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How Covid shifted US tipping

How Covid shifted US tipping

With customers using less cash, we look at the impact.

Business Daily · BBC World Service

April 17, 202317m 29s

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Show Notes

Has people using less cash and higher tip suggestions on pay terminals increased expectation on customers?

Tipping has a long history in the United States, but there is evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the culture and percentages involved.

Presenter Rick Kelsey speaks to waiting staff in New York, travel experts and explores the legal rules around tipping.

Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey

(Image: Someone placing dollars into a tip jar. Credit: Getty Images)