Tipping culture is a popular discussion topic on TikTok. Usually, the videos that spark this discussion have to do with tipping for services many believe customers should not tip for, like self-serve frozen yogurt shops. A TikToker, Jake (@tatertot_lover), seemed to mock tipping culture and the conversation surrounding it in a video that went viral …
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‘I wouldn’t tip me either guys it’s okay’: Yogurt shop worker puts self on blast for iPad tipping at self-serve establishment
Tipping culture is omnipresent in the United States, and for a valid reason. While the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the federal tipped minimum wage is just $2.13 per hour, with businesses counting on customers’ generosity to make up the discrepancy (note that employers must make up this gap if the tipped employee’s …
‘Is this tip baiting?’: Instacart delivery drivers call out an unethical practice where customers change tip amounts upon delivery
Instacart delivery drivers are calling attention to an unethical practice, called tip baiting, where customers incentivize them to pick up their order with a large tip that they change upon delivery. Working for an independent delivery service application like DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, and Instacart, offers employees a chance to set their own hours and work …
Delivery Driver Showed a Stack of Undelivered DoorDash Orders From Customers Who Didn’t Tip
Some folks tip for food delivery and some don’t. It’s just the way it is. And another reality of food delivery apps is that delivery drivers can choose what orders they want to take and which ones they want to leave behind. Someone shared a video on TikTok of a bunch of undelivered orders that …
‘Tipping culture is getting way too big’: Woman says dog boarding facility asked her to leave tip
A woman says a dog boarding facility asked her to leave a tip after picking up her dog, which sparked a debate about tipping culture on TikTok. The woman, Lauren Romeo (@laurenromeo__) on TikTok, vented about the incident in a video. As of Wednesday, that video received about 170,000 views on the platform. “Tipping culture …
“Let’s play a game called ‘How long until DoorDash gets here'”: Papa John’s worker chronicles the wait for $70 order with no tip to be picked up, sparking debate
Stories of a pervasive “no tip no trip” DoorDash philosophy continue to dominate TikTok. In the most recent incident to go viral, a Papa John’s employee (@_professorpizza_) documented just how long it took for a $70 DoorDash order with no tip to be picked up. Part one of the series currently has over 2.4 million …
‘Why y’all making bets on an abuse case?’: Starbucks workers leave out Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard tip jars, sparking debate
Normally, dueling tip jars at coffee shops like Starbucks give people an incentive to vote with their money while also tipping their baristas. Sometimes, the contest can be between something as innocuous as dogs vs. cats or they might try to lean into current events, such as the two tip jars labeled “Kanye West” and …
Waitress Says Church Customers Left Scripture as a Tip in Viral TikTok
As for cheap tippers, one TikToker said that they and their coworkers ordered a bunch of pens from Amazon that read “Jesus tips 20 percent.” But there were some stories of members within a local church community addressing these kinds of issues, like one commenter who said that their pastor used to work in retail …
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‘Scripture don’t pay the bills’: Server says customers who came in after church left her a scripture instead of tip
In a viral TikTok video, a server calls out customers who come in to eat after church on Sundays, some of which would leave a scripture instead of a tip. A video from user @jenmich416 argues that “Sunday morning after church” customers are the most difficult, and it was stitched by other service workers sharing …
‘I’m a lot less rich than that guy and I tip’: ‘Billionaire’s son’ says he doesn’t tip for Uber Eats, sparking debate
A viral TikTok video shows an alleged billionaire’s son confessing that he doesn’t tip for Uber Eats during an “ask me anything.” The video was posted user @jubilee, an account with 1.2 million followers whose mission is to create videos and form a “movement of empathy for human good.” As of Saturday, the video received …
‘If a tip is essential it should be in the price’: TikToker calls out Square cash registers over tipping option, sparking debate
A TikTok user has sparked widespread debate after criticizing what he believes is unnecessary tipping encouraged by businesses with Square cash registers. “Anytime I go somewhere with a Square cash register, I know I’m about to tip for something that I’ve never tipped for before in my life,” the TikToker states. The video, uploaded by …
TikToker Shows off Stack of Undelivered Door Dash Orders from Customers Who Didn’t Tip
In the now-viral clip, the TikToker said that an employee of the location claimed all of the orders were for delivery apps like Door Dash and Uber Eats, but drivers didn’t pick them up because tips weren’t associated with the order. “These been sitting here for 4 hours because no dashers would take nontip orders. …