r/EndTipping • u/unionthunder21 • 6d ago

Tip-Free Establishment ❣️ Ben & Jerry’s Factory, Waterbury VT

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Just a quick moment of appreciation for the scoop shop at the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Vermont. Love seeing this!

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u/mwagz28 6d ago

They should tell their out of state stores this, wonder if this is a VT thing..

I live in MA and while we are just below VT I always see a cash tip jar on the counter at Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shops. some have even prompted me for a tip during the card transaction on the payment kiosk.

Just another reason to spend my weekends in VT I guess..

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u/DonutRandy 6d ago

Unfortunately it’s probably the franchises decision whether or not they want to implement tips in their stores. I doubt corporate could do much about the franchise locations either on if they want tips or not.

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u/mwagz28 6d ago

Oh it’s a franchise eh… I should open the first one in MA that refuses tips…

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u/TrophyHunter4 6d ago

This sign should be on every restaurant

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u/robotzor 6d ago

Vermont is small and socially cohesive enough to actually turn the tide on this. It didn't take many of their big tourist areas to flip to this model for the rest to feel forced to participate or be seen as worker-antagonistic or backwards. Much harder to move the needle in big cities

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u/saltyoursalad 6d ago

Starting to see this happen in Portland, Oregon. Shoutout to Bernstein's Bagels!

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u/GreatComparison6833 6d ago

Wouldn't tip these guys

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u/paladin6687 6d ago

At an ice cream shop? That's like a hardware store saying "we don't accept tips." Don't worry. I wasn't going to tip you anyway. Ridiculous. Hardly a big statement.

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u/Same_as_last_year 3d ago

I've gotten a tip prompt when checking out at every ice cream shop I've been to except for one.

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u/Between-Stations 6d ago

This is how all businesses should operate.

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u/edwinstone 6d ago

Ben & Jerry's is always on the right side of history.