These observations about national differences in terms of changed tipping practices are fascinating. I’d be super curious about possible regional differences within countries also. In Washington DC I too observed the widespread emergence of these new tipping practices. However, down in north central Florida, I haven’t observed them. Completely anecdotal of course...but there could be interesting state level and/or big city/ small town differences.
Hi April, yes, I'd be interested to understand those differences as well. I have a Twitter follower from Missouri and he seems to suggest that the tipping issues we're seeing in major coastal metro areas haven't reached his community yet. I suppose some issues could be:
-Businesses in areas with lower incomes fearing customer response to new tipping suggestions.
-Cultural differences related to tipping.
-Slower uptake of contactless credit card payment systems that facilitate tiplfation and tipcreep.
These observations about national differences in terms of changed tipping practices are fascinating. I’d be super curious about possible regional differences within countries also. In Washington DC I too observed the widespread emergence of these new tipping practices. However, down in north central Florida, I haven’t observed them. Completely anecdotal of course...but there could be interesting state level and/or big city/ small town differences.
Hi April, yes, I'd be interested to understand those differences as well. I have a Twitter follower from Missouri and he seems to suggest that the tipping issues we're seeing in major coastal metro areas haven't reached his community yet. I suppose some issues could be:
-Businesses in areas with lower incomes fearing customer response to new tipping suggestions.
-Cultural differences related to tipping.
-Slower uptake of contactless credit card payment systems that facilitate tiplfation and tipcreep.