Results: Tipping the coffee clerk
I walked into a 7-11 to get a snack and a coffee. As I approached the till to pay, I noticed a tip cup in front of the register. What do you think of tipping in society?
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1.
Do clerks in stores like 7-11 deserve tips? Yes
12%
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214 votes
No
63%
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1147 votes
Undecided
25%
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455 votes
2.
2.
Have you ever given a tip in a store like 7-11? Yes, I have. Many times.
5%
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89 votes
Yes, occasionally.
10%
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175 votes
No, never.
85%
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1552 votes
3.
3.
Which people in society deserve tips? Servers in restaurants
80%
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1453 votes
bartenders
62%
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1124 votes
taxi drivers
53%
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970 votes
hairdressers
64%
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1157 votes
coffee shop attendants (for example, Starbucks)
27%
•
492 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
•
171 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| none | 0.39% | 21 |
| 0.39% | 21 | |
| N/A | 0.22% | 12 |
| Na | 0.20% | 11 |
| No one | 0.11% | 6 |
| Nobody | 0.09% | 5 |
| none of them | 0.04% | 2 |
| idk | 0.04% | 2 |
| not sure | 0.04% | 2 |
| Strippers | 0.04% | 2 |
| none, get rid of tipping | 0.02% | 1 |
| None. The business should have to pay a living wage. | 0.02% | 1 |
| people who work in service industry and work for minumum wage rely on tips to make ends meet. I worked in these industries for many years and it is often hard work for little pay and the tips you earn for good and pleasant service goes along way | 0.02% | 1 |
| dog groomers | 0.02% | 1 |
| no one deserves a tip=they should be earned! | 0.02% | 1 |
| I dislike tipping. wish decent wages were paid to people in the first place. | 0.02% | 1 |
| they deserve to earn a living wage, but i think there is nothing wrong with tipping someone providing you with excellent service | 0.02% | 1 |
| They should be paid proper wages | 0.02% | 1 |
| Anyone that is under paid for exceptional service | 0.02% | 1 |
| Anyone who provides exceptional personal service. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Housekeepers, Car Wash attendants | 0.02% | 1 |
| Cabin & wait staff on cruise ships | 0.02% | 1 |
| they should be paid more | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tipping should be eliminated and service personal paid fair wages. | 0.02% | 1 |
| no one! | 0.02% | 1 |
| valet workers, bell hops,topless dancers | 0.02% | 1 |
| It depends on the set up. If not allowed, consider gifts for long term | 0.02% | 1 |
| nobody to be honest, they get paid already. If they do then so should everyone. | 0.02% | 1 |
| it should be personal choice not automatic 15% when bill comes | 0.02% | 1 |
| Delivery Drivers | 0.02% | 1 |
| T | 0.02% | 1 |
| pizza drivers | 0.02% | 1 |
| H | 0.02% | 1 |
| cleaners | 0.02% | 1 |
| Include this in the wages | 0.02% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.02% | 1 |
| No one should | 0.02% | 1 |
| Delivery people, movers, personal cleaning people (house cleaners. maids, etc. | 0.02% | 1 |
| bag persons @ the grocers, nurses and cna's | 0.02% | 1 |
| I would prefer straight salaries and no tips. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Cocktail Waitresses & Waiters | 0.02% | 1 |
| If you are extra polite and go above what is expected then I would tip, if not then you get what you work for. | 0.02% | 1 |
| nobody--employers should not expect us to subsidize the poor wages they pay. | 0.02% | 1 |
| hotel housekeeping | 0.02% | 1 |
| valets, bellboys. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Whoever you want | 0.02% | 1 |
| everyone should make a living wage and no one should be tipped | 0.02% | 1 |
| Dog groomer, manicurist | 0.02% | 1 |
| any service | 0.02% | 1 |
| they should get proper wages | 0.02% | 1 |
| no one deserves a tip. period!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.02% | 1 |
| only for good service not an expectation | 0.02% | 1 |
| Everyone | 0.02% | 1 |
| Anyone who provides a service and does an exceptional job of it. | 0.02% | 1 |
| pest control and lawn care workers | 0.02% | 1 |
| I believe in new trend of raising salaries and eventually weeding out tips | 0.02% | 1 |
| cooks in restaurants! | 0.02% | 1 |
| ...none | 0.02% | 1 |
| fuck you | 0.02% | 1 |
| no one. They work for a wage, | 0.02% | 1 |
| Ones who give good service | 0.02% | 1 |
| None...the employer should pay them appropriately | 0.02% | 1 |
| do away with tipping | 0.02% | 1 |
| those who deserve it | 0.02% | 1 |
| anyone who touches you or brings you something | 0.02% | 1 |
| People who deserve tips provide good service. | 0.02% | 1 |
| anyone who made you enjoy his/her service | 0.02% | 1 |
| time to end tipping | 0.02% | 1 |
| Nonexistent | 0.02% | 1 |
| cleaning people, masseuse | 0.02% | 1 |
| These people should be payed a fair wage, with no tipping necessary. | 0.02% | 1 |
| none..I don't get tipped at my job, so why should I tip anyone? | 0.02% | 1 |
| none. Prices should be adjusted and they should be paid adequately by their employers. | 0.02% | 1 |
| other | 0.02% | 1 |
| all | 0.02% | 1 |
| none - it should be part of their pay | 0.02% | 1 |
| any one who give good service | 0.02% | 1 |
| It depends on the service. It should not be automatic/expected. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Most people | 0.02% | 1 |
| none, tipping has gotten so out of hand | 0.02% | 1 |
| it should be vountary | 0.02% | 1 |
| only for exceptional service, not for just doing their job. | 0.02% | 1 |
| tips are for service above + beyond | 0.02% | 1 |
| bathroom cleaners | 0.02% | 1 |
| none... raise minimum wage, tips are really annoying | 0.02% | 1 |
| delivery men. If you have a coule of delivery men delivering furniture, appliances, movers.... | 0.02% | 1 |
| pet groomers | 0.02% | 1 |
| car wash and most low paying service jobs including grave diggers at a burial | 0.02% | 1 |
| The employer should pay the person enough so they do not have to get tips. | 0.02% | 1 |
| If person does his job good and makes you feel welcome he/she deserves | 0.02% | 1 |
| anyone who provides a service for you | 0.02% | 1 |
| people that go above and beyond | 0.02% | 1 |
| Only when I am in the states | 0.02% | 1 |
| anyone who provides service | 0.02% | 1 |
| Me | 0.02% | 1 |
| I DO tip, but during my 42 years work, nobody tipped me. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Severs in restaurants if they get it for themselves. | 0.02% | 1 |
4.
4.
If you do tip some of the people above, what % is an appropriate tip? 5-10%
34%
•
610 votes
10-15%
37%
•
671 votes
15-20%
26%
•
467 votes
more than 20%
4%
•
68 votes
5.
5.
Do you like tipping? Yes, people work hard and deserve tips.
29%
•
530 votes
It's OK
42%
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760 votes
No, I hate it. We shouldn't have to pay someone's wages
29%
•
526 votes
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