that most Americans are growing weary of tipping — and some are responding by rejecting what has long been customary in the service industry.
"We're being asked to tip more than ever," said Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate."And people are tipping less." Hairdressers are the next most-tipped workers, with 53 percent of respondents saying they always tip their stylist or barber. But that percentage is declining, the survey found: A survey taken a year ago found that 66 percent of people tipped those workers.
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