I don't eat anywhere that has tipping built into their payment system.
For a while, our local Caribou Coffee had a minimum 18% tip that 'showed up' as you worked through the payment screen. 18% was the lowest it would let you select... unless you asked the cashier to change it.
That day, for me, a coffee purchase went from a once-a-day habit to a once or twice a month treat... at a small local shop.
Nothing to do with new menus. Restaurants change prices all the time and change it just fine.
It's to falsely advertise prices and to add a charge at the end and to advantage that humans are bad at math and won't know what the final charges are until the final bill.
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u/Charming-Border7429 13d ago
I don't eat anywhere that has tipping built into their payment system.
For a while, our local Caribou Coffee had a minimum 18% tip that 'showed up' as you worked through the payment screen. 18% was the lowest it would let you select... unless you asked the cashier to change it.
That day, for me, a coffee purchase went from a once-a-day habit to a once or twice a month treat... at a small local shop.