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To me tipping gives the vibes of that Ebay trick of selling something worth $100 by splitting it into a $20 price + $80 shipment to reduce fees or something. I

To me tipping gives the vibes of that Ebay trick of selling something worth $100 by splitting it into a $20 price + $80 shipment to reduce fees or something. In this case they are offloading all the responsibility of a fair wage directly onto the customer and not indirectly through the food delivery company.

303uru 3y ago
Absolutely that’s what’s happening and is happening in person at restaurants too. Tips in the US do not signify that you enjoyed the service or food, you’re simply shoring up their pathetic tipped rate minimum wage. That’s frustrating enough, but then DoorDash keeps “tipping” optional but bakes all their bullshit fees right into the price. They ballon the price to a point where a single person is suddenly paying $30 for a chipotle burrito and they get to the tip screen and balk at adding more to that total.
- oh_sigh 3y ago
  I think the more important factor is that with doordash you tip before the services received, instead of after. At least at a restaurant if you receive absolutely horrible service you can cut the tip you were going to leave.
minimalist 3y ago
AFAIK, ebay charges fees on the subtotal including shipping. So if that practice still exists, it must be 1. out of habit or, 2. to make the prices appear cheaper (shipping costs aren't displayed as prominently, but at least sorting by price includes shipping). I think the real reason why tipping is now pushed everywhere, including POS terminals and even online payment portals is because the payment vendor receives a cut of the entire transaction (inclusive of tip). So adding anything onto the transaction total is more money in the pocket of the payment processor. I'm not sure what a non-legislative way to push back against this practice, since the incentives are clearly stacked to favor what we see today.

303uru 3y ago

Absolutely that’s what’s happening and is happening in person at restaurants too. Tips in the US do not signify that you enjoyed the service or food, you’re simply shoring up their pathetic tipped rate minimum wage. That’s frustrating enough, but then DoorDash keeps “tipping” optional but bakes all their bullshit fees right into the price. They ballon the price to a point where a single person is suddenly paying $30 for a chipotle burrito and they get to the tip screen and balk at adding more to that total.

oh_sigh 3y ago
I think the more important factor is that with doordash you tip before the services received, instead of after. At least at a restaurant if you receive absolutely horrible service you can cut the tip you were going to leave.

minimalist 3y ago

AFAIK, ebay charges fees on the subtotal including shipping. So if that practice still exists, it must be 1. out of habit or, 2. to make the prices appear cheaper (shipping costs aren't displayed as prominently, but at least sorting by price includes shipping). I think the real reason why tipping is now pushed everywhere, including POS terminals and even online payment portals is because the payment vendor receives a cut of the entire transaction (inclusive of tip). So adding anything onto the transaction total is more money in the pocket of the payment processor. I'm not sure what a non-legislative way to push back against this practice, since the incentives are clearly stacked to favor what we see today.