{"id":18424,"date":"2019-02-20T13:55:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/why-americans-cant-quit-tipping\/"},"modified":"2019-02-20T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:55:07","slug":"why-americans-cant-quit-tipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/why-americans-cant-quit-tipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Americans Can't Quit Tipping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of our listeners wrote in to ask why Americans are addicted to tipping and just can’t seem to quit. This is a subject near and dear to our hearts: doesn’t it seem like we’re tipping everywhere these days? It’s a also a great behavioral economics question. Tipping is one of those conventions that defies both common sense (why do we tip for some services and not others?) – and the rules of economics (why do most people prefer restaurants that don’t include fixed service charges in their prices?). We asked Michael Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, for a little guidance. Turns out tipping may be a kind of social madness for which there is no known cure.<\/p>\n

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Source:: https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/2019\/02\/20\/696426869\/why-americans-can-t-quit-tipping?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=business<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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One of our listeners wrote in to ask why Americans are addicted to tipping and just can’t seem to quit. This is a subject near and dear to our hearts: doesn’t it seem like we’re tipping everywhere these days? It’s a also a great behavioral economics question. Tipping is one of those conventions that defies both common sense (why do we tip for some services and not others?) – and the rules of economics (why do most people prefer restaurants that don’t include fixed service charges in their prices?). We asked Michael Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, for a little guidance. Turns out tipping may be a kind of social madness for which there is no known cure.<\/p>\n

Music by <\/em>Morning Start<\/em><\/a>. Find us: <\/em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>\/ <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Subscribe to our show on <\/em>Apple Podcasts<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>PocketCasts<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>NPR One<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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