It’s so important to tip well!! Especially since we are amidst a pandemic. Plus, we are in the season of giving! And many people spend more money during the month buying gifts for their loved ones. Research from Popmenu shows that the average person has been tipping more and more since the pandemic began. Their survey reveals that 56% of people currently tip servers 20% or more.
Brendan Sweeney, the CEO and co-founder of Popmenu, says, “The pandemic has created a more giving America when it comes to tipping restaurant staff. Consumers know this is an industry that has been hit hard and they want to support their favorite eateries, especially staples of their local community.” He says this change is very positive for the industry since it relies so much on people’s generosity.
Popmenu looked at over 450,000 online food orders from the last 6 months to determine which cities had the best tippers on average.
One North Carolina city made the Top 15. And it’s not Charlotte…
What do you usually tip?
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#15: New York, NY
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: The ‘Tribute in Light’ memorial lights up lower Manhattan near One World Trade Center on September 11, 2018 in New York City. The tribute at the site of the World Trade Center towers has been an annual event in New York since March 11, 2002. Throughout the country services are being held to remember the 2,977 people who were killed in New York, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
#14: Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA at the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign at dusk.
#13: Chicago, IL
#12: Raleigh, NC
#11: Fort Worth, TX
Aerial Downtown Fort Worth Texas
#10: Columbus, OH
Columbus, Ohio, USA skyline on the river at dusk.
#9: Pittsburgh, PA
Evening view of Pittsburgh from the top of the Duquesne Incline in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
#8: Dallas, TX
DALLAS, – APRIL 09: The Omni Dallas Hotel carries the message “Light It Blue” across the skyline on April 09, 2020 in Dallas Texas. Landmarks and buildings across the nation are displaying blue lights to show support for health care workers and first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
#7: Omaha, NE
Residents per square mile: 13,331
Total population: 478,192#6: Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: The White House is bathed in blue light in honor of World Autism Awareness Day April 02, 2020 in Washington, DC. World Autism Awareness Day encourages member states of the United Nations to elevate awareness about people with autistic spectrum disorders throughout the world. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
#5: Denver, CO
Panorama of Denver skyline long exposure at twilight.
#4: Detroit, MI
Aerial view of downtown Detroit at twilight in Michigan USA
#3: Nashville, TN
Nashville, Tennessee, USA downtown skyline on the Cumberland River.
#2: Austin, TX
Austin Skyline in the evening and bluehour
#1: Seattle, WA
Seattle Skyline