u/itsTomHagen ·
Reddit — r/FluentInFinance
· May 25, 2026 at 12:55
· ⬆ 95 pts
· 💬 94 comments
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The post discusses the rising suggested tip percentages (20% becoming the new minimum) and consumer frustration with "tipflation" amid already higher food prices.
Author’s thesis is that tipping culture is being manipulated to extract more money from customers, but they still support tipping for actual service.
Quality assessment: Noise. This is an opinion / cultural observation with no financial data, company analysis, or market relevance. Not DD.
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Is it just me, or are tip suggestions getting out of hand?
I remember when **15% was normal**, **18% was good**, and **20% was for great service**. Now some restaurants start the suggestions at **20%**, then go to **23% and 26%**, like 15% doesn’t even exist anymore.
And this is on top of food prices already going up. The meal itself is more expensive, so the same percentage already equals a bigger tip than it did a few years ago.
I’m not against tipping. I tip. But I don’t like the way these receipts are clearly designed to push people into tipping more by making 20% look like the minimum.
What happened to 15% and 18% being normal options?