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

Braden Bjella

Note with $20 tip caption "$20 tip I had Covid, so please disinfect the room as much as possible/be careful. If you get sick I am sorry I tried my best" (l) hotel reception desk workers blurred bell on counter in front (r)

$20 tip

‘It’s not hard to stay home when you’re sick’: A hotel worker showcased a $20 tip they received disclosing a guest had COVID-19. Commenters told her to be grateful for the money

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

tip baiting

‘Is this tip baiting?’: Instacart delivery drivers call out an unethical practice where customers change tip amounts upon delivery

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Grubhub app on phone (l) closet with undelivered orders and caption "These been sitting here for 4 hours because no dashers would take non tip orders. no tip no trip, the worker told me no dashers/uber eats/grubhub went to get the order" (c) doordash app on phone (r)

mobile order tip culture tiktok

Unclick

‘Tipping culture is out of control’: Worker shows stacks of DoorDash orders for customers who allegedly didn’t tip, sparking debate

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Chili's restaurant sign on building at night (l) woman in car finger up caption "Chili's is stealing from us" (r)

chilis is stealing from us

‘I am finally gonna quit’: Chili’s worker says restaurant is ‘stealing’ from her and customers in viral TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Female in car holding tito's bottle (l) Starbucks sign with sky background (c) Starbuck drive thru worker and woman in car caption "What you did'nt see in the video is her response when she realized I left her a bottle of Tito's and not cash... she said "ohhhhkayyyy"" (r)

titos tip

‘Nah I don’t like this. Just tip money’: Customer tips Starbucks worker with bottle of vodka, sparking debate

young man with caption "The barista looking into my soul as I look at 3 inflated tip options on their filthy iPad and choose no tip" (l&r) empty tip jar (c)

no tips tiktok

‘Would you like to tip 25%, 35%, or 50%?’: TikToker puts ‘inflated tip options’ on iPads blast in viral video, sparking debate

young man with caption "me looking at Miley Cyrus leave the building after she didn't tip and put ketchup on her salad" (l) Miley Cyrus (c) young man with caption "Me trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn't tip" (r)

miley cyrus ketchup salad

‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

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

Waitress turned around arms out excited while customer arranges tip (l) Waitress turned around hands behind her back money behind her on table (c) Waitress blindly selecting tip reaching hand towards money (r)

blind tip

‘As a server… this is kinda humiliating’: Customers make server play game for tip money, sparking debate

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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crumbl

‘15-18% tip to put a cookie in the box?’: TikToker says Crumbl Cookie order automatically added tip, sparking debate (updated)

tip-debate-drive-thru

TikToker warns viewers to always get receipt after allegedly being charged tip for smoothie without consent, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

placed closed, customers stiffed server

‘Don’t do this’: P. F. Chang’s worker films customers who stayed an hour after close and ‘stiffed’ server on tip, sparking debate

person writing $1000 on a tip with caption "best believe this will decline but it's the thought that counts"

fake tiktok tip

‘This will decline but it’s the thought that counts’: TikToker jokes about tipping $1,000 knowing it won’t go through, sparking debate

restaurant order tablet (l) showing digital tip (m) waiter looking happy and giving a thumbs up (r)

200 percent valentine tip

‘You didn’t need to repeat it 4 times at the table like you are gods or something’: TikToker films self giving waiter 200% tip for ‘Valentine’s Day,’ sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Woman overlayed onto DoorDash messaging system conversationg

doordash-no-tip-denied-service

‘No tip no food’: DoorDash driver denies delivery with no tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

A TikTok shows a non-tipper section for DoorDash drivers to pick up meals.

Tipping