I'm done with tipping

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me too.

Yesterday my food order didn’t get delivered because I the order was small and I picked 15% tip.

If I order DoorDash, my food costs $20 while tips and fees cost another $40. So when they go out if business, that’s why.

You're not entitled to have food delivered to you. If it's not worthwhile to the delivery person, you'll have to get your own food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP your post makes some sense, but not everyone has the luxury of finding a better job.

Waiting tables may be the only job a college student is able to work at if the student has day classes, etc.

But yes - ALL employers should pay a living wage to its employees.

At the very least > minimum wage.

But OP's point is not that waiters shouldn't get tipped, rather that it's ridiculous to now be asked to tip on every single purchase-coffee, bagels to go, fast food...
And, yes, I'm in agreement that this practice is insane. I just press '0' tip. Why do others feel the pressure to tip just because the screen suggests it?! Common sense people!

I agree with you except it’s not “just common sense”. They are manipulating emotions and taking advantage of our natural inclination to be kind. The person is looking right at you while they turn turn the screen. For most of us, pressing $0 feels terrible. But we also realize it’s not our responsibility to pay the employees a better wage, it’s the company’s (who, by the way, are making record profits.) Everyone has their hand out for a little extra and it’s wrong.

And to clarify because some people keeping missing this: we are not talking about waitstaff who make $2.15 an hour. I tip them generously and it seems like most here do.

PP here, and sure, I do feel a twinge of self-consciousness, but mostly just angry that I'm being strong-armed. Sigh.

No one is strong-arming you. The employees aren't the ones who decided on installing these computers and including the tip screen. And if you feel guilt or self-consciousness, maybe listen to your feelings and think about why you feel that way? I tip on the screen when I feel like the person serving me has been particularly sunshiny and friendly; when I feel that it has been a perfunctory transaction I don't feel bad hitting $0.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Great Harvest Bread yesterday. Picked up a loaf from the rack, went to the register, and it asked me for a tip. WTF?

The loaf was $11, and I'm happy to pay a fair price. But no one did anything -- why the hell would I tip?!

Why the hell would you pay $11 for a loaf of bread? That's an insane price.

It wasn't a loaf of plain white bread, but specialty bread. And I'm happy to pay for a good product or tip for great service. But tipping culture has really gotten absurd.

Agree. I fully anticipate that the self-check outs at the grocery store will start asking for tips at this point. “SoMeOnE wAtCHeS iN CasE yOu NeEd HeLp”, they’ll say.