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Originally Posted by flamingred89
I went to a local brewery the other day to pick up a flat of beer. I couldn't believe it when the taproom staff flipped the point of sale around and presented me with tipping options. I damn near walked out. Why the #### would I tip after picking out beer from the fridge and paying for it? I can maybe, MAYBE, see the argument if I bought a keg and they helped me out to the car with it. Thankfully cooler heads prevailed and I hit the tiny no tip button and am now enjoying said beer. Still really irked me and is a sign of tipping truly jumping the shark.
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The tipping prompt comes up everywhere now. Literally everywhere. Is what you described any different than picking up a pizza? Grabbing a bagel? Is it different than a dry cleaning business? What about getting dropped off by a cab, and if so, why? Why do we tip a bar-tender for reaching behind them to grab a beer and hand it to us? Why doesn't the kid at Mcdonalds get a tip if a waitress walks our food to us at a restaurant and gets tipped?
North American tipping culture is stupid. Can't get staff without having people subsidize your wages? Don't care, figure it out yourself. People who contribute to it are encouraging its continued existence.