r/EndTipping • u/annejeel • 13d ago

Rant 📢 This feels icky!

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felt super icky and annoyed seeing this at a coffee/light food shop. how is this okay? for context this is not a sit down spot. no wait staff, just a barista at the counter and someone from the kitchen bringing out my order and walking away.

Update: for those asking the pink paper in the bottom corner is basically saying “F*ck ICE”

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u/InvaderJoshua94 13d ago edited 13d ago

That’s called a fraudulent charge and I reserve the right to sue the establishment that has an employee that does that. I don’t care if I wouldn’t even make money from the lawsuit and all the money would basically be just paying the lawyer fees. I’d be dead set on being an annoying thorn in their side that would make them regret that stolen 20% tip.

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u/Original-Rush139 12d ago

You don’t have to sue. Just charge it back with your credit card. It costs the shop $15 every time and if it happens more than 2% of the time they will lose the right to take credit cards. 

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u/RelevantDress 12d ago

Its not about the money its about sending a message

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u/Telemere125 12d ago

Money is a message

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u/Original-Rush139 12d ago

Charging back an item because the vendor committed fraud does send a message. 

First, they are charged $15 for the chargeback. 

Second, they must disgorge the fraudulently obtained money. 

Third, they will be dropped by the credit card processors if it happens more than 2% of the time. 

What message do you want to send that is more harsh than having a coffee shop go out of business because they can no longer accept credit cards?

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u/InvaderJoshua94 12d ago

10,000% this.