“Suddenly, these screens are at every establishment we encounter. They're popping up online as well for online orders. And I fear that there is no end,” said etiquette expert Thomas Farley, who considers the whole thing somewhat of “an invasion.”
Schenker says it's hard to sympathize with consumers who are able to afford pricey coffee drinks but complain about tipping. And he often feels demoralized when people don’t leave behind anything extra — especially if they’re regulars. Some of the requests can also come from odd places. Clarissa Moore, a 35-year-old who works as a supervisor at a utility company in Pennsylvania, said even her mortgage company has been asking for tips lately. Typically, she’s happy to leave a gratuity at restaurants, and sometimes at coffee shops and other fast-food places when the service is good. But, Moore said she believes consumers shouldn’t be asked to tip nearly everywhere they go — and it shouldn’t be something that’s expected of them.
Tips at full-service restaurants grew by 25.3% in the third quarter of 2022, while gratuities at quick or counter service restaurants went up 16.7% compared to the same time in 2021, according to Square, one of the biggest companies operating digital payment methods. Data provided by the company shows continuous growth for the same period since 2019.
Was Subway last week when the customer in front of me challenged how the added tip made its way onto her receipt. She was told that she made that choice on the pin pad. Apparently the pin pad doesn’t default to “no tip” so that guest was clearly annoyed when she left. Worth $1?
The barista’s comment referencing being paid what they’re owed isn’t supposed to be a burden on the customers though. Pay higher wages.
I bought a sandwich at a deli and went through the same thing. I refuse to go back there. …a sandwich
US is honestly the most backwards country. Nowhere else in the World is this acceptable. People deserve a living wage.
I have no sympathy for snowflakes that insist on the immediacy of everything and cry when technology gives them choices they can skip.
'I'm tired of being asked for a tip when I buy a single muffin' damn sugar you can't afford sixty cents?
blame the companies that don’t pay their employees a living wage so they rely on your tips, not the underpaid people
Cry harder