My family quit the gift-giving nonsense a long time ago. We’ve been celebrating Christmas (and all other major occasions) by just going out to dinner and taking turns paying. For holidays, we usually celebrate a few days early or late to avoid problems with crowds and/or restaurants being closed. We never, EVER go out on the “upcharged” holidays.
Thanks for the earworm. (OK, now I guess I’m dating myself too. But I have an excuse. When I was a teenager, I had a VERY OLD piano teacher who taught me VERY OLD SONGS).
I have a degree in accounting but wound up as a medical coder. In my early coding training it took me a LONG time to start thinking of ROI as Release of Information rather than Return on Investment. (Never even mind that in French it’s “King!”)
If it means no longer having to tip them, I’m willing to take my chances.