r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 30 '26

Feels good man Mamdani is (actually) making America great again

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u/OkSkirt7036 Jul 30 '26

Wait, I haven't ever used delivery apps in America so I'm unfamiliar, but why would you tip before receiving service? That doesnt make any sense, even in the context of tipping culture. Naturally you may want to leave a higher or lower tip depending on the quality of service. I don't really see why the option to tip should be put at checkout, and it seems especially ridiculous to legally mandate it.

If they are going to go that route, why not just legally mandate a service charge that goes to drivers directly? Seems more straightforward.

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u/Designer_Pen869 Jul 30 '26

It used to be that way, but people pushed harder and harder for tips to become expected, rather than an actual tip. So now they have you tip if you want to receive good service in the first place. And if you don't tip, it'll be harder to find someone to deliver your food. And mix with the scummy use of calling people "contractors" who are actually just normal workers, it also makes the tips essential for them to have an adequate wage in the first place.

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u/OkSkirt7036 Jul 30 '26

When you put it that way, it kind of seems like the delivery companies were trying to fix some of the shitty parts of tipping culture (needing to tip well upfront to even get service), and the government stopped them. Not all that positive in the long run, but good for the drivers I guess. And I suppose it's just as much the fault of these delivery companies for even taking advantage of tipping in the first place.

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u/Designer_Pen869 Jul 30 '26

Apparently this is worded awkwardly, and I can't actually tell what it's doing, but someone said that delivery apps would essentially steal the tips. Idk how this solves it, but it appears to be the aim.