When donating to their nephew's GoFundMe, a Bay Area woman wasn't expecting an added $330 on her bill. It turns out it was an 'optional' tip to the donation platform. And some users were disappointed that the tip was opt-out, not opt-in.
A customer at a Missouri pizza restaurant felt compelled to hand $2,500 to a cashier after seeing how the 16-year-old carried himself.
If you see an iPad at checkout, you can bet you'll be asked if you'd like to leave a tip. But should you tip if you're standing at self-checkout?
Who should receive tips? "The staff." "It should be the server." "Let's just say (at) a spa. I certainly want my masseuse to get the money. I would not want the organization to get it." But with one travel booking app, the answer is less clear.
The big tipper said he was part of a Pay It Forward campaign with the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Sweeping new gratuity trend has consumers reaching the "tipping" point at the checkout counter.