At first, most diners were largely against it, deeming it both inherently condescending and classist.

In fact, there was so much anti-tipping traction that, in the s, the attitude spread to Europe. After the Constitution was amended in the wake of the Civil War, slavery was ended as an institution but those who were freed from bondage were still limited in their choices.

Many who did not end up sharecropping worked in menial positions, such as servants, waiters, barbers and railroad porters. These were pretty much the only occupations available to them.

For restaurant workers and railroad porters, there was a catch: many employers would not actually pay these workers, under the condition that guests would offer a small tip instead.

Six states temporarily abolished the practice in Even with that pushback, the practice grew in popularity in many Southern states.

So, even as the racial dynamics of the United States evolved, the practice spread throughout the country — including in the North — and stuck.

How tipping works today is pretty much the way it has since a New Deal-era solidification of the federal minimum wage for tipped workers, Jayaraman explains.

Consider tipping a few extra dollars. Bigger orders, like for an office get-together or a family party, will often include gratuity.

Check the receipt before you hand a delivery person anything more. Cash from individual students or parents is typically not allowed, but check with the school for guidelines on a class gift, like a gift card to a restaurant or spa, says Boyd.

Also ask about rules on value. Many are prohibited from accepting money and gifts. Show your appreciation verbally, or write a heartfelt card to express what their care meant to you.

No need to tip when they drop off your package. Joining with the other parents to give one big gift—like a personalized jersey or trophy—is a perfectly acceptable gesture at the end of the season.

Giving cash is inappropriate in a workplace, says Boyd. Thank employees for their hard work with a small present or a thoughtful gift card.

Accursed be the race of flunkeys! It is not clear when the word "tip" came into the English language, but some speculate that the origins of the word came from Samuel Johnson.

Johnson frequented a coffee shop which had a bowl labeled "To Insure Promptitude," so he and other guests would put a coin into the bowl throughout the evening to receive better service.

This soon was shortened to "T. Before , Americans did not tip. A New York Times editor grumbled that, once tipping took hold in the United States, it spread rapidly like "evil insects and weeds.

Englishmen complained that "liberal but misguided" Americans tipped too much, leading servants to feel shortchanged by the British.

Similarly, a travel magazine found that Americans overtipped but received inferior service because Americans did not know how to treat servants and service members.

As tipping became widespread in America, many found it to be antithetical to democracy and American ideals of equality.

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