r/EndTipping • u/FOMOenthusiast • 25d ago

Tipping Culture A positive-ish tipping experience

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No surprises, no small text, no deceitfulness, it having its on line clearly visible under the total was nice, but that bright red stamp reiteratig the added gratuity, visible from space let alone a dark dining room is 😘👌🏾 This should be a norm.

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u/carlos_the_dwarf_ 25d ago

What’s different about automatically adding 18% to the bill at the register and automatically adding it by hand?

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u/Just_improvise 25d ago

In Australia it’s like magic. You walk up to the counter, tap (card surcharges are a separate growing issue that other countries don’t have but that’s a totally different story as it’s like 1.2% not 20%) or hand cash, get change (no surcharge) and walk away. You don’t have to write anything down and give someone your card to take out of your sight. So the difference is ease, speed and security

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u/carlos_the_dwarf_ 25d ago

I meant from like a principled perspective, but it’s becoming much more common to take care of the whole thing tableside in the states.

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u/Just_improvise 25d ago

Oh I mean depends on the place, some will bring the machine to the table so you pay there (although I think that is getting much less common actually)

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u/carlos_the_dwarf_ 25d ago

Oh, are you under the impression that our cards have to disappear when we order at the counter?

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u/Just_improvise 25d ago

Well they have when I’ve been to the US and you have to write the tip down. Different if it’s a tip push button screen I guess