Australians’ tipping habits fail to keep up with rising restaurant prices, data reveals (www.theguardian.com)

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Australians’ tipping habits are not keeping pace with higher menu prices, new research shows, as household costs soar and diners grapple with pandemic-era hospitality charges.

A report by Lightspeed Commerce, using payments platform data, found that the average tip amount dropped in August to 8.1% of a total bill.

This is the lowest amount in four years recorded by the point-of-sale and software company, and the first time it has dropped below 9% since early 2021.

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago

FUCK TIPPING.

I was glad to see this bit at the end:

The number of payments with tips has remained stable throughout the last year with 0.52% of payments including a tip in August 2023, according to Lightspeed.

Still, we really do have to be vigilant in our efforts to prevent tipping being normalised. You can bet restaurant owners are going to be pushing it whenever they see an opportunity, so we need to be pushing back harder.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Does that represent the US tourists who tip out of habit?

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