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.
“Inflation is a spectre haunting all aspects of Canadian life as the country emerges from the expansionary monetary policy of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has touched food, housing, and even common customary practices like tipping,” the survey report said….