Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes

Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by inetknght on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:02AM (#34499522)

> we don't accept cash either.

Not accepting tips is one thing. But not accepting cash means you will never have me as a customer.

Edit: I've already walked away from a dozen different food places in airports because of this kind of trash: please install this app, can't pay in cash, can't see a menu without scanning a QR code, use an iPad with shitty touchscreen that I can barely see or use...

I just wanted to order some food and pay with legal tender.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by bongoman37 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:47AM (#34499871)

Yea, basically this is a data collection front end. I too hate where you can't pay without cash though I'll bend if no other alternatives are avaialble.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by Freak_NL on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:53AM (#34501219)

Mandatory digital ordering and refusing cash just radiates customer hostility to me. It's the opposite of hospitality.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by musingsole on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:49AM (#34503479)

Decisions made for the convenience of the owner, not the customers nor the employees.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by BuckyBeaver on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:08AM (#34501776)

It's also illegal if they give you the item before you pay. Cash is "legal for all debts.' So if they let you establish a debt (by, for example, drinking some coffee), they must let you settle it in cash,

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by inetknght on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:48AM (#34502928)

Cash is legal for all debts but I don't believe cash is required to be accepted. I'm no lawyer though...

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by kibwen on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:15AM (#34503152)

"Contrary to common misconception, there is no federal law stating that a private business, a person, or a government organization must accept currency or coins for payment. Private businesses are free to create their own policies on whether they accept cash, unless there is a specific state law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores, and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency as a matter of policy or safety."

"The principal purpose of [the Coinage Act of 1965] is to ensure the nationwide acceptance of U.S. currency, consistent with constitutional language that reserves to Congress the power to create a uniform currency that holds the same value throughout the United States. While the statute provides that U.S. money is legal tender that may be accepted for the payment of debts, it does not require acceptance of cash payments, nor does it provide that restrictions cannot be imposed upon the acceptance of cash."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender#United_States

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by BuckyBeaver on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @06:57PM (#34512396)

You're missing an important distinction: Cash is legal for all DEBTS. Nothing says the store can't refuse to take cash, as long as they also prevent you from establishing a debt. For example, a restaurant that doesn't want to take cash must force you to pay before you eat.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by mensetmanusman on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:52AM (#34503517)

No cash means no homeless as well, it’s a fraught issue…

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