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Just hit "no tip" lol. The wagie can't do a darn thing about it, except maybe
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yeah wtf lol. just say no…
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But mah emotional trigger warning
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How much anxiety do you think the more pathetic wagies get when they have to spin the screen around to do the e-begging for them?
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in this day and age of modern guncels shootin wiggie niggie, WOULD you take that risk?
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This is clearly a stupidity tax. I fully support it.
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Just like the lottery
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Ive seen a machines that make you type in 0 for a custom tip because they removed the no tip option. Some places are reaching levels of butt hole never before seen. It only takes a moment to do it but its an annoyance that shouldnt exist on a pickup order.
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Just stop tipping lol.
I don't tip anymore and will never do it again until the absurdity stops.
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I'm an butthole about tipping and I'm in the no tipping camp. I don't eat out often and if we do get food out it's usually pickup, that's how I noticed this BS. It doesn't feel like it's been very long since the changes in tipping hit the checkout.
I think that the normalization of eating out is part of the problem. When I see what people spend on food/beer/delivery it's insane. Get people being responsible for their food choices and this will change quickly. Oh..... I forgot, responsibility isn't a thing anymore.
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It's being bushed by business owners because they don't want to increase menu prices/pay higher wages.
They can funnel the cost increase into tipping and use guilt to push it.
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It's a soy tax.
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Right? Like bitches be crying "EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL
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idk who needs to hear this but you can just say no to things people ask you
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They can spit in your food.
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Seriously this is the only reason i ever tip lol dont want some seething wagie fricking with my food
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B-b-b-but I can’t just hit NO in front of him.
It activates my social ang sigh of tea
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That dude suspiciously watching you bag your own groceries at the head of the self-checkout computers works hard man
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If there was a highlight reel of them beating shoplifters to death playing 24/7 next to them I'd consider tossing a buck their way
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Can we add the people who don't understand basic self-checkout etiquette? Stuff like blocking other registers with your cart, checking your receipt entirely at the register, or slowly rebagging shit?
I'd be ok with a system where, once the receipt is done printing, it charges you $1 for every 15 seconds you continue standing within 5 feet of the register.
That or have self-checkout be restricted to people who pass a basic competency exam. You get a special card you must scan before beginning, costco-style. The exam includes identifying a reasonable number of items, how quickly you type TOMATOES, if you can figure out to wipe the frost off the ice cream barcode, and how to quickly dismiss an UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA prompt.
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Imagine working at one and watching the r-slurs completely fail at modern life and you have nothing better to do but notice
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Tbh they do way more than that.
Running those lanes is crazy sometimes. 90% of the people that show up don't know how checkout works and you have constant over rides, price changing, rampant theft etc.
I talked to a front end manager once and the guy was so stressed out it was nuts.
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Basically an IT job
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You mean the dude that isn't paying attention and three different kiosks are trying to get his attention for coupons?
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Lol
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If they did keep yourself safe I would tip them for the excellent performance
If they only try to keep yourself safe and fail, they are probably a foid
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Where’s the lie tho
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Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
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Has to be read with Grandpa Simpson voice.
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Boomers are often right tbh
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bet he didn't even tip the bull that finished his wife off when they got home
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Who wants to bet money he didn't ask the wage lady for help opening the door and instead acted like a foid expecting her to read his mind.
Expecting Wagies at a take out place to care because you were dumb enough to tip on takeout is pretty dumb IMO
You never tip for takeout
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They’ve been pushing so hard for the tips on takeout that it’s absolutely hilarious. I got a shitty to-go steak from Outback Steakhouse a few times during the week and the last time I picked it up, someone had circled the suggested tip percentages with a highlighter. It was fun watching the dude
when I just straight up ignored it 
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Exactly wtf this is peak foid brain coming from a moid boomer lol.
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Anyone who tips for takeout deserves what they get
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Do burgers want the waiter to put the fricking food in their mouth too? Jesus christ you're all so r-slurred
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I'm getting strong deja vu from this whole thread
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the ones over here ask if you want to round up the amount as a donation to some charity
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Cook them kid.
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Correct. I DO NOT WANT TO HELP CHILDREN.
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Me everytime. Frick those kids with cancer.
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Bald people are disgusting. Why would I give them my money?
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Bald black men are an exception, and they deserve reparations
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I was at the liquor store a few years back and the cashier asked if I wanted to donate $2 to the firehall. I said no, and he leans over the counter, looks me dead in the eye and says that the money go towards teddy bears they give to kids after their house burns down or they're in a car accident or something. I say no again. I had just come from the food bank where I dropped off a few hundred bucks in toys and diapers and shit for Christmas. I wanted to slap that c*nt.
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I've always assumed they do this to save on change, because sometimes grocery stores and fast food joints run out of coins. Since I'm not a papercel
, I feel no obligation to donate 
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the self-serve checkout machines dont take cash so it might just be a
thing
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They do it so that they get the tax break for the donation and you get to feel like you did something
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i always assume thats some kind of scam, theres no way petsmart or whatever is taking an extra dollar out of the goodness of their hearts
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I mean, if I tip the self serve, do I get it back?
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Store managers HATE this simple trick!
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From WSJ comments:
It's still charity even after receiving service. If it varies in %, from person-to-person, depending on their mood or generosity, it's plain charity. There's no other way about it.
Wagies can justify it all they want, but part of their earnings come from alms.
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Pre-tipping is more like a bribe or ransom.
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Yeah exactly. Pre-tipping sucks because you gotta make sure no wagie spits in your food.
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A friend of mine runs a company that staffs merch booths for musicians. He was recently bitching because previously his contracts were saying "He can't specifically ask for tips" and his loophole was "we aren't asking for tips, the machines just prompt they can still say no" and now the contract says the machine can't prompt for tips. Most people despite being handed a t-shirt will hit the 10-20% button.
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Just don’t tip if you see one of these. Stick it to both the employees and store owners. The store owners think they will get more money from auto tip prompts. If everyone stops tipping because of it, not only will they not recoup the cost of those systems (probably a few grand), but they’ll actually have to pay their employees minimum wage.
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i tip myself at the self serv checkout by only scanning half the stuff.
if they want me to be good at scanning they should pay me
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I always click custom amount and then no tip lol. The boss man always pockets that shit anyway even if I do give
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if wagies were smart they would ask for smaller tips. a bunch of people might give you a quarter to stfu faster
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God fricking darn I love that awkward second at every register when they flip the tablet around and say “ok it’s gonna ask you a question and….”
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flip it back and tell them to hit 0% for you
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Who the frick tips anyone besides their server at a resturant, bartender or barber?
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Lol like a black is going to be any authority on tips. Come on shawty
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pirate mode was better tbh
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lol wtf I'm a great tipper when I get service but there isn't even a service here lmao
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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Where does the money go?
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Just don't tip lmao
Trans lives matter
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I tip well at places I intend to regularly go and the service matters. My regular bartenders pay me back with heavy pours.
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Maybe the machines should get a job with an actual wage instead
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It should allow you to tip yourself 25%
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I think I prefer the societal norm, where I tip someone who is doing the work for me rather than the other way around.
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My husband use to snore like a chainsaw then he got nose surgery and it was like white noise and then a cpap so nice and quiet. He farts so much and I HATE IT. He is so freaking proud of them, throws his leg in the air and pretends to kick start a bike while farting. Then he tries to crop dust me. Ive asked him to stop but Nada. Im am disgusted by it. We've both put on a lot of weight in the last few years and that doesn't repulse me but his hygiene and man funk do.
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Yuropoor seething because Americans can pay for better service.
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