There has been debate for decades about whether tipping merely transfers the responsibility for fair employee wages to the customer, rather than the employer.
And the tipping culture only seems to be getting worse, as customers around the world share absurd service charge demands online Bored Panda collected the most scandalous in an online gallery.
Including one person who saw a QR code in a hotel elevator, asking guests to scan it and get a tip from the staff.
Elsewhere in the US, a man couldn’t believe his eyes when he was asked to leave a tip at an airport self-checkout station.
Meanwhile, a delivery company website in the US claimed that “deliveries could take longer on orders without tips.”
Customers from all over the world have shared absurd service charge demands online and Bored Panda has collected the most outrageous demands in an online gallery. Including a person who saw a QR code in a hotel elevator, asking guests to scan it and getting a tip from the staff
An AirBnB host in the US asked his guests to tip the housekeeper on top of the $200 cleaning fee paid at booking.
Elsewhere, a BBQ restaurant, in Arizona, where you take a seat, pour your own drinks, order at the counter and pay a 12 percent order service fee, still asks for a staff tip on the bill.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at the most bizarre service charge requirements…
Meanwhile, a restaurant in the US has openly admitted it has not paid its staff in the hope of convincing customers to tip even more.
Meanwhile, a delivery company website in the US claimed that ‘deliveries may take longer on orders without tips’
A New York restaurant asked customers for a tip, as well as a ‘kitchen tip’ if they enjoyed their meal
Elsewhere at a BBQ restaurant, in Arizona, where you take a seat, pour your own drinks, order at the counter and pay 12 percent, you are still asked for a staff tip on the bill
This mom’s pizza night with her daughter was quickly canceled after all the extra fees, taxes and tips made it a very expensive takeaway
Meanwhile, someone else booked a hotel room online and was asked to tip the website
This person was shocked to see that the tip options started at 50 percent and went up to 90 percent
Elsewhere in the US, a man couldn’t believe his eyes when he was asked to leave a tip at an airport self-checkout station
An AirBnB host in the US asked his guests to tip the housekeeper on top of the $200 cleaning fee paid at booking
People were stunned to see Subway workers making a sign to ask customers to put their tips in their hands because their boss perceives them differently
A customer in the US was stunned when she saw she had to pay an ’employee benefits contribution’ on her receipt