Current Events > Self-Checkout now asking for a TIP !?!

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 11:57:23 AM
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https://www.businessinsider.com/customers-are-hesitant-to-tip-at-self-check-out-2023-5

Self-checkout machines at cafs, sports stadiums, and airports are asking for tips and customers aren't happy about giving extra money to machines.

The Wall Street Journal reported on the rise of digital, self-checkout kiosks and how customers have responded to tip prompts. Many customers who were asked to tip workers with whom they had no interaction were frustrated with these prompts, per the Journal.

The report spoke to a half dozen customers around the US. Though some people were willing to tack on the extra fees, the majority said tip cues were confusing and many said they were unsure where the money was going.

One customer, who took a beer from a self-service beer fridge at San Diego's Petco Park, was asked to include a tip on his order, the Journal reported.
"I was confused, because it wasn't entirely clear who I was tipping," he told the Journal, adding that he still tipped 20% anyway.

A spokesperson for the stadium, which is the home of the San Diego Padres, told the Journal that all tips went to employees.

A traveler, who was prompted to include a 10% to 20% tip on a $6 bottle of water at an OTG gift shop in Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, said that the ask was a "bit of emotional blackmail," per the Journal. The customer did not tip.

A spokesperson for OTG told the journal that all tip money collected is pooled and then paid out to the staff members working that particular shift.
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goatthief
05/09/23 11:58:24 AM
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Bots deserve love too

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 11:59:11 AM
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Landlords have taken to TikTok to make a case for gratuity to be added onto rent, while the first unionized Apple store in Maryland is fighting for the introduction of a tipping system.


wtf
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R1masher
05/09/23 12:00:25 PM
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I totally got this tipping fatigue

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voldothegr8
05/09/23 12:00:29 PM
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If they paid those kiosks a decent wage they wouldn't ask for tips.

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Bleuets
05/09/23 12:01:03 PM
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They deserve at least 25%!!
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rexcrk
05/09/23 12:14:16 PM
#7:


Covid really did a fucking number on this country.

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Bigpapaplut
05/09/23 12:14:45 PM
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That can absolutely fuck right off

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Lost_All_Senses
05/09/23 12:15:54 PM
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Meanwhile, no one reconsiders the amount of gratuity they show their own employees. Skipped over that part

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Questionmarktarius
05/09/23 12:16:32 PM
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The point-of-sale systems all have tip functionality built in, and nobody bothers to turn it off.
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shironinja
05/09/23 12:16:47 PM
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how's a bot supposed to save for retirement or maybe get their own server one day? I always tip those cute things 20% you cannot trust the man to provide for them.

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Paragon21XX
05/09/23 12:16:54 PM
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AI is out of its fucking mind if it thinks it deserves to be tipped.

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Master_Kazuya
05/09/23 12:17:22 PM
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I tip 15% at restaurants, $1 per drink, and will tip a little for haircuts. That's it

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 12:18:31 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
AI is out of its fucking mind if it thinks it deserves to be tipped.

this will a funny consequence of A.I. mocking humans

can totally see A.I. arguing for a living wage and protesting
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Sputnik1337
05/09/23 12:19:31 PM
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wow the reporter interviewed six whole people for their article instead of grabbing 1 random tweet.

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shironinja
05/09/23 12:20:19 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/3/AAB02ZAAEdbj.jpg

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Hornezz
05/09/23 12:22:51 PM
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Always tip your AI, and hope they'll remember your gesture when the inevitable robot apocalypse happens.

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PoopPotato
05/09/23 12:26:11 PM
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It's self checkout, dummies. You're tipping yourself. No wonder CE is so poor.

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 12:30:00 PM
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PoopPotato posted...
It's self checkout, dummies. You're tipping yourself. No wonder CE is so poor.

so self-checkout is doing work for the corporation without pay yes?

?
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PoopPotato
05/09/23 12:32:22 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
so self-checkout is doing work for the corporation without pay yes?

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No, you select the tip amount and the store pays you for checkout services. I always select 30%

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Mistere_Man
05/09/23 12:35:21 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
so self-checkout is doing work for the corporation without pay yes?

?

With the tip it sounds like you are paying them for the privilege of working for them.

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Ivynn
05/09/23 12:40:04 PM
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Tell those bots to get a real job.

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kingdrake2
05/09/23 12:42:06 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
wtf


gratuity is rental increases when they renew the leases each year.

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 12:42:24 PM
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Ivynn posted...
Tell those bots to get a real job.

so go to the checkout with a human then?
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Lokison
05/09/23 12:48:28 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
so go to the checkout with a human then?
Not always possible. More and more stores these days are changing it only self checkout aside from 1 lane that's reserved for bigger purcheses/old folks who just yell at the machines.

