A Radically Different Tipping Culture, Has Emerged Since Pre-COVID.<br />CNN reports that more and more <br />businesses are offering customers <br />the option to leave a tip. .<br />CNN reports that more and more <br />businesses are offering customers <br />the option to leave a tip. .<br />According to data from Toast, about 48% of all <br />purchases at fast food restaurants and coffee <br />shops included a tip in the last quarter of 2022.<br />That's 11% higher than it was <br />before the COVID pandemic.<br />Meanwhile, the same data also <br />showed that people in the <br />United States are tipping less overall.<br />Last quarter, the tipping percentage <br />in quick-service restaurants dropped <br />from 16.4% in 2022 to reach 15.9%. .<br />According to experts, <br />part of the reason <br />people are tipping <br />less is because <br />of rising inflation. .<br />At the same time, experts suggest that the <br />overwhelming number of places offering the option <br />to tip has led people to become less generous.<br />As a result, tipping culture has <br />transformed into something radically <br />different than it was just a few years ago.<br />CNN reports that amid the pandemic, people were <br />encouraged to tip generously to help support restaurants <br />and businesses, which raised expectations for gratuity.<br />The pandemic also pushed businesses to shift to <br />digital payments, replacing cash tip jars with tablet <br />touch screens now widely found in many establishments
