NYC blows over $237M on tips for coffee annually — as individuals shell out eye-popping amounts each: study
Big Apple coffee fiends are spending loads of bread on brew — but the actual cost of a cuppa is just the tip of the iceberg. NYC go-getters fueled by beans, cream and sugar are being “guilt-tripped” into tipping an average of $357 to baristas each year, warns a new report on the ever-controversial rise of tipping culture. More startling, java junkies across the entire Empire State annually spend over $237 million, combined, in gratuities to coffee shop employees, per the findings. New Yorkers are spending millions in tips to baristas every year, per an eye-popping new report. Cavan for Adobe – stock.adobe.com That’s a lot of dough to blow on a cup of Joe. Ex-waitress shares restaurant secret about tipping that most customers never realize “The pressure to tip is growing day by day, and the service staff provides to earn tips is minimal in some instances, such as a coffee from the coffee shop,” wrote study authors for GigaCalculator , a virtual mathematical resource. “The average American drinks three takeout coffees a week, and the average price of a coffee in New York City is $6.20,” continued the experts, citing trending Numbeo data . “Consumers are now expected
