Re: The Latest Salvo in the Tip Wars

On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 11:37:56 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Aug 20, 2024 at 7:23:13 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

The latest in the tip wars... businesses covering up the "no tip" option on
their card readers. I was at Subway a couple days ago and saw this. I ended
up
tapping the "custom tip" button and entering $0.00. I don't tip fast food
workers. They don't do much more than just hand me a bag, and in California,
they're making $20/hour by law already, which is why my $5 foot-long now
costs
$14.00.
 
https://ibb.co/pW3khYk

 
I haven't personally come across this one yet, but now they're asking you to
tip even when you don't interact with a human being at all. When you literally
do everything yourself-- taking the product off the shelf, carrying it to the
self-checkout register, ringing it up yourself, bagging it, and paying for it,
the store asks you if you want to add 20% or more to your total as a 'tip'. At
this point, the tip prompt is just basically saying, "Here's your total for
your purchase. Would you like the opportunity to make it more expensive?" No.
No, I wouldn't.

>
Uber, both rides and eats, are now sending you texts, suggesting you
“adjust your tip”

Do they care how you adjust it? I'm thinking down $1 for every message
they send.