Infographic: The History of Tipping

BillShrink has posted an infographic on the history of tipping. There is always a bit of controversy around tipping. For me it seems that tip jars are appearing everywhere. I follow the simple rule that where a person does me a service above and beyond the call of duty, they get tipped more. At a local restaurant, our waitress knows us by name, and provides good service. She routinely gets tipped 30% or more. Here is another tidbit from the infographic:

One simple method of increasing tips, drawing a smiley face on the bill, increases a waitresses tips by 18% but decreases a waiter’s tip by 9%.

I will have to check next time to she if our waitress draws a smiley face on the check. I have never noticed. Hit the link below for more.

via : The History of Tipping

This story written by Paul Adams

Paul Adams manages an award-winning team for a federal high performance computing facility where he has worked for 15 years. He loves getting his hands on the latest visualization and computer hardware, astronomy, aerospace engineering, working with the poor, and ringing cowbells.

Graphics BillShrink, infographic