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Online Store: Tip Prompt in Billing Flow
Online · Reported
A customer photographed a tip prompt in the billing step of an online product order. The retailer and tip amounts were not identified in the post.
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Airport Self-Checkout: Location Not Reported (May 2026)
Location not reported · Reported
A traveler reported a tip screen after scanning a bottle of water at an airport kiosk without staff help. The airport was not identified; the visible choices were described as 18%, 20%, and 22%.
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Birch Bay Restaurant: Tips Up to 40%
Birch Bay, WA · Reported
A diner posted a receipt after lunch in Birch Bay, Washington. The suggested table reportedly started at 20% and rose to 40%. The restaurant was not identified.
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Restaurant: 15% service charge plus 15%, 17%, and 20% tips
Location not reported · Reported
A Reddit user said a lunch bill included a 15% service charge and then showed additional suggested tips of 15%, 17%, and 20%. The restaurant and location were not identified.
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Chicago Restaurant: Suggested Tips Included Tax
Chicago, IL · Reported
A photographed receipt was posted as a reminder to check itemized bills because its suggested tip amounts included tax. The discussion identified the practice as occurring in Chicago.
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Indoor Food-Truck Restaurant: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A customer reported QR ordering, self-serve water and supplies, and no waitstaff before an automated text asked for a 20% tip.
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Counter-Service Restaurant: 20%, 25%, or 30%
Location not reported · Reported
A customer reported tip choices of 20%, 25%, and 30% at a restaurant where guests order and pay at the counter, get their own drinks, and collect their own food. The business and location were not identified.
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Kentucky Restaurant: 18% Added When No Tip Is Left
Location not reported, KY · Reported
A Kentucky diner photographed receipt language saying an 18% gratuity would be added when no tip was left unless the customer spoke with a manager. The restaurant was not identified.
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Airport Kiosk: Tip Choices Start at 20%
Location not reported · Reported
A traveler photographed an airport self-service kiosk whose suggested tip choices began at 20%. The airport and business were not identified.
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Airport Self-Checkout: 25% on Bottled Water
Location not reported · Reported
A traveler posted a photo after an airport self-checkout asked for a 25% tip and then stopped working when No Tip was selected. The airport and store were not identified.
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Restaurant: Suggested Tips of 30% and 40%
Location not reported · Reported
A diner reported that a restaurant with otherwise good food and service presented suggested tips of 30% and 40%. The business and location were not identified.
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Korean Fried Chicken Shop: Self-Service Kiosk Tip
Location not reported · Reported
A customer photographed a tip screen at a new Korean fried-chicken shop where orders were placed at a self-service kiosk and customers cleared their own tables. The business and location were not identified.
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Auto-Parts Store: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter reported that a local auto-parts store had added a tip screen.
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Korean Fried-Chicken Kiosk: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A new Korean fried-chicken restaurant reportedly showed a tip option on its self-order kiosk; customers cleared their own tables.
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Lunch Receipt: Suggested Tips Included Tax
Location not reported · Reported
A customer shared a photo of a lunch receipt after noticing that its suggested tips were calculated from a total including tax.
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TSA Checkpoint: Gift Card Request
Omaha, NE · Reported
A traveler shared a photo taken in Omaha that solicited grocery or gas-station gift cards for TSA workers. The post framed the request as tipping at airport security.
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Boat Tour: Follow-Up Asked for More Tip
Location not reported · Reported
A customer shared a screenshot of a follow-up email asking for a tip after the group had already tipped 15% on a $150-per-person boat tour. The company and location were not identified.
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Dallas Counter-Service BBQ: 20% Default
Dallas, TX · Reported
A customer posted a checkout photo showing a 20% default at an upscale Dallas barbecue restaurant where customers got their own drinks and utensils. A separate sign asked diners to bus their tables. The restaurant was not named.
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Target Center Self-Service Drink Kiosk
Minneapolis, MN · Reported
A commenter reported a tip prompt at a Target Center kiosk after retrieving a bottled drink themselves.
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Airport Grab-and-Go: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Published
A customer photo shows a bottled-water purchase with 18%, 20%, and 22% choices; 18% appears selected. The airport and exact observation date were not identified.
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Restaurant Sign: 18% Added to Every To-Go Check
Location not reported · Reported
A customer posted a photo of a restaurant sign stating that an 18% gratuity would be added to every to-go check. The restaurant and location were not identified.
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Automated car wash: tip request at the machine
Location not reported · Reported
A Reddit user described an automatic car wash with a tip request. The discussion mentioned a worker who applied pre-soak before the wash, but the post did not identify the business, location, or displayed tip amounts.
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Embassy Suites Self-Service Coffee Bar: Denver
Denver, CO · Reported
A guest posted a photo of a tip container at a self-service coffee bar at a Denver Embassy Suites.
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Online Chinese Order: No No-Tip Choice
Online, Online · Reported
A customer shared an online Chinese-food checkout with no no-tip button. Avoiding a tip required opening the custom amount control and entering zero.