Tip reports
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A photographed hotel order showed a $22 service charge and a $5 delivery fee. The suggested 20% tip was calculated from a total that also included those charges and tax.
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A Reddit user said a lunch bill included a 15% service charge and then showed additional suggested tips of 15%, 17%, and 20%. The restaurant and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A Reddit user said a restaurant bill for a party of ten included an 18% service charge. Discussion of the receipt said the suggested tip calculation appeared to use a total that included the charge. The business and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A photographed group bill included an 18% service charge, then displayed additional suggested tips calculated from the subtotal plus that existing charge.
Location not reported · Reported
A diner reported finding an undisclosed service charge on the check and tip suggestions calculated after tax and the charge. The restaurant removed the charge when asked; the business and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
Two receipts in a 2025 roundup show a UK restaurant bill with an optional service charge and a replacement bill after the customer asked for it to be removed. The restaurant was not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A photographed restaurant receipt showed suggested tip amounts that the poster said were calculated after tax and an existing required charge. The business and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed Alamo Drafthouse receipt adds an 18% service charge and states that additional tips are not expected. The theater location was not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter described a restaurant bill where an existing service charge and tax were both included in the base used for the additional suggested tip.
New York, NY · Reported
A photographed New York City bill included an 18% service charge. The printed additional tip suggestions were calculated from a total that also included the service charge and tax.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed restaurant menu states that a 19% service charge applies and tells customers they can leave if they do not like it. The restaurant and location were not identified.
Charleston, SC · Published
A photographed sign at Moore Yacht Club says nonmember tabs receive an additional 10% charge along with an 18% service charge, for 28% in combined charges.
Seattle, WA · Reported
A diner documented a $40 food subtotal, a 3% service charge, and tax. The payment device offered tips starting at 20% calculated from the food, charge, and tax together.
Location not reported · Reported
A photographed receipt dated May 29, 2023 adds a 16.36875% service charge and shows a separate $4.60 tip. The restaurant and location were not identified.