There’s no doubt that tipping is getting out of hand in the United States and beyond. I was in Greece a couple of weeks ago and went to a restaurant to get takeout. After paying with my credit card, the bartender showed me the automatic prompts and asked me if I wanted to tip. I said, “You tip on takeout here?” He said, “Sure, why not, everyone loves a tip!”
That might be true but not many people like to tip, especially for services that never required it … like takeout or self-service kiosks in airports, which are now asking customers if they want to leave a tip. Now it appears that flight attendants on Frontier Airlines are requesting tips on food and drink orders. According to a thread on Reddit:
“Flew Frontier from Denver to Seattle. On top of weather delays, having to wait on runway for extended period and not getting the seat we purchased (exit row extra leg room because my husband is 6’6 and poor things wouldn’t fit on regular seats without physically hurting) the FA were rude, unhelpful and overall uncaring. Sure, just a bad flight I thought until I ordered a beer and snacks and was presented with tipping options on screen with min tip option 18%. Seriously?? These FA for prominent airlines are now asking for tip for WHAT???? They were zero helpful and the audacity????! Last time I am getting on a Frontier!!! Get bend, greedy corporations!!”
F off with your tipping the FA for basic services
byu/that_booty_tho infrontierairlines
Many find this outrageous, which you can see in the comments below:
Massive-Bench6714: “Frontier is the only airline that solicits tips and considering they are in charge of your safety in case of an emergency, it’s extremely inappropriate.”
Mijam7: “The lowest people on the chain are the customers. Flight attendant isn’t a person you tip. For Frontier to add a tip line is highly unethical since this is an airline that advertises [BLANK] service.”
ChaosBlaze09: “I’ve flown Frontier enough to say that instituted tipping shouldn’t exist onboard. It just creates animosity and resentment for the cheap people who don’t tip. From my experience with some of the “bad” FA from Frontier, I’m not wholly confident they wouldn’t let that resentment get in the way of safety and their job.”
Not everyone is upset as user itsstillshea pointed out: “I rarely fly Frontier for the obvious reasons. When I do, I tip if the flight attendant is friendly. I don’t if they’re not. They make almost nothing, unreliable schedules (much more often than the passengers) and have to deal with an extremely frustrated public.”
It sounds like Frontier is to blame and I feel like flying with them just to get a shot of the tip screen. It seems the tipping culture is expanding and if Frontier Airlines is requesting it for their flight attendants, you can bet other low-fare airlines will follow suit.
And by the way, I did tip the Greek bartender because he billed me before the food was made and I didn’t want them messing with our meal.
KEEP READING:
–Your Guide to Tipping in the 25 Most Popular Countries in the World
–Should You Tip on Takeout?
–How Much I Tip Hotel Housekeepers and My Trick For Making Sure They Get It
–Pay it Forward: The Trick to Ensuring the Next Guest Gets Clean Sheets at a Hotel or Vacation Rental
–Has Tipping in the United States Gotten Out of Control?
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