A customer’s R26 tip receives positive reactions from the internet

by Sergio Miller

With the struggling state of our country’s economy, ordinary citizens are finding it extremely difficult to spend money on the costs of minor services as they did before.

This recently became evident when an X (previously Twitter) user with the handle @Lush_Beauty1 shared a post in which a customer paid their waiter R26.00 as a sign of appreciation for services rendered.

While the public assumption is usually that a customer has to pay 10% of the bill, the above-mentioned user appeared to be extremely surprised by the tip – especially since the bill amounted to more than R800.

Taking to the platform the user asked her followers to share their thoughts on whether they felt that R26 was a fair tip.

To this many people responded positively saying that customers are not obligated to pay the 10% percent, instead it is the restaurant owner’s responsibility to see that their employees get paid a decent salary.

Another user added that R26 is fair enough and explained that the amount paid as a tip is never entirely based on how much one spends. Instead, it usually depends on the quality of service received.

A third added that if that’s what the client can afford then it should be fair.

Meanwhile, there are some users who felt that the decent thing to do is pay the 10%.

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