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Waitress sparks debate as she shares rage over tourists only tipping her 10% on $700 bill

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Updated 15:16 7 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 15:17 7 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Waitress sparks debate as she shares rage over tourists only tipping her 10% on $700 bill

The waitress caused quite the frenzy on social media last year

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A waitress has slammed a group of European tourists who left her a $70 tip - and people have some thoughts.

Last year, a waitress from New York made headlines after she weighed into the tipping culture debate.

Surely receiving a tip of $70 is pretty good, right? Well, you could certainly do a lot of with that couldn't you.

Tipping is a hugely divisive topic on social media. (Getty Stock Photo)
Tipping is a hugely divisive topic on social media. (Getty Stock Photo)

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But when you are talking about percentages and the typical rate in the US being 20 percent, many have questioned whether it's enough.

Over in the UK for instance, a normal tip can be anywhere between 10 and 15 percent. If you left that tip over here in the US, your server might assume you're unhappy with them.

Maddison, who works as a waitress in New York, doesn't believe a 10 percent tip is nearly enough.

She took to X last year to vent her frustration over the tip left by a table of tourists who'd come to visit the Big Apple from somewhere in Europe.

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They could have enjoyed some cheap meals of heavenly 99c pizza slices and hot dogs from street vendors, but instead they opted for some pricier dishes that racked up a check of $700.

20 percent is a standard tip in the US (Getty Stock Image/Grace Cary)
20 percent is a standard tip in the US (Getty Stock Image/Grace Cary)

In her post, Madison said the customers were 'chilling for HOURS' at the restaurant, after which her manager asked if they'd enjoyed their service and they responded to say they were 'over the moon'.

In spite of their enjoyment, the customers left a ten percent tip of $70.

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"[My manager] explained the customary tip is 20% and they were like “ok.” and left," Madison wrote.

The tip prompted the waitress to say she 'f**king hate[s] Europeans sometimes', with her frustration likely coming in part from the cultural differences in tipping between Europe and the US, where tipping is more heavily relied upon for earning.

Madison was not best pleased. (X/@madison_tayt)
Madison was not best pleased. (X/@madison_tayt)

Madison's frustration sparked debate online as X users discussed whether the tip was enough, with many people responding to argue $70 was plenty.

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"Only Americans would complain about a $70 tip," one person wrote, while another commented: "Tip culture almost borders on entitlement because why are you shaming people for giving you $70 for doing a job you're already paid to do?"

However, Madison argued that people who don't work in the US don't always understand that servers in the US make a lot of their wage from tips, adding: "We KNOW it’s bad. You’re not saying anything Americans aren’t painfully aware of. But you still need to tip while we fight this fight."

Featured Image Credit: X/@madison_tayt/Getty Stock Photo

Topics: Tipping, Europe, Money, US News

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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