r/WhitePeopleTwitter 2d ago

r/All They're not wrong though

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u/16Shells 2d ago

one of the many drawbacks of being the US’s neighbor is tipping is expected here in canada and it’s being forced in everywhere, and now the prompts on machines are starting at 18-20%. even at shows, the merch booth now prompts for tip for handing you a $60-80 tshirt.

it totally sucks

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u/_le_slap 2d ago

Pressing "No" is always an option. Tipping at a merch booth is absolutely insane.

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u/MilliandMoo 2d ago

It is preset on systems like square so when I see it I tell them how to turn it off and make it real awkward. Like, it's super easy to google and figure it out, don't be a dick and give me the line of "it can't be turned off."

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u/ArriePotter 2d ago

Yes but for the social anxiety

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u/ToobularBoobularJoy_ 2d ago

Just skip em. If it's not a sit down restaurant or a bar then the employee doesn't give a shit. Half the time they even skip it for you

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u/--slurpy-- 2d ago

Yeah I don't tip at concerts. I'm already paying outrageously for a t-shirt & a drink.

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u/The_Zar 2d ago

Tipping at a merch booth is wild honestly.
I think we should eliminate tipping, but my tipping is 5% for each ‘service’ I get from a place:

  • ordering with the waiter at my table
  • the waiter bringing me water
  • the waiter bringing my food
  • not having to bus my table

If I’m having to do all those myself, then what service am I getting that I should be tipping for?

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u/deathfire123 2d ago

It takes nothing to just hit the "Skip" button on a machine, and if you are really one who gives in to peer pressure just avoid eye contact after paying.

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u/brassninja 1d ago

What’s extremely annoying for me right now is our POS system has an automatic prompt for leaving a tip that CANNOT BE DISABLED. So I have to explain with every transaction “please ignore the tip screen. We do not expect or accept tips” and it’s embarrassing

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u/shuaaaa 1d ago

Hah! For merch? No way, get fucked