Episode 01
Tip me!
“TIP ME! My wife cooks, cleans, and I keep the tips!”
“In France, the service is included. The violence too.”
Coming soon to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
The real story
A Los Angeles restaurant added a 20% mandatory tip plus a 5% "admin fee" to a customer's bill, 25% in extra charges before any voluntary tip, and the customer's photo of the receipt went viral on Reddit ("That bill is extortion"); meanwhile a Popmenu survey found that 35% of Americans say they have cut back on tipping at restaurants in 2026.
Sources: The Cool Down, October 19, 2026 (after The Nerd Stash and a r/LosAngeles post); Restaurant Dive, April 10, 2026 (Popmenu survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers).
Length: 47 seconds