As more businesses adopt new payment methods, the more you’re asked to pay up.
The result: Whether you’re paying for a service in person or on your phone, you’re much more likely these days to encounter three little words: “Add a tip?”
But a growing number of consumers wonder if these 15% to 25% tip requests are getting out of hand.
Jamal Potter and Jared Metz, having lunch outdoors during a recent warm day, said every time they get food or coffee, the pressure is on thanks to new “point of sale” systems that encourage a tip for every purchase.
“I am always feeling like I have to tip everybody in every industry,” Metz said.
“It’s kind of pressure when they turn that register around on you,” Potter said. “You can’t say no; you don’t want to be rude.”
Customers became much more generous during the early days of the …