Why do Tipping Rates Keep Rising?

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This article is about Asides Thursday, 22nd June 2006 (by J.D. Roth)

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October 13th, 2006 at 10:23 am
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Herb Says:
October 13th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
No one wants to be seen as cheap, so a lot of people tend to tip slightly above what they think of as the norm. I think this pushes the “norm” up slowly over time.
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april Says:
December 11th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I have worked as a waitress (both part time and full time) for the past 8 years. The hourly wage in North Carolina is $2.13/hr. As inflation continues to drive prices up, our costs go up (as well as yours). So naturally, the ‘preferred’ tipping amount will go up. We also have to tip out our front of the house staff, bartenders and occasionally the kitchen. So the fortune everyone thinks we make is divided amongst living expenses and the taxes that are not covered by our hourly wage.

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