Bride outraged after being asked to tip for buying wedding dress TikTok: inajosipovic \/ Unsplash.com: Nathan DumlaoA bride was left stunned when a boutique asked her to tip after purchasing her wedding gown, sparking a viral debate about tipping culture in the United States. Tipping culture is becoming a hot topic among residents of the United States, where tipping has become expected at many businesses \u2014 even those where one might think tipping is out of the question. For example, it\u2019s quite common to tip at hair salons, coffee shops, and restaurants. However, other places of business, where employees don\u2019t provide certain services, are also asking for tips these days, using tablets that prompt customers to tip 15%, 20%, or 25% of their bill. In an economy that\u2019s already being wracked by inflation, the pressure to tip is becoming greater by the day, and some Americans are getting fed up with it. Bride stunned when boutique asks for tip after buying wedding gown The topic of tipping culture came up again when bride-to-be Ina Josipovi\u0107 vented about her experience at the boutique where she purchased her wedding gown in a viral TikTok video. She was checking out, having happily bought her dream dress, when she was stunned to see the clerk turn their tablet to face her with the option to tip. Since she spoke another language, Ina asked her friend if she\u2019d ever had to tip at a bridal boutique \u2014 something her friend claimed she\u2019d never experienced. \u201cWhen I tell you, I full-on froze,\u201d she explained. \u201c\u2026I stood there, and I think they saw the blood leave my body. I did not expect to have to tip buying a wedding dress.\u201d \u201cThe dress is already expensive, right? 10% on a $1,500, $2,000 dress is like another $200.\u201d Ultimately, Ina was confused about being asked to tip at a bridal store, saying she didn\u2019t think she received a \u201cservice\u201d from the employees \u2014 and it seems like commenters are largely in agreement. \u201cTipping for a wedding dress is 100% strange,\u201d one viewer commented. \u201cThe tipping culture in the US is out of control,\u201d another said. Still others shared their experiences being asked to tip in strange places, such as the pharmacy, merch stands at concerts, and even car dealerships. Other wedding dress stylists confirmed that this practice isn\u2019t the norm, with one claiming: \u201cI worked in a bridal salon, tipping is not normal. I own a business now, you can turn the tip feature off on software so yes, they are asking.\u201d This is just the latest viral conversation regarding America\u2019s controversial tipping culture after a DoorDash driver slashed a customer\u2019s tires because they didn\u2019t tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bride outraged after being asked to tip for buying wedding dress TikTok: inajosipovic \/ Unsplash.com: Nathan DumlaoA bride was left stunned when a boutique asked her to tip after purchasing her wedding gown, sparking a viral debate about tipping culture in the United States. Tipping culture is becoming a hot topic among residents of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}