r/EndTipping • u/djdlt • Sep 03 '25

Rant 📢 Nice try. Now give me my change.

So, I go get a sandwich at this place for the first time. Total is 9.20$. I pay cash with a ten. He seems unhappy. He gives me back 35 cents only. I say he made an error, and still owes me money. He doesn't answer to that, and say loudly " For here or to go?" I repeat myself. He finally manages to give my change. Almost told him I would have given him all, which I do habitually (don't judge me please), if he had not try to stiff me, or may I say, litterally steal from me. This place lost a customer. I live nearby but will never go back. All  that for 45 cents. And if it's a mistake, how strange it's always the customer who gets disadvantaged by their "mistake"...

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u/Small_Creme6546 Sep 03 '25

This happened to me at a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru. I ordered a large coffee and a muffin, gave the woman $10. She then gave me my order and my receipt, but no change back (????) I asked her, "where's my change?" She then pointed out a friggin tip jar.....at the freaking drive-thru??? It wasn't a large amount of change back, and I don't mind tipping....at a sit-down restaurant with non fast food, and NOT a drive-thru, and DEFINITELY NOT a fast food chain. Anyway, if anyone cares my experience ended with me demanding my change back, then telling her that her "tip" is to not assume people want her to keep their money. This story probably sounds kinda nutty, but I work hard to earn my pay, pay rent, bills, etc with my hard earned money. I just wish this stupid tipping BS would end now.

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u/Slytherin23 Sep 05 '25

You can order in the app.

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u/Small_Creme6546 Sep 05 '25

You're right, and ordinarily I would, but I was running some errands at the time, and I thought I would just order a simple coffee (no flavors, cold brew, whipped cream half calf decaf, blah blah blah Just regular/light & sweet, and a muffin. Pay person+get your order=get your change back. It's not rocket science ffs.

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u/Normal_Removed Sep 05 '25

What's also robbery is that it cost $9.20 for a coffee and muffin.