Originally Posted by fisher22 (Post 12123795)

When I started to notice that the pre-programmed amounts on the checkout screen were around 18%, 20%, 25% I asked about it and they replied that costs/prices have gone up.

Since I knew it wouldn’t be well received, or simply that they wouldn’t be able to understand the math, I hesitated to respond that tipping the usual percentage we always did is already a bigger tip because it’s a percentage of a higher amount.

I rarely tip before service is given any more.

Originally Posted by Zeke (Post 12123896)

Funny, we have a law in CA that if an item has a price marked on it, right or mistake, that's what the cashier is required to ring up. I bought an expensive level that way. Was mismarked along with others. The cashier says that's not the price. I had a manger come over to the rack and see the 60 dollar levels marked at 15 bucks. No label switching. I got it for 15.

I haven't run into this yet, but if a menu says something is xx dollars, that's what I better see on my bill, with tax if applicable, and that's it. Different story if a notice is posted. In that case I'll leave.

Originally Posted by fisher22 (Post 12123795)

When I started to notice that the pre-programmed amounts on the checkout screen were around 18%, 20%, 25% I asked about it and they replied that costs/prices have gone up.

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 12123913)

This reminds me of a conversation I had with a customer a few days ago. I was in PA and she was in AZ. I said I'd call her in three hours. She asked, "Is that your time or my time?"

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera (Post 12123832)

Dude, have you ever thought your argument would hold up better if you dropped the completely out of touch racist Boomer using extrapolated numbers tone?

Just wow!

Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12124176)

Do you tip the guy at Home Depot that helped you put wood in your truck?

Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12124176)

Do you tip the guy at Home Depot that helped you put wood in your truck?

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 12124177)

Now that I would probably do. First, he's already done a service above and beyond and second, those guys are just about all folks who got downsized out of a better job or can't afford to retire and will appreciate the tip, while not expecting it.

Originally Posted by fisher22 (Post 12123893)

Unbelievable, but one time the pre-programmed amounts at a fast food place were 20%, 25%, 30%. Really?

Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 12124339)

Yep, really. I ran into the owner of the local Skyline franchise and told him what I think of the new tip machine. It starts at 20% and goes up to 30%. He said, "My girls work pretty hard and I just want them to be paid."

Now it's my turn to ask - REALLY?

If you want them to be paid, pay them!
I didn't say that, but he went on to add that if he paid them more he would have to raise prices and then we would have to pay more for our food, implying that the tip is optional. So he's leaving paying "his girls" up to customers, and it is optional. Good to know.

Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12124431)

When I go to my local Subway the owner usually runs the cash. He zeros out the tip before handing you the machine.

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera (Post 12123832)

Dude, have you ever thought your argument would hold up better if you dropped the completely out of touch racist Boomer using extrapolated numbers tone?

Just wow!

Originally Posted by Otter74 (Post 12035264)

I dislike the post-covid trend of pushing tips for everything under the sun. It’s easy to feel subtly pressured into it, but I usually resist it. That said, many of you sound like entitled old people who think no one deserves a living wage. The reason the tipping model exists for jobs like restaurant servers is because it’s a category of job that was explicitly excluded from the first minimum wage laws in the 60s, and the reason for that was because service jobs were heavily non-white (which is to say black). I much prefer the model common to places like Europe where restaurant servers are paid a normal wage and tipping is not a part of their main source of income.

Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12124431)

When I go to my local Subway the owner usually runs the cash. He zeros out the tip before handing you the machine.