> like every single coffee shop in the world apart from the US Well, context is important. Right? If someone opened a "tips required" coffee shop in Japan, i

> like every single coffee shop in the world apart from the US Well, context is important. Right? If someone opened a "tips required" coffee shop in Japan, it could be something to watch and learn from. I don't generally have a problem with tipping. Still, I would much rather people get paid well, with whatever that cost might be reflected in the price of what you are buying. If, on the other hand, tipping is on the ticket and it is used as an evaluation of the service being provided, the field should be blank by default. I have tipped way over 15% lots of times. Every time a device tries to force a higher percentage on me, I reduce it because the pattern annoys me. It is always interesting to travel to places like Japan, where tipping at a restaurant can be offensive.