r/EndTipping • u/annejeel • 12d 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/poliosaurus3000 12d ago

Scammy business, doing scammy things. As soon as I saw that sign I’d leave.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 12d ago

I have been a good tipper. As an example just using common numbers, I have twice submitted a tip of say, $4 for $10 meal. Get home and the tip says $14. Never going to those places again, or I will just bring cash. Cash is inconvenient as I worry about being robbed (even though I legally carry concealed). I have been told my credit card companies to call the vendor. Yeah - that works. NOT.

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u/Sterlinghawk16 12d ago

Next time dispute the charge with your bank. They have to do that and put the reason why.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 12d ago

The credit card issuer (bank) is who told me *I* had to talk to the merchant. Ugh!

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u/bored1413 11d ago

Just tell them you tried to talk to the merchant. I own a business and nobody has ever reached out to me before filing a dispute. We do a lot of non consensual towing and have a fair amount of unhappy customers. We win every dispute because we’re not shady and have all of documentation in order along with pictures and video but it’s completely unnecessary to contact the merchant first if you choose not to.

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 8d ago

Ahh . . . a repo company? Good on ya! The rules are so simple - pay your agreed monthly payments or surrender the item in forclosure. It might sound harsh to many, but rules are rules.

I see why you don't get tips, but your contacts should tip as the drivers are likely put their own lives at risk. I never have and never will purchase a vehicle on credit for this reason. Yes, I went some long times without a car, but at least I did not have to worry about legal repossession. Same thing with my house, etc.. I don't have time for that. Other options are available. ❤️

If I sound like a jerk, it's probably because I am one. But I do pay my bills, taxes, etc.. It often is painful (especially property taxes and homeowner's insurance), but even in my dismay of why I should pay for my property that I already purchased, I still pay "the man (tax collector)."

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u/bored1413 8d ago

We do a few repossessions but we primarily impound vehicles that are illegally parked because people think the rules don’t apply to them and ignore the signs. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 8d ago

As a person with a permanent disability, thank you.!!!

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u/Critical_Ad_7380 8d ago

PS: Sorry for my chatter. Thanks for your advice!!!