Recently, customers, shoppers, and diners met in an online discussion to reveal the times they realized tipping culture had gotten entirely out of control.
“A local all-you-can-eat buffet that we go to occasionally now asks for a tip at the register when you enter,” says one man. “The default is 20%, and you must manually change it if you want to pay less or nothing.”
I’ve never experienced this, and I hope I never do: One customer recalls recently purchasing something online, only to be met with a bizarre request to tip.
“One of my pet peeves here in Las Vegas is that tip jars are turning up everywhere, including fast-food joints!” she exclaims. “Nope, not gonna happen from this senior citizen.”