Twitter is extremely unhappy with this tipping “trick” that shorts waiters money
We’re always looking for ways to save money—but not at the expense of other people. And Twitter is decidedly not happy with a viral video that offers a simple money-saving “tipping trick” that basically just amounts to tipping less. In the recently re-surfaced clip, CNBC claims this life hack “could save you over $400 a year.” Cool, except it encourages good tippers (those who generally tip 20%) to give their servers less money based on a technicality.
CNBC reporter Zack Guzman calls tipping a “seemingly insignificant decision that can add up over time,” which “could save you over $400 without looking cheap.” He said that instead of moving the decimal point and then doubling the bill (which gives you roughly 20%), he advises doubling the tax amount, which gets you to around 16-18%.
CNBC spoke to some people on the street about the “trick,” prompting one woman to say,
"Now that I'm thinking about it, it feels a little dirty. It just feels like you're going out of your way almost to look at the number that's clearly gonna give that person less money just because."
Check out the video below:
This simple tipping trick could save you over $400 a year: https://t.co/MhES06lRHl via @CNBCMakeIt pic.twitter.com/SRp8L6FFYb
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 8, 2019
And many on Twitter were not pleased.
This simple tipping trick could mean you're a sack of shit
— Michelle Spies (@spies_please) April 8, 2019
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Nice! Also pushing down old ladies and stealing the change in their wallets could earn you up to $385/year! Gotta be on the lookout for these important tips on how to be the fucking worst.
— maura quint (@behindyourback) April 8, 2019
Here’s a tip……..you can still delete this
— Grant Pardee (@grantpardee) April 9, 2019
This vid makes me so angry, wow
It tells people to save money by tipping on their pre-tax total, that that still “follows rules of etiquette” ???
Clear that nobody in any stage of production of this vid has ever worked in food service
Fuck you @CNBC for real pic.twitter.com/kFdAcoMiWh
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) April 8, 2019
If you want to save fucking money then skip a dessert or two but fucking over servers that make 2-4 dollars an hour on pre tax is total bullshit.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) April 8, 2019
Tip your servers at least 20%, you monsters pic.twitter.com/ixcifac38o
— AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) April 9, 2019
Maybe a better way to save money is to cook at home or skip out on dessert, and not encouraging people to tip less. Thoughts?
