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If that is your takeaway from this story, hooooo boy you must be in a rage every day. Places all over Seattle default their machines to tip 18% when you buy a s
by cryptoz 2y ago
If that is your takeaway from this story, hooooo boy you must be in a rage every day. Places all over Seattle default their machines to tip 18% when you buy a single roll of toilet paper and nothing else. (Edit: you could also pick up a few bottles of expensive wine they sell; maybe you’re in a rush and don’t expect a tip screen ; ooooops you tipped $40 for nothing!)
There’s a place that does this less than a block from me right now. Actually probably 2-3 places if you extend a block further.
- qwerpy 2y agoWhere in Seattle does this? Maybe it’s different on the east side. Costco and the grocery store chains here certainly don’t do that.
- cryptoz 2y agoI’m in lower Queen Anne. Every corner store that also sells coffee/sandwiches does this. Maybe 1-5% of customers are buying a sandwich, but 100% are prompted to tip with an 18% default.
- Talanes 2y agoThe problem is that it seems to be necessary to prompt every transaction for a tip to collect any credit tips at all, or at least all the major POS are set-up that way. Which doesn't seem like it should be a big problem in an already not tip-heavy, but there are a surprising number of people who make a very big show of not being able to tip because there's no credit option.
- 2muchcoffeeman 2y agoWait, you guys tip now when you go to the supermarket and get and scan your own toilet paper?
- cryptoz 2y agoNope! We sure don’t! Not on purpose any way. But the businesses sure want us to. This mostly happens at smaller stores and not big chains.
- kstrauser 2y agoI've given stores bad Yelp reviews for daring to ask. I tip people in tipped positions really well. No way in hell I'm giving a penny to someone who only rang up the stuff I carried up to their counter.
- ywvcbk 2y agoAre there technically/legally any “tipped positions” in Washington? Since tipped minimum wage is not a thing.
- geodel 2y agoI think Seattle should introduce 18% tip on original 18% tip as it adds extra work for service workers in form of collecting tip, maintenance of tip screen and so on.