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Basketball Arena Self-Serve Drink Kiosk: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A commenter said a self-service arena kiosk automatically included a 20% tip and required changing it to $0.
What happened on the screen
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A tip amount appeared selected before the customer chose it.
19 matching reports. A checkout can change, so the date on each report matters.
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Airport Self-Service Store: AUS
Austin, TX · Reported
A customer reported buying a bottle of soda at a self-service store at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and finding an 18% tip already selected.
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Self-Service Smash Burger QR Menu
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.
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Self-Service Burger Shop: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A customer reported a 25% tip already selected at a QR-code burger restaurant where ordering and drinks were self-service. The restaurant and location were not identified.
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Dryer Part Website: 15% Tip Selected Online
Online, Online · Reported
In a comment on the bridal-salon discussion, a shopper said an online order for a dryer lint screen defaulted to a 15% tip for the company crew. The retailer was not identified.
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Florida Boat Rental: 20% Tip Added
Location not reported, FL · Reported
A returning customer said new owners of a Florida boat-rental business raised the rental and fuel prices, then added a 20% tip to the credit-card slip. The customer said they signed before fully processing the charge. The company and city 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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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: 40% Preselected
Location not reported · Reported
A customer posted a checkout photo showing 25%, 35%, and 40% options with 40% selected on a $51 total.
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Airport Grab-and-Go Market: FLL
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Published
A customer posted a photo of a self-ordering kiosk showing 20%, 22%, and 25% choices; 20% appears selected. The exact observation date was not stated.
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Online Light Fixtures: 10% Preselected
Online · Published
A photographed checkout for light fixtures shows 5%, 7%, and 10%, with the 10% choice selected before payment. The retailer was not identified.
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Airport Self-Checkout: LAX Terminal 6
Los Angeles, CA · Reported
A traveler reported that a self-service kiosk in LAX Terminal 6 opened with a 15% tip selected.
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Self-Service Pizza and Taphouse: 25% Default
Location not reported · Published
A customer described a counter-service pizza and self-pour beer venue where the card screen defaulted to 25% and changing it required help. The accompanying photo also shows tip drop boxes. The venue and location were not identified.
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Bageterie Boulevard Self-Checkout: Prague
Prague · Reported
A customer reported that a Prague Bageterie Boulevard self-checkout opened with a 15% tip already selected.
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Shake Shack Kiosk: Location Not Reported
Location not reported · Reported
A public BBB complaint said a kiosk applied a 10% tip automatically. The company response confirmed its kiosk tipping program but did not confirm the reported default.
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Prescription Delivery: $3 Tip Preselected
Online · Published
A screenshot described as a prescription-medicine delivery shows a $3 tip on a $10 item before the order is placed. The pharmacy or delivery service was not identified.
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Bakery App: $3 Preselected on $4.30
Online · Published
A bakery-app screenshot shows $2, $3, and $5 tip buttons on a $4.30 subtotal, with $3 already selected. The bakery was not identified.
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Prediction App: $1, $5, or $9 Tip
Online · Published
A screenshot shows an online prediction tool asking for $1, $5, or $9 to power its predictions, with $5 selected. The app was not identified in the roundup text.
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Counter-Service Restaurant: Oakland Area
Oakland, CA · Reported
A diner in the Oakland area reported a 30% tip already selected at a restaurant where customers ordered at the counter, picked up their own food, and cleared their own tables. The restaurant was not identified.