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  • AxtremusA Away
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    Axtremus
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    Slippery slope ... first you tipped only the sit-down restaurants' servers, barbers/hairstylists, taxicab drivers, now you're asked to tip everyone and no one (just the automated point of sale machine).

    Look at the Japan and most of the rest of the world. They did not tip then, and they don't have the "tip creep" problem now.

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    • AxtremusA Axtremus

      Slippery slope ... first you tipped only the sit-down restaurants' servers, barbers/hairstylists, taxicab drivers, now you're asked to tip everyone and no one (just the automated point of sale machine).

      Look at the Japan and most of the rest of the world. They did not tip then, and they don't have the "tip creep" problem now.

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      Aqua Letifer
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      @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

      Slippery slope ... first you tipped only the sit-down restaurants' servers, barbers/hairstylists, taxicab drivers, now you're asked to tip everyone and no one (just the automated point of sale machine).

      Look at the Japan and most of the rest of the world. They did not tip then, and they don't have the "tip creep" problem now.

      the Japan?

      Please love yourself.

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        89th
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        I haven't experienced the tip prompt at self-checkout btw, but I don't doubt it exists. Just yesterday I got a sandwich at subway and the tip prompt was 20, 25, and 30 I think. So I selected Other and gave a buck. Honestly, I shouldn't tip at all. The service has not changed from what it was before. I'm not sure where to draw the line but I feel like tipping should be reserved for service-based scenarios, such as your waiter during an hour-long meal, not for someone taking 30 seconds to make a sandwich or pour a coffee.

        That being said, since most people pay electronically, the tip jar for cash doesn't really get used so I can see why it has shifted to the screen.

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        • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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          Aqua Letifer
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          Like dry egg farts, this is all just sound and fury signifying nothing.

          My local coffee shop has a checkout tablet, complete with tip screen. I tip two bucks for a $5.15 order. Because I know the owner and know the staff. Because they make good stuff and I see them around town all the time when my wife and kids hang out. Because they had flooding issues on top of trying to change locations this year.

          There's a convenience store attached to a gas station a couple blocks over. They have the exact same checkout tablet and I never tip them a damn thing. The people are just as nice, but all they do is work a register.

          This isn't hard to figure out. The same people touting "fiscal responsibility harumph harumph business! " are now dumbfounded at a fucking cup of coffee. It makes no sense.

          Please love yourself.

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            Speaking of tips...

            https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/thelma-louise-star-susan-sarandon-arrested-in-new-york-aged-76/ar-AA1b2sKI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W129&cvid=cb1f55807d52452e95d06bdb16899e5e&ei=6

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • MikM Away
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              Mik
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              #7

              The key to this is don’t get intimidated into tipping, or by how much. You do not have to participate.

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • MikM Mik

                The key to this is don’t get intimidated into tipping, or by how much. You do not have to participate.

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                Aqua Letifer
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                @Mik said in Tip creep:

                The key to this is don’t get intimidated into tipping, or by how much. You do not have to participate.

                Exactly.

                Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

                Please love yourself.

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                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                  @Mik said in Tip creep:

                  The key to this is don’t get intimidated into tipping, or by how much. You do not have to participate.

                  Exactly.

                  Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

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                  Axtremus
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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                  Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

                  1. How do you know whether the guy at the gas station cares whether you tip? Would it not be more reasonable to assume that, if tipping affects his take home pay, that he would care?

                  2. Even if the guy at the gas station don't care, chances are the proprietor or the manager who configured the software cares.

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                    Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

                    1. How do you know whether the guy at the gas station cares whether you tip? Would it not be more reasonable to assume that, if tipping affects his take home pay, that he would care?

                    2. Even if the guy at the gas station don't care, chances are the proprietor or the manager who configured the software cares.

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                    Aqua Letifer
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                    @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                    Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

                    1. How do you know whether the guy at the gas station cares whether you tip? Would it not be more reasonable to assume that, if tipping affects his take home pay, that he would care?

                    Holy shit man get up and take a walk or something.

                    Please love yourself.

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                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                      @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                      Also, pro tip: the tipping screen comes with the tablet software. The guy at the gas station really doesn't give a damn if you tip or not, the screen is just part of the checkout procedure.

                      1. How do you know whether the guy at the gas station cares whether you tip? Would it not be more reasonable to assume that, if tipping affects his take home pay, that he would care?

                      Holy shit man get up and take a walk or something.

                      AxtremusA Away
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                      Axtremus
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                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                      Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                      I did, actually, right after I posted.

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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                        Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                        I did, actually, right after I posted.

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                        @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                        Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                        I did, actually, right after I posted.

                        Be better if you stayed there.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                          @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                          Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                          I did, actually, right after I posted.

                          Be better if you stayed there.

                          AxtremusA Away
                          AxtremusA Away
                          Axtremus
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                          @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                          Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                          I did, actually, right after I posted.

                          Be better if you stayed there.

                          Well, now I am back sitting down in the same chair I was in before.

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                          • AxtremusA Axtremus

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                            @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                            Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                            I did, actually, right after I posted.

                            Be better if you stayed there.

                            Well, now I am back sitting down in the same chair I was in before.

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                            Aqua Letifer
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                            @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                            @Axtremus said in Tip creep:

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Tip creep:

                            Holy shit man get up and take a walk ...

                            I did, actually, right after I posted.

                            Be better if you stayed there.

                            Well, now I am back sitting down in the same chair I was in before.

                            With the same terrible people skills.

                            Please love yourself.

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                              Renauda
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                              Never tip at gas stations. No reason. I prepay with debit credit card. I pump my gas and wash my own windows while filling. No attendant involved.

                              Elbows up!

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                                Rainman
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                                There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

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                                • RainmanR Rainman

                                  There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

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                                  @Rainman said in Tip creep:

                                  There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

                                  ZING!!!

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • RainmanR Rainman

                                    There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

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                                    Mik
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                                    @Rainman said in Tip creep:

                                    There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

                                    🤣

                                    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                    • RainmanR Rainman

                                      There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
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                                      @Rainman said in Tip creep:

                                      There may be a comma missing in this thread's title.

                                      👍👍👍

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        When I become all powerful ruler of the world, I will eliminate tips. 555

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                                        • MikM Away
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                                          Mik
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                                          Went to a little bakery yesterday morning. After standing in line for ten minutes and getting perfunctory service with little charm or welcome they wanted a tip. I chose OTHER and 0.

                                          "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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