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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

Doctor with arms crossed(l), Person in medical bed with text that says "you know you live in america when you're in the ER and they bring out the tap to pay..."(c), tap to pay icon and same text(r)

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‘Does it default to a 20% tip?’: Woman goes to the ER. Then they bring out tap to pay

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Lemonade(l), Server talking(c), $5 bill and pennies on tip plate(r)

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‘You never once asked me how my lemonade tasted’: Server says customers gaslit her to get out of tipping

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Three panel image depicting hot sauce packets from Taco Bell in a pile. The 2nd panel shows a man with a mustache and curly hair, he is talking to the camera in his car. The final panel shows the TacoBell Sign from outside.

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‘I actually respect this tip more than a lot of others’: DoorDash driver delivers Taco Bell order. Then he sees his tip

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Sonic drive-in machine tips itself $20 on customer's $9.38 order

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‘Immediate bank dispute with this as proof’: Sonic Drive-In machine tips itself $20 on customer’s $9.38 order

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

3 panel showing a person confused using a kiosk to order food.

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‘I just did all the work myself’: Woman orders food on kiosk. Then she’s asked to tip. Should she?

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

3 panel image with panel one showing sign of Panera bread from outside, panel two shows woman from TikTok VIdeo and panel 3 shows car stuffed full with a delivery

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‘It really was a lot of work’: DoorDash driver picks up $1,800 Panera order and has to set it up at office party. Then she sees her tip

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

Mars Ramos

Domino's Pizza sign(l), Domino's Delivery guy with text that says "Delivery pizza in a hurricane"(c), Pizza in box(r)

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‘We supposed to evacuate. I’m delivering a pizza’: Florida Domino’s delivery driver blasts customers who are ordering pizza right now

Texas Roadhouse Sign(l) woman wearing black blouse with both hands lifted(c) Hand holding iphone with Zelle Logo on display(r)

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‘I don’t have that much cash on me’: Texas Roadhouse server says customer asked to tip her via Zelle. It backfires

Server says customer told her in advance they wouldn’t be tipping

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‘Do people just not know?’: Server says customer told her in advance they wouldn’t be tipping

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Applebee’s customer shares why they didn’t tip for the first time in their life

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‘This is just foreshadowing’: Applebee’s customer shares why they didn’t tip for the first time in their life

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

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‘Our first instinct is to look away when someone’s tipping us’: Golf cart girl issues warning after leaving iPad with customer unattended

Texas Roadhouse servers warn against asking for a to-go box if you’re going to do this

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‘I always check first before I give it to them’: Texas Roadhouse servers warn against asking for a to-go box if you’re going to do this

Woman reveals the truth about iPad tipping at big franchises

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‘I found out from 2 different sources’: Woman reveals the truth about iPad tipping at big franchises

Man calls out food truck OWNER for asking for 20% tip

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‘Who is the tip for?’: Customer calls out food truck OWNER for asking for 20% tip

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Woman says she didn’t tip after her pedicure

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