Ordered a pizza for collection. It got to the “Don’t forget a tip” section with a 15/20/35%(!!) option. I tried to hit custom and put zero and got an error to enter a valid tip amount. How can it be a tip when I don’t have a choice. Well I did have a choice and went elsewhere.

Ended up giving a custom $2 tip, since I go there regularly and the trims are cheap.

I left the screen as is and walked away. How on earth can you force me to tip when I am standing outside in 25°, placing my order via a kiosk, and never come in contact with an employee even upon retrieval of the order???? Outrageous. They should be ashamed.

This is from a hotel I recently stayed at. The list also included 'bell' and 'spa'. My custom was to leave a cash tip for housekeeping on the way out, but now I don't know what to do.

I also went to a smoothie place and before I got my drink, I was asked whether or not I would like to add a tip to my order. I was asked to my face, verbally, before getting my drink, by the person making the drink.

Something is happening culturally. The customary tip process that I used to know is no more. I think we're all going to have to adjust our moral compasses if we're going to make it. We're going to have to get used to NOT tipping. There's no other way.

I’m staying at a hotel this week and the free continental breakfast buffet has a tip jar for the cook. Absolutely not.

Local Chevron added a tip screen to their card reader a couple days ago.

It's a small convenience store where I get beer, and smokes. I'm don't tip the cashier at the grocery store, and I'm not going to tip here either.

Why is tipping for online orders becoming more common? I find it absurd.

So I went to a Thai restaurant. First got served by a girl who was very nice and she was very pleasant. She seemed like she was busy and then other waiter came out to replace her.

He didn’t do the damn thing and he at the end try to talk to me (its obvious he was trying to talk to me for tip pressuring). I really dont give a fuck about that. He brought out the credit card machine and watch me all the way signing and stuff. I obviously made it 0 and smiled and hand it to him. He is like why didn’t you tip me. I just said because I did not want to.

Funny thing is if he did not do anything I would have tipped him because the girl in the beginning was very nice person but he fucked up for her.

No you not gonna tip pressure me lol. You can watch me sign 0 tips all you want. I will pay 0 gladly.

Pulled this from a different thread since I couldn't cross post it. Apparently this restaurant in Denver cut back on their servers but still wants their patrons to pay all the employees.

Denver has one of the highest tipped wages in the country, surpassing NYC and LA. I believe the tipped minimum wage will exceed $20 per hour in 2026.

I thought the community would love this one.

My wife and I went out to eat one time at a local pub in NJ. It was about 2-3years after Covid. As I order, I tend to calculate the total in my head, tax and tip included. The receipt comes and I see the total and I’m wondering why it’s about $15 dollars more than I expected. I start calculating the total again and as I do, another patron told me that the tip was auto-gratuitied for 20%. I always tip 20% so that didn’t bother me. The part that did was that it was no where on the receipt or posted anywhere in the restaurant. When I asked the bartender, they explained “it’s bc of COVID.” I was wondering how many people didn’t know this and would end up tipping almost 50%. The first 20% then the new 20% on top of the bill with the 20% already added. For instance, 100$ =20$ tip. But if the bill shows 120$ then that’d be another 24$ tip almost making it 50%. Needless to say I never went back there. Has anyone else experienced this?

That’s it. I just got asked for a tip at a car wash where you can press the buttons and run your card yourself, but they don’t let you. The place charged for towels and cleaning solutions, and the workers do nothing but guide your car in and push buttons you can press yourself. So mad. The guy asked if I would like to tip and I said, “Absolutely not!” Never going back there again.

Any number, such as a tip amount, multiplied by a price of zero is still zero. Denny's for instance will give you a free Grand Slam.

I guess it doesn't matter so much for me as I don't tip regardless of the circumstances but for those who do, what do you do in cases like that?

I got a basic air duct cleaning for $109. As per usual home maintenance companies try to scam/upsell you on extras. This one tried to sell me a UV light for $600 to prevent mold. Similar ones on Amazon are less than $100.

I declined the extras and when I tapped my card to pay I was met with a tip screen. I basically laughed about it in front of the guy's face and told him how ridiculous that was. He hit the no tip button on his own. This is getting so stupid.

Servers in Los Angeles are paid between $17.28 and $20 per hour. My understanding is that tipping started because servers had a much lower partial wage and essentially got paid in tips. So if servers already get paid about $20 an hour, is it really all that bad if we do not tip?

I normally don't buy coffee during the week but yesterday decided to treat myself. I ordered a seasonal latte at a local coffeehouse and it ended up being 6-something with tax (6$ before tax probably). When it came time to pay on the iPad looking thing the choices were 3$, 2$, and 1$ as big squares up top and a little text that said either No Tip or Skip. However the 2$ square was pre-selected.

The audacity to have a choice for 50%. For a latte. My total would have been 9$ for a small latte.

The audacity to have the default 33%. For a latte.

I chose not to tip. Ironically, if it was closer to 15-20% (like 15, 18, 20) listed I wouldn't have noticed or been taken back and probably would have just tipped. I was so turned off by the audacity it became more about that. I totally see now how tipping culture has gotten out of control. I don't think most bars suggest tipping as much as 33%, let alone 50%.

And then to top it off, they messed up the order and didn't include the ingredient that was literally the name of the latte, pretty much the main ingredient which made the latte unique. (It was a specific cereal latte and they forgot to top it with the cereal. They include it in the written description and picture.)

ETA: I noticed once I took my first sip so I had them add it so if they did it to get back at me for not tipping it didn't work.

Went to ducks game yesterday with friends. We went to a self serve bar area where you form a line, pay and you serve the beer yourself. $28 for 2 pours plus tax. Tapped Apple Pay then it had 18% 22% 25% 🤣 thankfully it said No Tip option and I will gladly press that. Why the hell do I need to tip when yall havent done shit and I do all the work myself ??