Tipping, without the pressure

The situations a calculator can’t settle on its own: the screen that asks, the day you have no cash, a whole hotel stay, the holidays. Written for someone who already wants to say thanks.

A rideshare driver unloading a passenger's suitcase from the trunk.

The tension

Why is every screen asking for a tip now?

Because the card reader asks by default: the tip prompt is a setting the terminal ships with, and as cash faded it spread from restaurant tables to counters. Where you are asked changed; whether you tip did not.

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