‘Tip-Flation’ Leads More Canadians to Favour Scrapping Gratuities: Poll

‘Tip-Flation’ Leads More Canadians to Favour Scrapping Gratuities: Poll
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Marnie Cathcart
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Canadians are tired of “tip-flation” and “tip creep” and would rather employers pay servers higher wages so that tipping will no longer be necessary, a new Angus Reid poll finds.

In the online survey, 62 percent of Canadians said they are being asked to tip more, and 64 percent said they’re being asked to tip more often. Respondents also said places that didn’t used to request a tip before are now requesting it, according to the survey conducted from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.