#tipflation
November 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
November 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
WHY IS JIMMY JOHN'S ASKING ME FOR A TIP?!

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November 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
October 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
tipflation but awesome:
your serving your tables and every tip you get inflates you (air, water, whatever) depending on tip percentage, 20% being baseline. at the end of your shift you are either waddling around ($) or completely immobile ($$$). everyones happy!
September 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Apps charge massive markups to consumers and pay $2 to couriers, leaving tips to bridge the gap.

It's an engineered culture war designed to protect billion-dollar margins.

The Tipping Trap breakdown on Observer's Lounge:
observerslounge.com/the-tipping-...
The Tipping Trap: Tipflation, Gig Economy Subsidies
The solution isn’t to snap at counter staff, nor is it to demand that tapped-out working-class customers double their tips to offset billion-dollar tech platforms.
observerslounge.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Tipflation Is Bankrupting Restaurants - Here's Why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGF3...
Tipflation Is Bankrupting Restaurants - Here's Why
YouTube video by Dave Allred TheRealBarman (Bar Patrol)
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September 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
"Guilt as a business strategy."
Tipflation Is Bankrupting Restaurants - Here's Why
YouTube video by Dave Allred TheRealBarman (Bar Patrol)
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Trinkgeld-Nudging: Wie Gastronomen und Payment-Anbieter das bargeldlose Bezahlen wieder ruinieren www.it-finanzmagazin.de/trinkgeld-nu...
Trinkgeld-Nudging: Wie Gastronomen und Payment-Anbieter das bargeldlose Bezahlen wieder ruinieren
Deutschland lernt bargeldlos – und importiert die US-Tipflation. Was die Payment-Dienstleister gegen diese US-Gepflogenheiten tun können.
www.it-finanzmagazin.de
August 21, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Just raise the minimum wage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bned...
How Much Should Consumers Have to Pay for Tipflation? Troy Iwata Investigates | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 21, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Is It Time to Ban Tipping? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Is It Time to Ban Tipping? | The Tyee
As ‘tipflation’ irks customers, here’s a better deal for workers.
thetyee.ca
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Tipflation is a thing.
And it’s causing a backlash.
It’s not about service anymore.
January 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Is It Time to Ban Tipping? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Is It Time to Ban Tipping? | The Tyee
As ‘tipflation’ irks customers, here’s a better deal for workers.
thetyee.ca
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Tipping Was Never About Service. It Was About Power

Tipping was never about rewarding good service; it began as a power move for European aristocrats and was later twisted into a system of racial exploitation in post-Civil War America. This dark history explains the modern chaos of "tipflation"…
Tipping Was Never About Service. It Was About Power
Tipping was never about rewarding good service; it began as a power move for European aristocrats and was later twisted into a system of racial exploitation in post-Civil War America. This dark history explains the modern chaos of "tipflation" and why that digital prompt for a tip feels less like a thank you and more like a demand.
wearefalse.co
September 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Congress is basically telling you that tipflation is over. “I pay taxes, you don’t” is going to be the dominant mechanic going forward.
May 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Seriously, folks, tipflation is getting out of control.

Long story short, I went to a bachelor party over the weekend, stopped at a club, asked for change, and instead of getting 20 singles, they gave me 10 $2 bills.🤦‍♂️
December 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Bottom line, (some of) you MF’ers are cheap. Take care of your service workers!

sfstandard.com/2025/07/25/b... The best and worst tipping cities in the Bay Area
When it comes to tipping, one of the Bay Area's least affluent cities is its most generous
Data analyzed by payments processor Square indicates that we may be experiencing "tipflation" fatigue.
sfstandard.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The challenge I have with the solution of "just do living wages" is I have heard local businesses talk about having wanted to be living wage employers and not being able to keep that going.
We need another mechanism that spans the gap.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Is It Time to Ban Tipping? | The Tyee
As ‘tipflation’ irks customers, here’s a better deal for workers.
thetyee.ca
January 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Tipflation!
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Yep, a tricky problem. I move around a lot and apparently don't have many people I'd like to see socially, weekly.

Did the post from a daughter figure, of her (I believe) granddad's Sunday coffee klatch agenda cross your feed? I think "tipflation" was one of the items.
November 25, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Video: The Hidden Psychology behind Tipflation [24:03]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmNH...
The Hidden Psychology behind Tipflation
YouTube video by Phil Edwards
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February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM