Tipping is a practice that has always been a little suspect. Why is an employee’s wage dependent on the largesse of the customer? And is it really a bribe? But now things have gotten completely out of control.
Airport self-checkout kiosks demand tips. I’ve even had one that wouldn’t allow opting out.
In fact, websites now solicit tips. You never even deal with a human. You book a hotel, and boom – please add on to the charges!
I was just asked to tip a hotel booking website pic.twitter.com/NoZub7dvhS
— molson ⚙️ (@Molson_Hart) November 12, 2023
I covered this phenomenon at the beginning of the year.
Poorly reviewed Traveluro.com, whose parent company went public in a SPAC deal, asks customers to tip their computers. And that’s on top of charging $4.99 extra if you want telephone customer service. If you tip for your booking you’re still not entitled to human service, so much for a tip being ‘to insure prompt service.”
Tipping, it seems, is no longer just for personal services someone provides – like a waiter in a restaurant, or a stylist in a salon. You’re asked to tip when you bus your own tray after waiting in line for food at a restaurant. You’re asked to tip when picking up food for carry out. And the amount you’re asked for has grown, from 15% to 20% and now sometimes 25%.
Surely there has to be a line. How much will we stand for? Isn’t a reasonable principle that tipping ought to be reserved for service provided by people and not machines?
(HT: @saianeil)
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