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> Some of you may be too young to realize but there has been tip % inflation that is when combined with price inflation the tip amount has grown geometrically
by mortenjorck 4y ago
> Some of you may be too young to realize but there has been tip % inflation that is when combined with price inflation the tip amount has grown geometrically
This is the most annoying part of many point-of-sale systems at counter-service restaurants today. You tap your card/phone/watch, and are then presented with big buttons for say, 35%, 30%, and 28% (I'm exaggerating, but not by much). The "custom amount" button is somewhere different for each POS vendor (Square, Toast, etc.) so you have to search for a moment if you want to tip a more traditional amount (or an amount that you might consider more commensurate with having to dispense your own water and bus your own table, for that matter).
- falcolas 4y agoWhat bugs me is with some of the POS systems is that if you make a mistake with the custom tip amount, you have to restart the transaction (i.e. hand it back over to the cashier). It's aggravating.
- maerF0x0 4y ago> so you have to search for a moment if you want to tip a more traditional amount And kind of like cracking security where certain operations take more or less time, you have the embarrassing experience of the waiter immediately knowing you're not tipping the requested amounts.