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I just ordered a custom ice cream cake from a national ice cream chain's web site. On the page where they showed the price, tax, and total, they also had a box for entering a tip. I left it at zero, since I don't think ordering an ice cream cake (even a custom one, which they let you customize on the web site) should require anyone to go above and beyond the call of duty at an ice cream shop. Seems kinda tacky to me. Hopefully they don't bake any unwanted ingredients into the cake (like how people are always saying pizza delivery guys will do if they aren't tipped well). Anyway, what do others think of this?
I doubt that anyone working for a national chain would risk violating USDA standards regarding the ingredients list required to be provided. However, even though you see a national brand doesn't mean the company you're doing business with necessarily is that national chain, itself, but rather could just be a franchisee. Still, I think the risk of that is low. Rather, I could imagine the tip, since it is known ahead of time, to perhaps affect the level of care and conscientiousness paid to your order. The shame of today's society is how people have been indoctrinated to care only about themselves and care little about other people.
I don't think anything of it. If someone would like to leave a tip - fine. If someone does not want to leave a tip - fine. I don't see any big deal to having that option.
I think it's absurd. Unless you're supposed to be tipping the web designer for such a great shopping cart?
I tip people who bring me things and clean up after me or carry things for me, or even entertain me. And I tip them well, even though I am poor.
I don't tip people who work behind a counter I have to stand at, then go back to to get my stuff. Sorry to the guys behind the counter, but there has to be a line somewhere.
I wouldn't tip the website, and further, I'd write them an email telling them that it's offensive. And I'd probably shop somewhere else.
By the way, for all of you who enjoyed this post, here is my PayPal donate button....
It even irritates me that every time I buy something lately from groceries at Safeway to an ink cartridge on Ebay, I'm asked to contribute to some charity. So annoying, especially at Safeway, with the checker looking me in the eye in person while I say, not today, thank you, in front of both her and the person in line behind me. I shouldn't be subjected to that. I give to who I want to give to. Don't pressure me, especially in public. Grrrr.
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