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How was 0USD/0% not an option? For a tip, it's entirely voluntary.
by HWR_14 3y ago
How was 0USD/0% not an option? For a tip, it's entirely voluntary.
- derbOac 3y agoI got my item and went to the register to pay for it, and the credit card screen gave the price, and then displayed a menu for tips (it was specifically labeled as being for a "tip" amount). This tip menu had three options, in USD amounts (not percents), none of which was 0 dollars. There was no option to skip or "no tip" or anything like that. I would have had to refuse to pay and put the item back. I suppose I could have, but I was buying food for my daughter, who was with me and was hungry. It wasn't that much money overall, but the minimum tip amount was a pretty large percentage of the total cost. Five years ago it would have just been bundled into the cost of the item.
- synetic 3y agoA local place near where I live have a 15% employee wellness fee added to the cost of the purchase. This money goes to the employee and is, in essence, a tip. There was no sign stating this fact. I found out after looking at the receipt. I’ll never go back to that place.
- jlund-molfese 3y agoI’ve seen that at some restaurants in the US too. There’s usually a CYA clause like “you can ask for this fee to be taken off,” but it’s deliberately a policy designed to make customers uncomfortable and accept the surcharge. I normally tip 20% or so, but if there’s a mandatory surcharge, I just subtract it from the tip.