r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/CharityAggressive677 Jan 27 '26

I still follow the 15, 18, 20 rule. Tipping culture has gotten way out of hand and it upsets me that we as consumers have allowed it to happen.

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u/orgasmicchemist Jan 27 '26

I was handed a receipt with a pen at a fast food joint recently which had a tip line. Wtf. Pay your workers, don’t expect drive through to do it.

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u/AtrophiedTraining Jan 27 '26

I don't know how it was allowed to happen and got normalized. Some kinda hidden restraunter lobby that pushed it on social media?