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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 3 hours ago

You have typed $1.00 $2.00 $3.00

Did you mean 15% 25% 40%?

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago

I'd just turn around and leave without paying and leave what ever it is I was gonna buy right there at the counter

[–] huzzahunimpressively@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I just never back to that place and also I'm going to give them a bad review

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Bro if there's a website to share this feedback.

I was just at a restaurant where it was 20%, 30%, or 40% tip, and Custom.

Food was good but fuck that, I'm done.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Eh, custom -> 0% works. I prefer to leave cash tips anyway.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Custom -25% inconvenience fee.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I wish that worked...

I also wish I could charge businesses for my time dealing with their BS. For example, I needed to go down to the bank to open a new account because they couldn't identify me, but when I showed up, there were no bankers present. So I made an appointment, and still had to wait for a banker. Or when I had to wait on hold for half an hour just to cancel a credit card because there's no way to do that online (and they have no branches), and they do that just to have a chance at convincing me to keep it.

If companies can charge me a fee for "maintenance" or "convenience" or whatever, surely I should be able to charge them a reasonable per-instance inconvenience fee (i.e. my hourly rate at my job, or what I'd charge for contract work).

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 43 minutes ago (1 children)

Dude I think I'd be switching banks, if it's that much of a hassle to get established, I don't want to know the hassle if something actually needed to be done

I mostly did it for a signup bonus, so I was technically compensated, but I've had BS like that with all sorts of other businesses, like waiting on hold to talk to someone to fix a mistake they made. Maybe that's an airline, insurance, or retailer. Waiting for 5-10 minutes is fair, waiting over an hour is not.

These orgs can charge a late fee if my payment is late by a day due to things outside my control (e.g. an error in their payment scheduler), but I can't charge them for wasting my time due to them cheaping out on support staff.

It's a pretty common problem IMO, but the customer has no recourse.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 42 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Over the last six months or so, I haven't tipped once in any establishment whatsoever. I decided it was a cancerous practice and people deserve to be paid what they're due.

so you just go out and eat without tipping

No, I haven't been out to eat in over six months.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 points 8 hours ago

When we say we're against tipping people really say "then don't eat at restaurants" as if that isn't the best thing we can do for ourselves financially. By not paying restaurant prices I only give myself more money.

[–] huzzahunimpressively@lemmy.world -1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm Mexico a customer was beaten to death for not paying a tip. WTF, they killed a person for not paying like 5 dollars

Big doubt, got a source? I'm guessing there was more to the story.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I agree. The folks who run Square are, indeed, Pieces Of Shit.

That's what you meant, right?

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get why people talk shit about you, your comments are funny

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Thank you, I try.

[–] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Can I pay just the tip?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

If I'm talking to a cashier instead of putting my card on the table, I haven't been provided a service that warrants tipping.

Exactly, which is why I almost never tip. I'll occasionally leave a tip at Dominos or something if they were prompt in finding my pizza while being really slammed w/ orders, but there's no way it's getting anywhere close to what I'd tip at a place where I'm actually being served.

I'll occasionally leave a cash tip in a jar at a counter order place if the staff were helpful in some way (or the food was especially good), but that's also pretty rare.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

If this became real, it wouldn't affect me and I'm introverted and near mute in public. I already do this with the "would you like to round up to donate" bullshit. I only have problems saying "no" if it will possibly hurt a person's feelings; idgaf about the feelings of a business.

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Where's the "Only the tip" button?

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