Fewer Americans Plan to Tip Service Providers This Holiday Season: Survey

Only 21 percent of Americans plan to tip their trash/recycling collectors this holiday season, a Bankrate survey showed.
Fewer Americans Plan to Tip Service Providers This Holiday Season: Survey
U.S. dollar bills in Washington on Nov. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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‘Tis the season for tipping less.

Service providers won’t be receiving as many tips or gifts from people this year compared to previous holiday seasons as Americans attempt to stretch every dollar more than Santa stretches to fit down the chimney, according to a new survey by Bankrate.
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