Servers are getting creative and a little shady when it comes to securing bigger tips even as tipping fatigue spreads across the country. A California server recently went viral on TikTok for sharing the “morally questionable” tactics she used to manipulate customers into leaving more cash, and the internet is divided over whether these tricks are clever or just plain wrong.
According to BroBible, Katie, who posts under the handle @badwitch1126, kicked off her video by admitting, “When I was a waitress, I’d do a lot of things to manipulate people into giving me more money — here are some of my favorites.” Her first move? Exploiting “decision fatigue” by listing the most expensive tequila first when customers ordered a margarita. By the time she got to the cheaper options, many would just go with the pricier choice, boosting her bill and her tip.
