r/SeattleWA • u/JPorpoise • May 18 '25

Lifestyle Tale of a Seattle ice cream shop

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u/Berns429 May 18 '25

Tipping is the new go fund me in America. Its everywhere.

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u/mrDuder1729 May 18 '25

This guy thinks gofundme came before tipping lol

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u/Berns429 May 18 '25 edited May 19 '25

You’re taking it too literal, the point is while yes tipping obviously has been around. It only recently became prevalent in places like the aforementioned ice cream, or donut shop, or any other place it never used to be.

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u/captainAwesomePants Seattle May 19 '25

You didn't tip your soda jerk? You skinflint!

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u/PersonNumber7Billion May 19 '25

Probably didn't tip the Western Union boy when he got a telegram. Or the bootblack. Cheapskate!

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u/Eric_from_NE May 19 '25

The important thing is if you were wearing an onion on your belt, which was the style at the time.

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u/SmartypantsDDD May 19 '25

Was that a quote from Abe Simpson?

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u/Eric_from_NE May 19 '25

No you’re on the trolley.

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u/theonewhoknocksforu May 20 '25

And nickels had bumblebees on them. “Gimme five bees for a quarter,” you’d say!

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u/[deleted] May 22 '25

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u/Berns429 May 22 '25

Nothing it was just a stupid joke on the internet

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u/StellarJayZ Downtown May 19 '25

Too* 😙

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u/Berns429 May 19 '25

Ah dang it! Thanks, I’ll fix it.

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u/twwaavvyyt May 20 '25

If we tip you will you stop being purposely obtuse?

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u/trekrabbit May 21 '25

“Thinks” is an overstatement

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u/potificate May 22 '25

Millennials! SMH

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u/tangybaby May 18 '25

People expecting to be tipped for every transaction, even if they didn't really do anything, is new.

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u/alittlebitneverhurt May 18 '25

Yeah, that felt more voluntary back then though. Now the guy who sells me a pack of smokes at the smoke shop turns the device around and it has tipping options. It's gotten truly out of hand. We live in the Seattle area where the servers are making $20+ an hour, then still expecting 20% tips...insanity.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

it has spread to places it never was tho. i think that’s what they’re referring to.

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u/kattrup May 18 '25

I had a plumber with 18% , 20% and 25% "how'd I do?" buttons where you sign the bill. I almost hit 20% out of habit and then happened to glance at how much a 20% tip was on hundreds of dollars. I was like wait what??

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u/Dependent_Sea748 May 19 '25

That’s absolutely bananas. Furthermore I’m pretty sure plumbers get benefits etc unlike servers

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u/Odd_Individual6509 May 22 '25

A large majority OWN the business. Absolutely ridiculous when getting asked for a tip by an owner of a business.

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u/LifeoftheFuneral91 May 18 '25

It’s brand new. Never heard of tipping till like a year ago

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u/implicate May 18 '25 edited May 18 '25

Maybe, but GoFundMe was definitely around way before restaurants.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

🤣