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The Daily Dot

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Restaurant calls itself a 'no-tip establishment.' But it's charging a 17.5% service fee to pay workers

Stone’s Throw No Tip

‘So a mandatory tip’: Restaurant calls itself a ‘no-tip establishment.’ But it’s charging a 17.5% service fee to pay workers

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Server 'takes back' 'pleasure serving you' stamp after customer only tips $5

Server Tip

‘20% minimum’: Server ‘takes back’ ‘pleasure serving you’ stamp after customer only tips $5

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Customer says server changed her bill from $115 to $160 since she didn’t tip ‘enough’ originally

Bill increase

‘Made me watch as she changed the receipt’: Customer says server changed her bill from $115 to $160 since she didn’t tip ‘enough’ originally

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

server-done-tipping

‘You guys don’t deserve it’: Server says she’s done tipping other servers 20% when she goes out. Here’s why

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

cracker-barrel-low-tip-no-tip

‘Sometimes a low tip hurts more than no tip’: Cracker Barrel customer questions how much to tip server who brought their food out with no silverware

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Store questions customer's decision to leave no tip

Canned Beer

‘That might be an accident. Would you like to leave a tip?’: Local brewery questions customer’s decision to leave no tip on 4-pack of beer

Customer says the default tip for a single $5 croissant was 102%

Tip croissant

‘It really is turning into low key scamming’: Customer says the default tip for a single $5 croissant was 102%

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Customer gets asked to leave tip to pay for workers’ bonuses for the quarter

Bonus Online Tips

‘Now I’m responsible for company bonuses’: Online shopper gets asked to leave tip to pay for workers’ bonuses for the quarter

Coffee shop patron says he got a worker fired because he refused to tip

Fired no tip

‘I don’t want to give money to somebody who hurt my feelings’: Coffee shop patron says he got a worker fired because he refused to tip. Here’s what happened

Doordasher(l), Woman talking(c), Phone with doordash app(r)

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‘I would be so scared to eat my food after that’: DoorDasher left a ‘nasty’ note in customer’s Popeyes delivery thinking she wouldn’t tip. Then she gave her cash

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Server shares 3 common misconceptions customers get wrong about tipping culture

Packing up food

‘If you don’t wanna tip us, don’t’: Server shares 3 common misconceptions customers have about tipping culture

Server earns $600 in tips—ends up leaving with only $250 after adding to tip pool

Tip split

‘I don’t think I’d tell anyone abt my cash tips’: Server earns $600 in tips—ends up leaving with only $250

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

man speaking in mirror with caption "Why don't restaurants just pay a 20% commission to their waiters?" (l) man speaking in mirror with caption "Raise the prices by 20%" (c) man speaking in mirror with caption "And you get rid of tipping culture" (r)

Tipping Culture