[lotsofpulp]

That is crazy to me. 15% is for good service, 20% might be for exceptional service. It's already a percent, no need to adjust for inflation.

I love seeing college kids tip 25% at food trucks with their clover iPad or square terminal. First of all, there is no waiter or service, and secondly, the options presented are 18%, 20%, and 25% or something equally stupid. I'm always fascinated that these kids with no income have no problem hitting the 25% button...for nothing.

[fwip]

College kids know what it's like to be broke, and on average, feel that food-service workers don't make enough money.

It's like the studies that show that poor people give a greater share of their income to charity.

[pessimizer]

I'm a 10% for bad service, 20% for not bad service kind of guy. It honestly takes all of my internal effort not to tip 20% for bad service.

> ...for nothing.

...for to pay someone who is working for them. The indirection of wage labor isn't enough of an excuse for me to not attempt to make sure the person who is working for me is compensated to my standard.

[lotsofpulp]

Then you're letting employers take advantage of you. The whole tip system is a scam in the first place. It should be a business's responsibility to price appropriately.

[deadmetheny]

A 25% tip is crazy. Our machine shows 15%, 20%, and "other", and I'd say we average something like 10% in tips any given day. Considering the level of service one gets from a food truck, that feels pretty fair to me.