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What should I tip when given free food or drinks? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 hours ago by lol_idk@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When friends give me free food or drinks, I usually tip the full cost of what I was given. So if you gave me an $8 drink, I would tip you $8.

This still benefits me in that I don't have to pay that $8 plus another tip, but I'm wondering if there's an expectation or standard that would save me some $

Sometimes this one place gives me $20 of food before closing when I only intended to spend $5 so the upsell kinda hurts

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[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

I would usually tip based on the total including free food. So if the total was $20 I would give 15-25% - probably 3 to 5 dollars. In the case of getting just a free drink, I usually tip the price of the drink, similar to what you mention.