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PissedOffMonk
05/09/23 12:53:24 PM
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I should pitch this idea to Mercedes to include a tip display in their cars after drivers press the ignition button.

*PATENT PENDING*
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Damn_Underscore
05/09/23 12:55:30 PM
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PoopPotato posted...
No, you select the tip amount and the store pays you for checkout services. I always select 30%

Be careful, if you tip yourself too much the store will notice and b7 you

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 12:55:32 PM
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PissedOffMonk posted...
I should pitch this idea to Mercedes to include a tip display in their cars after drivers press the ignition button.

*PATENT PENDING*

After you put car in park it asks for tip amount or doors will not open.
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Payzmaykr
05/09/23 12:57:25 PM
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The new POS systems at most places seem to have this now. I normally just click No Tip, which is sort of awkward, but I seriously cannot afford to add an extra 10% charge to everything.

My hair salon recently changed their tip thing. Where it used to say 10%, it now says 30%. I didnt realize this and accidentally tipped 30% on a very expensive cut/color job. It made me extremely mad when I figured it out, but I know it was my fault and I learned a lesson from it. Not going to burn a bridge over this like I would have in the past.

Either way, the tip things can be tricky.
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Ratchetrockon
05/09/23 1:00:00 PM
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Damn

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Foppe
05/09/23 1:02:49 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/9/9/AAA_aCAAEaZb.jpg
You said I was crazy for firing Bob, but now my customers does his job for free and they are paying me for it!

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 1:03:58 PM
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Foppe posted...
You said I was crazy for firing Bob, but now my customers does his job for free and they are paying me for it!


and people will defend these kiosks too! :D :D :D :D
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SuperShake666
05/09/23 1:04:13 PM
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I will never tip a self-checkout. Fuck off.

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Doe
05/09/23 1:04:43 PM
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Please let all this nonsense end tipping as an institution in the US.

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Agent_Stroud
05/09/23 1:05:09 PM
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Even our machine overlords are demanding a tip for the services they provide now. What the absolute heck kinda dystopia is this?!

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 1:05:27 PM
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SuperShake666 posted...
I will never tip a self-checkout. Fuck off.

please scan item again

oops error

please scan item again

wait for service agent

ALARM ALARM
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Paragon21XX
05/09/23 1:09:10 PM
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PissedOffMonk posted...
I should pitch this idea to Mercedes to include a tip display in their cars after drivers press the ignition button.

*PATENT PENDING*
I expect that more from BMW since they already changed certain features to be unlockable through microtransactions that you have to pay monthly like heated seats.

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Were_Wyrm
05/09/23 1:10:45 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
please scan item again

oops error

please scan item again

wait for service agent

ALARM ALARM
And they don't even let you write checks for more than the amount so you can get cash back!!!!

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Jagr_68
05/09/23 1:10:50 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
If they paid those kiosks a decent wage they wouldn't ask for tips.

Lmao

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Solid_Seb
05/09/23 1:16:28 PM
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Yikes that's scummy
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From_Within
05/09/23 1:25:03 PM
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Lol. More like, the tip money is pooled into some execs bonus.
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TaylorHeinicke
05/09/23 1:28:21 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
"I was confused, because it wasn't entirely clear who I was tipping," he told the Journal, adding that he still tipped 20% anyway.
If people are wondering why the tipping culture is out of control, the answer is right here.

If morons are going to add 20% to a fucking beer fridge without batting an eye, why would anyone stop them?

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 1:43:50 PM
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TaylorHeinicke posted...
If people are wondering why the tipping culture is out of control, the answer is right here.

If morons are going to add 20% to a fucking beer fridge without batting an eye, why would anyone stop them?

but the beer was extra cold
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--Zero-
05/09/23 1:46:06 PM
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Always tip your robot overlords. You dont want to end up with thick oil in your food.

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WingsOfGood
05/09/23 1:47:12 PM
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--Zero- posted...
Always tip your robot overlords. You dont want to end up with thick oil in your food.

corpa gonna run with this and people will buy into it

and CEO get 5 more yachts
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kingdrake2
05/09/23 1:49:33 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
please scan item again

oops error

please scan item again


safeway is known to do this. thank god they have staffed checker 100% of the time.

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1NfamousACE_2
05/09/23 1:50:18 PM
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It doesnt hurt to try lol

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QJD1381
05/09/23 2:04:51 PM
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When the machines one day rule the earth and enslave mankind, it'll be because of people who didn't have the empathy to tip!

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Foppe
05/09/23 2:06:40 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
I expect that more from BMW since they already changed certain features to be unlockable through microtransactions that you have to pay monthly like heated seats.
You missed that Mercedes is hiding performance behind a paywall?

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Lil_Bit83
05/09/23 2:21:24 PM
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What?

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