The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future
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OCTOBER 26, 2022
When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. But tipping did not take off immediately in the U.S. Eating out was already expensive, so why would struggling Americans have to pay more on top of the bill? And restaurant owners took advantage—paying staff low wages and letting patrons take care of the rest.
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