She just couldn’t figure out who or what she was being asked to tip for. Browne didn’t tip, but said she felt a little guilty for not having done so. But Kivett and Schreiner ended up leaving tips anyway, partially to avoid the awkwardness and the guilt of saying no in front of the customer service worker. But they hesitated when it came to tipping for things like retail purchases or online reservations for self-service fruit-picking sessions. All three said they generally want to show their appreciation and leave tips where they’re traditionally expected. Browne and her kids would be picking their own apples (“Does the tip come back to me for doing my own labor for fun?” she wondered). Kivett and Schreiner were buying non-food items that didn’t require their cashiers to do much beyond tap on a touchscreen. None of them expected to be asked to tip and weren’t exactly sure which services they received merited a gratuity. She made a reservation online and was asked to leave a tip of between 10 and 20 percent. He located and picked out a few dishwasher pods and brought them to the cashier, whose tablet register prompted him to leave a tip.Įrin Browne decided to celebrate fall by taking her kids to pick their own apples at Fishkill Farms in New York. Buying merch, less so: A vendor prompted her to kick in a 20 percent tip for an $80 purchase.Ĭasey Schreiner wanted to cut down on plastic use, so he tried Mama & Hapa’s, a zero-waste store in Portland, Oregon.

Jenny Kivett went to see the band War on Drugs at Colorado’s storied Red Rocks Amphitheater last month.

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