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		liquidwax on March 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canadians think tipping is ‘getting out of control... In places where you pay upfront at the register and wait for your order, it almost feels like blackmail. Tipping happens at the time of placing the order. Not saying everyone does this but can't be sure that nothing fishy happens if someone tips low/min.

cholantesh on March 3, 2023 [–]

One dark pattern I saw recently was a Clover/Square POS that set 15% as a minimum, and no clearly visible option to decline.

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