young woman pointing at her eyes (l) money on dining bill (c) young woman pointing (r)

‘I want to fight you out back’: Waitress blasts customer for tipping 10% after praising her performance

'Don’t they know we pay all of our bills in compliments!'

On Sep 23, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL
doordash orders stack up in back kitchen tiktok

‘Tipping is optional, but so is delivering your food’: Viral video shows pile up of McDonald’s DoorDash orders for non-tippers

'Sounds like a DoorDash problem not a me problem,' one commenter wrote.

On Sep 17, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL
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‘Why do they intervene when they don’t know what’s going on’: Nail salon customer called out by woman who believed she left without tipping, sparking debate

'People need to learn to mind their own business.'

On Sep 16, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL
creator complains about new tipping courtesies tiktok

‘18 percent is still too cheap’: Restaurant patron’s 15% tablet tip and complaints about price increases spark debate

'Last time I was charged a service fee it just came off of my tip.'

On Sep 12, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL
woman speaking in kitchen hand on chest (l) woman speaking in kitchen (c) woman speaking in kitchen holding three fingers up (r)

‘Nobody is obligated to tip’: TikToker says they were denied service at restaurant due to previously not tipping, sparking debate

'Servers should not need to rely on tips.'

On Sep 11, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

IRL
cashier on phone with caption 'Doordash Non tippers' and 'hi is this doordash support. I'm calling to tell the non tippers to come pick up their orders. It's been sitting here for 3 hours.' (l&r) man speaking (c)

‘Keep wasting food’: TikToker says DoorDash customers who don’t tip set off a ‘chain reaction’

'Non-tippers didn't set the chain reaction off, DoorDash did by not paying y'all.'

On Aug 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
young woman in work uniform with captions about being a server

‘Got a car payment you gotta make tomorrow? Just work a double’: Server explains why her job is so ‘addicting’

'Yea it’s great money sometimes but it’s also so draining.'

On Aug 5, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL
man speaking outside caption 'Texas heat help' (l) man spraying AC with hose outside caption 'Texas heat help'(c) man speaking outside caption 'Texas heat help'(r)

‘I had no idea you needed to do this’: Texas AC hack goes viral

Here's why TikTok is hosing down AC units.

On Jul 19, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
Woman speaking finger pointing up caption 'Watch out for this trick used by bad managers #HRQUEEN' (l) hand holding red wooden figure over unfinished wooden figures bad manager concept (c) woman speaking caption 'Watch out for this trick used by bad managers #HRQUEEN' (r)

‘It’s a common trick, and I want you to watch out for it’: TikToker shares trick ‘bad managers’ use in viral video

'He tried it. I left.'

On Jul 14, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
young woman turning tablet around to reveal tip screen

‘I used to feel so awkward but now I just hit the no tip and walk away’: Viral TikTok about the pressure to tip sparks debate about tipping culture

'I was clothes shopping at a boutique the other day and it asked for a tip! For a shirt I picked out myself!'

On Jul 11, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL
young woman (l&r) restaurant bill with tip and total writing that appears to have been altered (c)

‘The problem with ‘customer is always right”: Server says she was fired after customer claimed she forged the tip on his check

'He called and said that he only left $20 even. Where on the check does it say $20?'

On Jul 1, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
woman in sunglasses showing screenshot (l) doordash bag (c) woman in shades laughing (r)

‘Just raise the base pay’: DoorDash driver says declining orders with minimum base pay and low tips can threaten ‘Top Dasher’ status

'Guess I'll never be a Top Dasher.'

On May 9, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

Internet Culture
Glass tip jar with coins on table (l) square fancy cash register (r)

‘If a tip is essential it should be in the price’: TikToker calls out Square cash registers over tipping option, sparking debate

'They ask me to tip 1,2 or 3 dollars on a $2 bagel...'

On Apr 12, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
In a TikTok, a man roasts his friend for not tipping when buying coffee.

‘Y’all gotta tip if you can afford it’: TikToker films date hitting ‘no tip’ on coffee order, dividing viewers

The TikToker suggested that non-tippers were red flags.

On Nov 16, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL
Screenshots from a TikTok where the user leaves a note that reads: 'Heard Doordash is stealing tips. Tipped $6.00 online. Here is extra just in case. Thanks'

‘As a dasher, this warms my heart’: Customer leaves cash tip for apparent DoorDash driver with viral note

'Tipped $6.00 online. Here is extra just in case. Thanks.'

On Sep 3, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech