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The Daily Dot

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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‘This is a takeout order…’: Viewers defend Harry Styles after worker says he only tipped $5 on $70 order

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

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

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

Woman picks out greeting card at grocery store and heads to self-checkout and the register asks for a 20% tip

Unnecessary Tipping

‘I’m not getting peer pressured by a tablet anymore’: Woman picks out greeting card at grocery store and heads to self-checkout. The register asks for a tip

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

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

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

Natasha Dubash

Fine dining server shares how much money he made off of only 3 tables

Fine Dining

‘Easiest money of my life’: Fine dining server shares how much money he made off only 3 tables

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

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‘People shouldn’t have to “opt out” of anything’: Customer takes back the 18% gratuity that was automatically added to their check

server speaking in car with caption "The non tipping couple" (l) server picking up tip (c) server speaking in car with caption "The non tipping couple" (r)

server prefers tips tiktok

‘Probably gonna catch some smoke for this’: Server says she’s against ‘livable’ wage for herself and prefers tips. Is she onto something?

Man films Domino's Driver upset about 20% tip

Dominos Pizza Snow Storm

‘I would’ve tipped at least $10’: Domino’s driver curses out customer over 20% tip. Viewers switch sides when they learn it was during a snowstorm

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‘Can we put it on your card?’: Server tells birthday party of 15 people the bill can only be split 2 ways. It’s $3,500

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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

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Restaurant server shares what customers she refuses to serve

Dollar Tip

‘And then he leaves me a dollar?’: Restaurant server shares what customers she refuses to serve

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Server ignores woman, only focuses on man during dinner service. The woman is the one paying

Flirty Server

‘I don’t blame this girl for not tipping’: Server ignores woman, only focuses on man during dinner service. The woman is the one paying

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Manager voids table’s whole check to be sweet. It backfires on the server

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