Re: The Latest Salvo in the Tip Wars

shawn  <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

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

Why tip at all? Door Dash was caught failing to remit any tips to
drivers over several years. It's just another profit center till proven
otherwise.