What happened on the screen
A reporter said declining was less visually prominent than suggested choices.
34 matching reports. A checkout can change, so the date on each report matters.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer described a screen with only three suggested percentages and a custom-amount button. Entering zero reportedly led to a confirmation screen and then another custom-amount step before the customer could finish without a tip. The business and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer reported scanning a QR code, ordering and getting supplies without table service, then seeing a large preselected 25% tip with 20% and 30% alternatives. The custom choice was described as small and gray.
Danvers, MA · Reported
A Reddit poster shared a photo and said a Best Buy register in Danvers, Massachusetts offered 18%, 20%, and 22% gratuity while they bought a phone charger. Other commenters disputed whether this was a normal store flow, so the report is limited to the pictured checkout.
Las Vegas, NV · Published
A screenshot recounts a Sahara Las Vegas snack-shop checkout with 10% and 20% choices, no no-tip button, and a custom $0.00 entry rejected as invalid; the customer said one cent was accepted.
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter described an ice-cream shop screen offering 15%, 20%, and 25% with no zero choice. Declining required selecting Custom and entering zero.
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.
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.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed checkout offered 15%, 20%, and 35%, then displayed an error when the customer entered a $0 custom tip. The business and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A hotel guest reported that a self-service pantry kiosk started its tip choices at 15% and offered neither a custom amount nor a way to bypass the prompt. The guest left the items and did not complete the purchase.
Portland, OR · Reported
A PDX coffee terminal offered 18%, 20%, 25%, or Other, but no no-tip button. The customer reported that Other would not accept $0.00, so they entered one cent to continue.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer described a checkout with 20%, 25%, and 30% defaults while the no-tip choice was hidden behind three button presses.
Location not reported · Published
A pub card terminal photographed for a 2025 roundup has a visibly worn “No” button on the gratuity screen. The pub and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed checkout tablet presents percentage tip choices without an obvious zero-tip button. The business, location, and exact percentages were not identified in the source text.
Location not reported · Published
A restaurant sign reproduced in a 2025 roundup states that a minimum 25% tip is required. The restaurant and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed card terminal has a sticker placed over the no-tip key, making the zero-tip choice difficult to see. The restaurant and location were not identified in the roundup.
Denver, CO · Reported
A conference coffee stand displayed 18%, 23%, 28%, or Other. With no no-tip button, customers had to choose Other and enter zero.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed coffee-shop sign says barista wages start at $5.15 and tells customers they are expected to tip. The shop and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A mini-golf kiosk showed a tip prompt with no visible no-tip choice. The customer had to ask staff and learned that pressing the unlabeled green confirmation button would skip it.
New Orleans, LA · Reported
A convention attendee described a self-serve hotel café where the tip screen had no direct no-tip choice and required extra steps to finish without one.
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter reported that a nearby Mexican restaurant offered no way to select no tip when buying beans and churros.
Location not reported, NE · Reported
A traveler reported a Scooter’s Coffee screen in Nebraska with only 15%, 20%, and 25%. The screen reportedly offered no cancel, zero, or custom amount choice.
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter reported small businesses that configured checkout with only 15%, 25%, and 35% choices and no custom or no-tip control.
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter described a Chinese restaurant where staff did not turn the payment screen toward the customer and instead asked aloud how much they wanted to tip. Declining required telling the employee directly.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer picking up a prepaid sandwich order reported that the payment screen required a tip before continuing. After the clerk said a tip was required, the customer left the order.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed Terry Black’s Barbecue pickup checkout requires a minimum 10% tip. The source did not identify which location.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed food-hall checkout presents 18%, 20%, and 22% tip choices; the accompanying post says a custom $0 amount was rejected. The venue and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A social-media screenshot reproduced in a visual roundup shows a restaurant owner telling customers that 20% is the minimum tip and that people unwilling to pay it should stay home. The restaurant and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Published
A photographed receipt tells customers that a minimum 15% tip is needed to provide employees a livable wage. The restaurant and location were not identified.
Online · Published
A screenshot shows an online retail checkout warning that the customer left $0.00 and asking whether that might have been an accident. The retailer was not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A concert attendee reported that the payment display was zoomed so the no-tip control could not be selected. They had to ask the vendor how to enter 0%.
Location not reported · Reported
A café payment device reportedly started with a €10 minimum tip and showed no no-tip option. The customer had to tell the server, who opened another menu to remove it.
Location not reported · Reported
A photographed receipt lists 18%, 22%, and 25% suggested tips and prints, “Remember your waiter doesn’t have a salary.” The restaurant and location were not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer purchasing bottled water at a kiosk documented a terminal with no skip choice. The way through was to choose Other and enter $0.00.
Location not reported · Reported
A counter-service customer reported a screen with 20%, 25%, 30%, or Custom and no no-tip button. Avoiding the prompt required opening Custom and entering zero.