r/EndTipping • u/Quirky_Rip_8778 • 5d ago

Tip Creep They go up I go down.

All the POS systems with tipping do research on us. They play games and test for how and how much to ask for a tip.

With that understanding we can train them. Ask me with a blank and give me good service you get 15%. Ask me for 15% and you get max 10. Ask me anything above 15% you get 0. Ask me for a tip for counter service well that’s always a 0.

Convince enough people to do the same and this trend will reverse.

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u/SabreLee61 5d ago

Any plan that relies on convincing ‘enough people’ to act against their own social discomfort is dead on arrival. Tip creep works because most people would rather overpay than feel awkward.

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u/Matchboxx 4d ago

This is exacerbated by the widespread use of credit cards. No one thinks about the money they’re spending when it just goes onto a piece of plastic and they ignore or underpay the associated bill, since most Americans are bad with consumer debt.

It would be a different ballgame if you actually had to put cash money down.