Tip reports
Denver, CO · Reported
A traveler filmed a staff-free grab-and-go coffee checkout at Denver International Airport asking whether he wanted to leave a tip. The machine used a camera to identify the item and charge the customer; the source article embeds the TikTok video and says no employee helped with the purchase.
Salt Lake City, UT · Reported
A customer video showed prices changing after they declined a tip at a Salt Lake City airport kiosk. Shake Shack said this was not its policy and traced it to a one-off configuration at the licensed airport location.
Orlando, FL · Reported
A traveler reported a tip request at a check-in desk at Orlando International Airport.
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.
Tampa, FL · Reported
A commenter reported a tip prompt while buying a roughly $6 bottle of water at a self-service kiosk at Tampa International Airport. The commenter said no workers were involved and did not give the suggested amounts.
Salt Lake City, UT · Reported
A traveler said a self-service kiosk at Salt Lake City International Airport asked for a tip on a bottle of water even though no worker helped with the purchase. The suggested amounts were not reported.
Syracuse, NY · Reported
A photo shows a self-checkout for a bottled drink displaying “Tip the Staff” with 18%, 20%, and 22% choices and a visible “No tip, thanks” option.
Cancun, Quintana Roo · Published
A photo or screenshot in Bored Panda’s July 2026 visual roundup documents this report under the title “Airport Transfer In Cancun. Tipped Driver $1 USD. He Declined And Gave It Back. The Sign Suggests $20 LOL.” The roundup links to the original post (https://www.reddit.com/r/EndTipping/comments/1shasow/airport_transfer_in_cancun_tipped_driver_1_usd_he/). The business and location were not independently confirmed.
Denver, CO · Reported
A traveler posted a photo of a tip prompt after using a self-service kiosk for a hot dog at Denver International Airport. The post did not identify the concession or list the tip choices.
Location not reported · Reported
A traveler shared a photo of an airport fast-food checkout with a 100% tip option and said some customers appeared to select it while trying to advance. The airport was not identified.
Location not reported · Reported
A traveler posted a photo of a tip screen after scanning packaged chocolate at an airport self-checkout. The airport and tip amounts were not identified.
Denver, CO · Reported
A traveler said a self-service kiosk at Denver International Airport requested a 20% tip on a salad purchase even though no employee was present or helped with the order. The concession was not identified.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
Minneapolis, MN · Reported
A commenter reported a tip prompt at a Target Center kiosk after retrieving a bottled drink themselves.
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.
Location not reported · Reported
A customer shared a photo of an airport beer receipt with an employee-retention fee added to the bill. The airport and bar were not identified.
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.
New York metro area, NY / NJ · Reported
A traveler shared a photographed receipt with a 3% employee-benefits and retention surcharge at a New York to area airport. The post did not identify which airport business charged it.
Denver, CO · Published
A photographed Denver airport self-service kiosk shows a $4.38 Coke purchase with a service fee, then offers 15%, 20%, 25%, or No Tip.
Los Angeles, CA · Reported
A traveler reported that a self-service kiosk in LAX Terminal 6 opened with a 15% tip selected.
Pittsburgh, PA · Reported
A commenter reported encountering a tip option at a parking kiosk in Pittsburgh.
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.
Syracuse, NY · Reported
A traveler shared a photo of a tip screen after buying water at a self-checkout kiosk in Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
Tucson, AZ · Reported
A traveler posted a photo of a tip prompt at a fully self-service airport kiosk. In the discussion, the poster identified the airport as Tucson International. The displayed tip choices were not readable in the source text.
Miami, FL · Reported
A traveler shared a receipt photo from a Miami International Airport restaurant and reported that automatic gratuity was included on a takeout order.
Syracuse, NY · Reported
A traveler reported that a self-checkout shop at Syracuse Hancock International Airport offered 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% after the customer scanned the items without help.
Orlando, FL · Reported
A traveler reported buying four $5 water bottles at an automated checkout near the JetBlue gates in Orlando International Airport Terminal C and receiving a tip prompt without interacting with a worker.
Newark, NJ · Published
A firsthand Bankrate account reports a tip prompt after the author selected and scanned a premade sandwich at Newark Liberty International Airport. No suggested amounts were stated.
Location not reported · Published
A photo or screenshot in Bored Panda’s 2024 visual roundup documents this report under the title “It Finally Happened. I Was Prompted To Tip At The Airport Self-Checkout Station.” The roundup links to the original post (https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/13ygwsl/it_finally_happened_i_was_prompted_to_tip_at_the/). The business and location were not independently confirmed.
Location not reported · Reported
Coverage of a public TikTok described a tip screen after the customer scanned a bottle of water at an airport self-checkout.