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There are self-checkout machines that now ask for a tip [1]... I don't see tipping going away any time soon, more's the pity... [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/ne

• mc32 3y ago
  Wow. I mean, I've seen tipping hyperinflation with options for 20, 25 and 30% (I've been told some have even higher defaults) rather than the previous 10, 15, 20% and I've seen it integrated at places where a clerk merely rings you up (lots of airport shops) but not when there was no interaction with any person as in the article. That's outrageous. I think I'm going to actively decline tipping as a protest. This is "tipping usury".
  • Nextgrid 3y ago
    I've also seen anecdotal evidence where the percentage options weren't actually right - they were way more than what the percentage would actually be. My theory, assuming this wasn't an outright fake, is that the options were actually free-form text (with a percentage set separately and not obviously displayed) and the scumbag running the place set the title to let's say "15%", with the actual underlying percentage much higher.