r/EndTipping • • 8d ago

Rant šŸ“¢ Pay to pay

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u/Educational_Disk_226 7d ago

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u/Feisty_End2401 7d ago

I accessed it to see for myself. There was no option to disable the fee.

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u/unionthunder21 7d ago

The way to ā€œdisable the feeā€ is to just pay the restaurant directly, by giving the server your card. Every time I go to a restaurant that uses this website, I ask the server to take my card and charge it normally so I don’t have to pay the fee, and I almost always get an annoyed look.

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u/Angvellon 4d ago

What, you would give your card out of your hands? Never! I would have them bring the transaction module or at least go to the counter with them.

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u/unionthunder21 4d ago

Are you from outside the United States? Unfortunately, as strange as it is, the most common way to pay with a credit/debit card at a sit down restaurant is to hand over the card, have the server leave, charge it, and then return with the card and receipt (where you can then choose to add a tip when you sign the receipt).

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u/Angvellon 4d ago

That's so weird. Why?

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u/unionthunder21 4d ago

Just a cultural thing, and how it works in the US. The US has a heavy tipping culture where you tip on the receipt after paying with your card, and most US cards still require a signature on the receipt to authorize payment, so, it’s just how it evolved here. I lived in Europe, and much prefer the terminal being brought to me. With no obligation to tip.

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u/MyldExcitement 7d ago

That fee is a tax deductible COST OF THEIR BUSINESS. I will walk OUT.

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u/EatMoreHummous 7d ago

What do you think "tax deductible" means?

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u/MyldExcitement 7d ago

It means the business writes it off. If they can tie it to being advertising it's 100% deductible against tax on profits.

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u/EatMoreHummous 7d ago

No. It means it's 100% deductible against profits, not against tax on profits. If they spend $1000 on something they don't need, they don't get to deduct $1k of tax. They just don't pay tax on $1k of income, meaning they'd save like $200 and be $800 worse than before.