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In this article about POS tipping.
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And the article goes on about POS tipping and how people may be financially stretched as it is. But they're too weak-willed to do anything other than hit the 20% button at the top of the list because, well, the kid behind the counter is looking right at them.
Fuck me. I know I shouldn't laugh.
There's also a link to tip theft which deserves a read.
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Umm.The barista boxed up the cake – $60 (£49), already far more than I'd wanted to pay
Or you could make coffee at home and buy a box of Jiffy muffin mix for fidy-two cent. I've only ever been to Starbucks twice; once in a airport at 0400 and once when I was moving and absentmindedly packed away my coffee maker. Back in my day we had donut shops with a weary old lady working there that looked remarkably like the weary old lady at the other donut shop. And if you called her barista, she'd probably think you just called her a prostitute in Italian.– and swivelled the touch screen register so I could finish my transaction. I acted on autopilot, pressing the middle square to choose a 20% tip, and tapped my credit card to pay. It was only after the checkmark appeared on the screen – transaction successful! – I realised I'd tipped $18 (£15) for my morning latte, pastry and fancy baked good. I couldn't believe what I'd done.
And the article goes on about POS tipping and how people may be financially stretched as it is. But they're too weak-willed to do anything other than hit the 20% button at the top of the list because, well, the kid behind the counter is looking right at them.
Fuck me. I know I shouldn't laugh.
There's also a link to tip theft which deserves a read.