Would you tip a robot? That’s essentially what I was asked to do when a self-checkout machine at Newark Liberty International Airport prompted me for a tip. I picked a premade sandwich out of a ...

Their gripe centered around the fact that the $5 option was the default choice on the tablet, even for a $4.90 croissant. “The default tip for a croissant purchased over the counter was 102%,” they ...

You might be wondering why I, a tech columnist, would write about tipping. The reason is that tipping is no longer just a socioeconomic and ethical issue about the livelihoods of service workers. It ...

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout ...

As I stood staring at the screen, the tip buttons—20%, 25%, even 50%—blinked back at me like a test I hadn’t studied for. Not knowing the answer, I felt a jolt of panic. A line had formed behind me, ...

Tipping culture (a.k.a. lack of livable wage culture) has gotten so out of control that even a grocery store (you read that right) is now asking for tips at check out. People are frankly fed up with ...

Say goodbye to the awkwardness of figuring out what you owe at the end of a meal. Your Apple Watch’s Calculator app offers a simple solution for splitting the bill and calculating tips. With the Tip ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. "I think employers should pay their employees better. I feel an obligation to tip," said Sam Fort, of North Carolina, right, who ...

Payment apps and touch screens have made it easy for merchants to ask us for preset gratuity amounts. We don’t need to succumb to the pressure. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead ...