Re:Why some US restaurants are banning tips
by donohoe on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @07:13AM
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If I go to a restaurant and it’s all handled through a tablet I leave. I can get that treatment at the airport.
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Re:Why some US restaurants are banning tips
by manarth on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @07:23AM
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It's good for some neurodivergent people.
Overly-solicitous hospitality staff can make me tense.
At the far end of the scale are bathroom attendants who want to help me wash/dry/moisture my hands after using the facilities.
Or the sales staff in the fancier retail stores that after I tell them I'm just looking around, will proceed to stand behind me and stare at me.
Maybe they judge me too poor for their products and it's an attempt to get me to leave...
>At the far end of the scale are bathroom attendants who want to help me wash/dry/moisture my hands after using the facilities.
I've never ran into these and I hope I never will.
Re:Why some US restaurants are banning tips
by 542354234235 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @10:45AM
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You can order drinks at a bar and on an airplane, what's your point? Do you go out to eat specifically to talk to cashiers? If i want fine dining, being served is part of the experience. But if I want a good bowl of ramen, I can't see how using a tablet is some sort of deal breaking issue. What vital experience do you get giving a regular food order to a cashier?