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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

Cute waitress charging customers with a credit card terminal;The hand of the waitress takes the tip

Restaurant Bad Math

‘What kind of math is this?’: Restaurant offers tipping suggestions, but the customer catches that the math doesn’t add up

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Never calling a manger if someone give you tip’: Viewers divided after customer gives Little Caesars worker $300 tip, and he calls over manager

Sarah is an artist and museum worker based in Brooklyn. She hates overhead lighting and doesn’t mind NYC rats.

Sarah Conklin

Customer places $650 order, doesn't tip, and leaves a bad review.

No tip on large order

‘I’m sorry but we’re not Panera or Chipotle’: Customer places $650 order, doesn’t tip, and leaves a bad review. Here’s what the server did in response

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 buys water at self-checkout. She’s asked to leave a tip

Self Check Out Tip

‘Who is this even going to?’: Customer buys water at self-checkout. She’s asked to leave a tip

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‘It’s always been an option’: Fine print about tipping on Cheesecake Factory menu leaves customers divided

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

Woman reveals why she won't be tipping anymore unless it's a hairstylist, or restaurants

No Tip

‘I’m not paying people to do the job they signed up for’: Woman reveals that she’ll only be tipping  hairstylists, restaurants from now on

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

Pizza Hut customer says delivery driver texted her to complain that she didn’t leave a tip

Pizza Hut Order

‘No, I tipped online’: Pizza Hut customer says delivery driver texted her to complain that she didn’t leave a tip

Customer gets asked to leave tip on Square tablet

Tic Tac Tip

‘$5 tip for what’: Customer gets asked to leave tip on Square tablet. He plays tic-tac-toe

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‘Tipping culture is ridiculous’: Viewers divided after manager refuses to let table leave without tipping their server

customer says restaurant server ‘robbed’ her by changing her tip

Getting Robbed because of tip

‘I’m certain there’s more to the story than this’: Viewers divided after customer says restaurant server ‘robbed’ her by changing her tip

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 crying(l), Chef looking confused(c),Woman talking(r)

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‘No this literally happened to me today with 2 pizzas’: Ojos Locos server calls out customers who don’t tip when it’s the kitchen’s fault

Man holding a tablet with tipping screen inside a restaurant

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‘We naturally read left to right’: Customer says bar flipped the tipping percentages to trick customers into tipping more

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

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‘I usually tip a dollar per shot’: Bartender calls out customers who tip per drink

Customer gets asked to tip 50%, 70%, or 90% for walk-in haircut

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‘That’s the most insane thing I’ve ever seen’: Customer gets asked to tip 50%, 70%, or 90% for walk-in haircut

Customer says worker burnt their pizza after they didn’t tip

No Tip Burnt Pizza

‘He let the slices burn so badly’: Customer says worker burnt their pizza after they didn’t tip

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