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Want better tips? Go for gold

  • Written by Na Young Lee, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dayton
Researchers studied whether subtly being exposed to different colors could change tipping behavior.Anutr Yossundara/Shutterstock.com

Although tipping is generally thought to be a voluntary payment meant to express gratitude to a service worker, the history of tipping suggests that it originated as a way for people to flaunt their wealth.

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