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"Tipflation" may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (www.cbsnews.com)

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[-] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

Related, but has anyone else noticed the “default” tip amounts (on registers and such) are higher now, too? In the past I would see 15-18-20% as kind of the standard options, and now I don’t seem to see anything lower than 20% on those preset options. I saw one the other day that had 35% as a default option.

[-] Killer_Tree@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's ridiculous, but that's why other -> 0% is always a valid option. I'll tip if I'm paying after eating a meal or if someone delivered some food to me, otherwise miss me with that shit.

[-] Swallowtail@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I forget if there's a term for it but I think it's intentional because it raises the expectations for what people think the minimum acceptable tip is.

[-] doctortofu@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago

You might be thinking of anchoring. Some restaurants have a couple of outrageously expensive wines on top of the menu for that reason - everything else looks cheaper in comparison, since the first thing you saw is "anchored" in your mind and used as a point of reference.

[-] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Is it price anchoring maybe? Seems like I knew the term for it and can’t remember it now, ha ha!

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