Tipping

A survey shows that almost three out of four people feel tipping has gotten completely out of hand.

Call it a tip or call it a bribe, we are all used to giving a little extra money “To Insure Prompt Service.”

The data was gathered from 79,000 restaurants across the country and includes only tips made via credit card or other digital means.

Apparently, we're not very good tippers in New Jersey

However, what caught my attention, was a second tip line. There was a suggestion for a "kitchen" tip. I had never seen that before. We go out pretty often, and this was a new concept to me.

Around the holidays it can start to feel like you are accepting an Oscar. You start mentally rattling off the people you have to thank for “making it all possible”. So who do we tip and how much? Some people don’t believe in tipping someone for just doing their job while others hand out 20s like tic tacs. I dug in to find out what is socially acceptable for holiday tipping so you don’t look like a Scrooge.

Honestly this a great guide for any state you live this holiday season.

It's a sentiment that's been hotly contested among those that know me. I tip at the counter on to-go food orders, and apparently that doesn't make me popular.

I asked you if you tip gas attendants and now I feel like I've been doing it wrong my entire driving life.

There is only one answer to this topic, and I am 100% right.

There are so many things we are NOT allowed to do in New Jersey. So many in fact, I call our state, NO JERSEY. It fits.

Whether it's 5% or 20%, tipping can be confusing, especially around the holidays. Who gets a tip? Who doesn't? How MUCH do you tip someone?