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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by throwawaysleep on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:27PM (#42659757)
Standards increase over time and everyone wants to be at the higher end of a standard, slowly moving what is typical upward.
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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by voisin on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:38PM (#42659907)
It is a percentage though. The cost of the underlying item is increasing over time so the tips increase as well. What’s the excuse for increasing the percentage applied to an increasing basis?
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