I tip at sit-down restaurants, barber shops and cabbies. I type in $0 for everyone else when prompted, which I think is what most people do. Even at restaurants, I use the McDonald's rule -- I don't tip unless I get more service than what would be expected at a McDonald's.
The tip prompt is so widespread now that I actually take greater notice when I'm not prompted for a tip. I've noticed the places that cater to the younger demographic are more likely to prompt for tips. I think Millennials and Post -Millennials have a greater acceptance of tip prompts than older folks, perhaps because they're employed somewhere that also prompt for tips. I was at Grand Central Market in LA a month or so ago and that place has really transformed and become much more gentrified and trendy over the past five to 10 years. But I noticed all the new, chic, and trendy food stalls prompted for tips while the few remaining mom and pop shops did not prompt for tips at all.
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