She tipped $1 on a $5 coffee — the barista’s loud response divided the internet
'The sarcasm was so unreal I was convinced she was going to spit in my drink or something.'
The tipping culture is getting more out of hand day by day. While intended to be given out of kindness and gratitude, many workers have become entitled and demand a hefty tip. A woman who goes by u/moonchildcountrygirl shared a post on Reddit on February 5, revealing how she was baffled by a barista’s behavior over a tip. After grabbing her drink, she decided to give a $1 tip, which the barista spotted and immediately complained about. She yelled a sarcastic remark for the entire cafe to hear, and it has viewers questioning service and hospitality.
The woman mentioned that she often visits the coffee shop, and many regulars and workers know her name. She picked up her $5 coffee as usual but didn’t tip while paying with a card. She ensured she left a dollar in the jar before she could leave, only to be met with disrespectful sarcasm. “The barista saw it, and I guess saw the other cash I had in my purse, and said loudly, ‘Oh wow! A whole dollar… that’s SO generous! Thank you SO much,” the customer recalled. She was caught off guard by the worker’s response. “The sarcasm was so unreal I was convinced she was going to spit in my drink or something.”
The woman argued that workers should not be so entitled, especially if they’re doing no service apart from their job. “But for real, why should she be entitled to more than a dollar for my $5.00 coffee?” she said, adding that the woman was doing her job of “making a drink.” “There’s clearly no good service there,” she remarked. A study by the Pew Research Center revealed that 7 in 10 adults in the U.S. claimed tipping is expected in more places today than a few years ago. Because a tip is being made mandatory or expected just about everywhere, many are confused about what the right tipping culture looks like.
34% of citizens noted that they had no idea about whether they should tip at certain places or not. According to another survey from Bank Rate, around 41% of Americans believe that the tipping practice has gotten out of control. Around 63% of Americans have at least one negative view about tipping. A majority (over 60%) agreed that employers should be paying their workers better so they don’t have to rely on tips to make it through. With pre-entered tips or mandatory tipping while paying bills, customers are getting annoyed about shelling out dollars instead of giving them from goodwill as originally intended.
To top that, to receive negative comments and mockery from a worker because the tip didn’t satisfy is outrageous. The woman expressed her clear dissatisfaction and frustration with service like this that literally forces a tip out of a customer. And many were dealing with a similar plight. u/Browncoat_28 said, “Stupid decisions win you stupid prizes. If people want to b*tch about money given beyond their pay rate, then I'll happily take it back if it's not enough for you.” u/KrevinHLocke added, “Not only would I have taken the dollar back, I would have requested a refund and they can keep their product.” u/Spirited_Cress_5796 remarked, “Another reason to stop tipping all together. Not happy with $1, why give anything at all?”
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