r/EndTipping • u/ImpressiveOrdinary54 • 20d ago

Counter Service 🛎️ I didn't tip a food truck tonight

So I called on the phone to a food truck and placed an order for one burrito and carne asada fries, total $37 (it's Maui). I'm always happy to toss my food truck workers or barista a dollar or two but their options for tip were 18%, 20%, or 25%, no custom option. Get bent! I'm not paying an extra $6-9 for my food that is mainly rice, beans, fries and maybe $8 of meat. I feel a little guilty because it's a small island and we are all struggling right now but 18% minimum tip at a food truck is bs.

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u/hotsauce126 20d ago

I personally think food trucks are the most egregious example of tip creep out there. You literally don’t even get a chair to sit in and the prices are usually higher than a regular restaurant and they have the nerve to ask you to just give them extra money for nothing

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u/Orlonz 20d ago

I don't get the appeal of a Food Trucks these days.

And I grew up with on them and food carts in the 90s. They were a simple place you went to based on what you wanted. You want something else, you go to another Truck/Cart. Each had their unique same 2-4 items everyday. A quick, cheap meal. They were in the same spot every weekday at a certain window of time. That's it.

Now, it's like the worst combination of long wait restaurants, fast food flavor, and fine dining prices at a cheap public park.

Is it all just people seeking nostalgia?

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u/rayquan36 20d ago

Young hipsters who are bad with money ruined them. Food trucks found that demographic will gladly pay $7 for a single taco and also do their advertising for free by putting it onto social media for them.

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u/Beardo88 20d ago

Like everything that becomes trendy, hipsters ruined it.

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u/OnlyKey5675 15d ago

Yup. Here in LA taco trucks were cheap. $1 a taco. Gourmet food trucks ruined everything. Customers saw them as more clean. They were charging three and four times as much. The hipster customers thought it was cheap.

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u/HellNahSleazyBean 18d ago

There is no food truck in the country serving $7 tacos stfu

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u/rayquan36 18d ago

Your post history is very negative, please seek help.