+ Pensant Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 2 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said: Yet another reason to only pay in cash. That is, if they even accept cash. + WilliamM and Johnrom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 18 hours ago, Johnrom said: Tipping has gotten out of hand and I do not appreciate the deviousness that some places undertake now. I was in a major city recently. The bill for the meal was so high my eyes popped out. I left the server his tip in cash. A few days later I got my credit card bill and the bill was 20 dollars more than I signed for. Someone at the restaurant added 20 bucks to the credit card. I called my credit card company and contested it. Something I have never done in three decades. Drives me nuts 🥜 this tipping culture and greediness around higher tips. If I get great service the tip always reflects it ! People are pushing back now - finally ! Whenever I leave a cash tip, I always write "CASH" across the tip line, so whoever is cashing out at the end of the night (manager, server, etc) will see that a cash tip was left on the table. Then if they do fool around with the amount, and you contest it with your bank - you have proof that the only thing written in the tip line was 'cash'. Johnrom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudynate Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 On 6/6/2024 at 5:22 PM, Ali Gator said: My best experience with tipping has been at my PCP's office. During the pandemic, I went to my doctor for my physical. When I paid my copay ($20) with the receptionist and pulled out my credit card, she pointed to the POS on my side of the check-in, for me to insert myself. Before it would process, the 'tip screen' came up. I asked her how long has my doctor been taking tips, and how much do we tip him for a service not yet provided ? (He's a handsome, muscled guy so I'd rather tip in cash and put it in his underwear if it was up to me). She laughed and apologized, and said they had just gotten those installed, and the 'service technician' has to come back and re-program it with new software 'this week'. She told me to hit '0' and go from there - which I did. Here it is four years later, and numerous appointments later (I do a follow-up every six months) and the same POS is there prompting me for a tip before it processes my credit card. Either the doctor has a great gig going on with tips, or the 'service tech' has been tied up for four years. I can't believe that any doctor would solicit tips - I certainly wouldn't tip them. Time was when offering professionals tips was considered insulting. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Here's a great article from consumer reports. Gives different scenarios and if and how much to tip. And also a chart on percentages to tip different people: How to Tip With More Confidence via @ConsumerReports WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG It seems like you're being asked for gratuities everywhere. Here's when you don't have to pay, when you might want to tip, and how much. + Italiano, thomas and + Lucky 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokomaru Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 16 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said: Here's a great article from consumer reports. Gives different scenarios and if and how much to tip. And also a chart on percentages to tip different people: How to Tip With More Confidence via @ConsumerReports WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG It seems like you're being asked for gratuities everywhere. Here's when you don't have to pay, when you might want to tip, and how much. This article basically asks for a tip at the end of it! 😝 Oh, sorry, I mean “donation.” thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 On 6/16/2024 at 3:50 PM, Rudynate said: I can't believe that any doctor would solicit tips - I certainly wouldn't tip them. Time was when offering professionals tips was considered insulting. I believe it started as an 'error' in the beginning, and I'm certain the majority of patients don't even question it like I did - they're so used to being presented one of these. But I agree with you - this is why I don't tip 'owners' and 'managers' of service businesses should they wait on me. I don't want to insult them (even though they expect tips). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I laughed and thought of this thread when I saw this ad: https://youtu.be/tNHdKAP6TzA?si=5nSlocQFETBBVTeJ thomas, BSR, liubit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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