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I do, about 10%. That said, I am very sick of getting asked to tip before anything is rendered-- such as at the counter of a cafe where I have coffee or a pas

I do, about 10%. That said, I am very sick of getting asked to tip before anything is rendered-- such as at the counter of a cafe where I have coffee or a pastry. Tipping a dollar for a coffee to a barista who lacks any customer service skills is a pain. If they're actually friendly, I don't mind as much. What's worse is a cafe that asks for a $1 tip at a self-service coffee refill station, lol. But yeah, this whole "We're paid a decent hourly wage, but we'll still have our cash register ask for a tip, even before your food arrives at the counter, where you take it to your own table" thing is insane. Tips are meant for restaurant servers -- because they don't make even minimum wage. Tips are't meant for every aspect of the service industry. It gets to become extortive.

screwturner68 4y ago
It's not the tip jar in front of every damn cash register that honks me off it's the embedding of the tip into the total. There's a place down the street that is very up front about paying their workers a living wage, giving them vacation, etc and that's great and their prices reflect the higher wages -$15 for a sandwich with no sides. But when you order said sandwich the bill is almost $20 (take away). You have to drill down into the app to find where they just add 20% to your bill as a tip so you don't have to go through the extra effort of adding it yourself. Now I worked in service and I over tip but why would I tip someone working a cash register getting paid actual wages, not $2.25/h. They are out of their freaking mind. Same goes for the delivery guys, I'm paying $6.00 for my food to get delivered why are you adding another $8 tip, for $14 I'll drive the 6 blocks and get it myself.
- kylehotchkiss 4y ago
  I like Chick-fil-A delivery a lot, they mark up the prices a little, fully pay their employees, deliver multiple orders at once, provide the cars/gas/insurance. The tip is actually a tip. Not subsidizing their business.
- dontbenebby 4y ago
  > You have to drill down into the app to find where they just add 20% to your bill as a tip so you don't have to go through the extra effort of adding it yourself. That sounds more like a gratuity... they do this in America at full blown restaurants, but that's more if you have more than say, 8 people, and they have to be advertised in advance. What you are describing sounds deceptive to me, bu I'm not a lawyer, and no one seems to care about what I think as a consumer unless it's something they already agree with :-)
kylehotchkiss 4y ago
Aren’t some states now requiring employers to make up difference between hourly rate and minimum wage if tips aren’t met (California does this don’t they?) - so tips aren’t even over and above, they’re just paying the employee so the restaurant doesn’t have to

screwturner68 4y ago

It's not the tip jar in front of every damn cash register that honks me off it's the embedding of the tip into the total. There's a place down the street that is very up front about paying their workers a living wage, giving them vacation, etc and that's great and their prices reflect the higher wages -$15 for a sandwich with no sides. But when you order said sandwich the bill is almost $20 (take away). You have to drill down into the app to find where they just add 20% to your bill as a tip so you don't have to go through the extra effort of adding it yourself. Now I worked in service and I over tip but why would I tip someone working a cash register getting paid actual wages, not $2.25/h. They are out of their freaking mind. Same goes for the delivery guys, I'm paying $6.00 for my food to get delivered why are you adding another $8 tip, for $14 I'll drive the 6 blocks and get it myself.

kylehotchkiss 4y ago
I like Chick-fil-A delivery a lot, they mark up the prices a little, fully pay their employees, deliver multiple orders at once, provide the cars/gas/insurance. The tip is actually a tip. Not subsidizing their business.
dontbenebby 4y ago
> You have to drill down into the app to find where they just add 20% to your bill as a tip so you don't have to go through the extra effort of adding it yourself. That sounds more like a gratuity... they do this in America at full blown restaurants, but that's more if you have more than say, 8 people, and they have to be advertised in advance. What you are describing sounds deceptive to me, bu I'm not a lawyer, and no one seems to care about what I think as a consumer unless it's something they already agree with :-)

kylehotchkiss 4y ago

Aren’t some states now requiring employers to make up difference between hourly rate and minimum wage if tips aren’t met (California does this don’t they?) - so tips aren’t even over and above, they’re just paying the employee so the restaurant doesn’t have to