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[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I can be a little sympathetic to the argument "this feature is built into our Point of Sale device, we didn't ask for it".

But 30/40/50% tip is not the default anywhere, that was done on purpose.

[–] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

I can't. They are computers and they can be programmed however the restaurant wants. Any default other than zero is unethical and predatory.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

There is a military bar at the base I work, and currently operated by coworkers until they can hire staff. Their PoS System automatically pops up the tip, and they have to tell us every time that they legally can't accept tips. So yeah, definitely default.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Many restaurants I go to will tap the "no tip" button for you before letting you pay.