Poll: How Much Should You Tip?
Find out by comparing the size of the gratuity you leave—when dining or taking a taxi for instance—to what others do
Figuring out what to tip has never been easy, but it’s fair to say it’s becoming even more mathematically challenging.
Blame it on "tipflation." These days more service workers than before seem to expect a tip—think coffee shop baristas, fast-food restaurant servers, even deli or bakery cashiers. Add to that the point-of-sale display screens that pressure you into tipping—and doing so generously. With their pre-calculated tip sizes, often starting at 20 percent, they can make a public display out of something you used to do more in private.
