We are all familiar with the following situation: you just ordered a coffee, and after tapping your credit card, the pay kiosk swivels around to show the suggested tip amount of 25% to 30%. What do ...

In a trend that some pundits are calling "tipflation," many Americans are being asked to tip more and far more often than they have in previous years, especially before COVID. Professor Ismail Karabas ...

The size of tips left by American restaurant-goers has shrunk in recent years. Across the country, the overall tipping average for restaurants came in at 18.8% in the third quarter of 2024, Toast data ...

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