I think the tipping culture here is a little weird. I tend to approach it like, “hey, would you do xyz for x plat?”. I don’t like it being open ended and I don’t think it’s fair to either party. Obviously some people are ok with it and cool with them, but I don’t want anyone to feel stiffed, or to feel weird about however much I tipped, so I just lay it out up front. Then, if by some chance they do something extra for me, then I’ll throw them something extra afterwards. But I always, always, always, pay above market rate for things like that, and in the event that I couldn’t, I’d be cool with walking.
Another tip actually, ask people how much would it cost for xyz? They’ll let you know their expectations right then, usually.
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