When I remember to, I blank out the tip section and fill in the total. Sometimes, people will use the opportunity to give themselves a tip. (I haven't caught

When I remember to, I blank out the tip section and fill in the total. Sometimes, people will use the opportunity to give themselves a tip. (I haven't caught it happening, but I know/have read about people who have) Those POS devices don't prompt for a tip by default. The amounts they offer for the denominations are configurable as well. Companies offering to add a tip to picking up your coffee chose to do so. Why is this desirable for employers? One: It doesn't cost them anything and improves employee retention (or: they don't have to pay their employees as much). Two: They get control over that tip money, and can distribute it (or not) how they like. Yes, I've heard about this too, where tip money is equally distributed among all shift employees, or as well as a disciplinary step employers have kept all the tip money for that day. Three: If it's a self-owned business, they may get free money from someone who feels pressured to tip. Yes, some of that may be legal, but it goes on anyways.