All-inclusives are a great way to enjoy vacations at a cheap price. But after a Cancun traveler stopped tipping the bartender, things got a little bit frosty.
The TikTok, which has garnered 674,500 views, depicts a straight-faced bartender lining up drinks at the bar before walking off-screen. TikToker Zell (@who.zell) then switched the camera as he lip-synced to the song playing in the background: “I’m Spent” by Drake and Loe Shimmy.
Throughout the video, there’s on-screen text that reads, “I know he tired of me I stopped tipping hours ago.”
The video looks as if it is filmed at a vacation resort, and, in the video description, Zell wrote, “#cancun,” suggesting that Cancun is the location where this TikTok was shot. Zell also liked a comment that suggested he was at an all-inclusive resort.
BroBible reached out to Zell via TikTok direct message.
To Tip Or Not To Tip?
A lot of commenters were on Zell’s wavelength.
“I paid for all inclusive,” one wrote. “If you not making my day I ain’t tipping.”
“I stop tipping after the first drink,” a second added.
“Oh nah!” a third agreed. “Tipping ain’t mandatory! So the fact you tipped after the first sets he shouldn’t have nth to say to u!”
And a fourth advised, “We are talking about all inclusive hotels here y’all. Tipping in the first place isn’t necessary, BUT the standard is just to tip good at the start of your drinks and you don’t gotta do anything after that.”
But other commenters admitted that they prefer to tip.
“I always tip I ain’t that broke,” a fifth insisted.
A sixth said, “Stop because yall really don’t know what they go through.”
Should You Tip At An All-Inclusive?
This video raised an important question. Is it one of those times where it’s OK not to tip a bartender? If not, how much should one expect to tip? The internet answered, and the truth is, it varies.
When a Redditor posed this question in a post on the r/AllInclusiveResorts subreddit, users were more divided on the issue.
“Americans followed by Canadians will tip more and more frequently at all-inclusives than pretty much all other foreign nationals combined,” one wrote. “This is from my experiences at all-inclusives over the past 10 years combined. Do with that as you will. Tipping is not required but our family feels great tipping hard workers from countries that don’t get paid much. You should however NOT feel obligated to tip for every single drink or service interaction.”
“I’m going to an impoverished place where there’s no minimum wage and using that economic disparity to enjoy a luxury vacation for cheaper than I could ever imagine in my home country,” a second said. “That’s why I tip.”
While a third reasoned, “I don’t mind spending the extra money, it doesn’t work out to a big percentage of the vacation, but I do dislike that it removes the “don’t think about money” aspect of an all-inclusive. Now I have to carry cash, and thus keep a closer watch on my stuff. If I’m by the bar without cash, now I feel bad, like I should explain that I do tip, lol.”
They continued, “I’d prefer a tip pool that gets divided by who worked how many hours the week I was there. I’d tip based on my overall experience, one time. If I have to carry cash and tip, and fend off timeshare people, and make reservations for every dinner – at some point, it starts losing the ‘Just relax, you don’t have to think about anything’ vibe. Again, we did tip (Jamaica), but it goes in the all-inclusive minus column for me.”