A Radically Different Tipping Culture, Has Emerged Since Pre-COVID.br CNN reports that more and more br businesses are offering customers br the option to leave a tip. .br CNN reports that more and more br businesses are offering customers br the option to leave a tip. .br According to data from Toast, about 48 of all br purchases at fast food restaurants and coffee br shops included a tip in the last quarter of 2022.br That's 11 higher than it was br before the COVID pandemic.br Meanwhile, the same data also br showed that people in the br United States are tipping less overall.br Last quarter, the tipping percentage br in quick-service restaurants dropped br from 16.4 in 2022 to reach 15.9. .br According to experts, br part of the reason br people are tipping br less is because br of rising inflation. .br At the same time, experts suggest that the br overwhelming number of places offering the option br to tip has led people to become less generous.br As a result, tipping culture has br transformed into something radically br different than it was just a few years ago.br CNN reports that amid the pandemic, people were br encouraged to tip generously to help support restaurants br and businesses, which raised expectations for gratuity.