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The Daily Dot

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

Restaurant workers get reprimanded for not getting at least 20% tips

Wall of Shame

‘There’s a wall of shame’: Restaurant workers get reprimanded for not getting at least 20% tips

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley Author Photograph

Rachel Kiley

Instacart driver returns customer’s order after she calls out his attitude

instacart return order

‘This is the issue with tipping before service is done…’: Instacart driver returns customer’s order after she calls out his attitude

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Pizza in box(l), Ipad with tipping screen(r)

pizza-pick-up-no-tip

‘I noticed you didn’t leave a tip’: Customer gets shamed by worker for not tipping on pizza pickup order

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

Man speaking into mic(l+r), Hand signing toast tablet(c)

toast-tipping-out-of-control

‘Toast is going out of their way to make tipping as normalized’: Man has theory why tipping culture is getting worse—and it has to do with those tablets

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Do people want a restaurant with no tipping?

No Tip Restaurant

‘People don’t like the tipping culture’: Viewers divided after bar owner blasts ‘tipflation,’ might make his restaurant no tipping

Customer calls out restaurants for making takeout ‘inconvenient’

Tip To Go

‘Tipping for to-go is so wild!’: Customer calls out restaurants for making takeout ‘inconvenient’

Customer catches server adding $20 to tip after offering free drinks

Server Tips

‘This is a classic trick’: Customer catches server adding $20 to tip after offering free drinks

customer shares his 6 new tipping rules as a customer

Tipping Rules

‘I don’t care how big the bill is’: Viewers divided after customer shares his 6 new tipping rules as a customer

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Woman talking(l+r), Bartender pouring drinks(c)

common-bartender-icks

‘I know you’re not gonna tip’: Bartender shares customer behaviors that give her the ick

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

Mars Ramos

Woman says hair stylist expected her to tip on a free service after messing up her hair

Tip the Hairstylist

‘She put me on the spot’: Woman says hair stylist expected her to tip on a free service after messing up her hair

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

Braden Bjella

Woman calls out how ‘uncomfortable’ iPad tipping culture is as a blind person

iPad tipping

‘Half the time, they’re too embarrassed to ask me’: Woman calls out how ‘uncomfortable’ iPad tipping culture is as a blind person

If your server does any of these, they're probably trying to get a 20% tip

Server Bits

‘All of these could go so wrong’: Server shares what secret things she does to get customers to tip 20%

Ex-server explains why she won’t tip at Buffalo Wild Wings after she caught waitress being bad

Buffalo Wild Wings Tip

‘I know what to look for’: Ex-server explains why she won’t tip at Buffalo Wild Wings after she caught waitress being bad

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman talking(l), Phone with instacart app open(c), Woman with long receipt(r)

instacart-shopper-250-item-order-for-25-dollars

‘It’s not customers responsibility to make up for lack of pay’: Viewers divided over Instacart shopper urging customers to tip after getting paid $25 for 250-item order

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman talking(l+r), Hand putting money in tip jar(c)

Tipping