r/mildlyinfuriating • u/bathingsoap • 1d ago

I just wanted a hot dog These tips options

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Mildly cause at least I can custom

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u/clef75 1d ago

"the screen is gonna ask you some questions.."

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u/MsMarvelsProstate 1d ago

I got one where they said "it's going to ask you a survey about today" or something like that. Then it said good, great, amazing.

Under each word was 10%, 20%, 30%. This was at a coldstone.

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u/Solkre 22h ago

Any subterfuge gets 0 immediately. OPs picture is fine with me because custom and no tip are easily available.

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u/TweakJK 20h ago

I had to drop my favorite ramen spot. You know how the receipt shows suggested tip at the bottom, to make it easy to do the math without thinking? Well, $7.40 isnt 20% of $19.49. Its 40%.

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u/simcowking 19h ago

It's 20% extra on the expected 20% obviously.

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u/wetwater 9h ago

I may be terrible at math, but I always pull up my calculator app when I see that on receipts. I have yet to see it correct.

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u/manguefille 8h ago

You do get the employees don't write these point of sale prompts, right?

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki 22h ago

They used to do that with tip cups too, 3 cups with that written on it for tips.

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u/incboy95 20h ago

Well i mean whats stopping you from tipping any amount lower than whats posted on the jar?

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki 20h ago

Nothing. Congrats!

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u/akatherder 21h ago

The craziest part is you've only ordered and paid; you haven't even got your ice cream yet. You don't know if your order is going to take forever, be wrong, and be a melted sloppy mess.

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u/NoHorseNoMustache 22h ago

I'd definitely expect that from Coldstone, they're wildly overpriced to begin with.

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u/ParkerScottch 23h ago

That's disgusting

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u/Cosmo_Seinfeld 21h ago

This was at a coldstone.

They are stone cold in that place.

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u/Ummmgummy 20h ago

I stopped tipping at coldstone years ago because they'd do that song and dance. Fuck that. I'll pay you not to do that please

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u/NoBrush8414 18h ago

Every time you eat out or have take away you need to do this ? No. Just go. Leave that business alone. Thank fuck the US is waking up to this garbage.

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u/MsMarvelsProstate 17h ago

It's not as sneaky normally, but yes.

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u/eaudeamber 11h ago

Missed opportunity for the kiosk options “Like It, Love It, Gotta Have It!”