Most probably Shopify platform. That’s available by default when you set up shop.
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Why don’t they turn it off then?
Because free money from dummies?
Same reason LTT hasn't turned off the donation features on their streaming platforms like YouTube and twitch, instead telling viewers to use LTT store instead for the same purpose.
If people want to throw money at the screen despite being told not to, who is LTT to stop them?
It seems like they configured the percentages though. They aren’t typical numbers.
Yeah, I didn’t catch that. They really intended this. At least not like the US tip percentage though.
This is not a default setting for Shopify
It's not on by default though, I set up a Shopify site recently and didn't even see the option (didn't look for it either though).
I think so its a shopify option?
I've seen this when purchasing merch from my fav band, Carseatheadrest. Their reasoning is that if you want to, it'll help them with rent.
Everything seems to be adding a tip option by default now. Even self checkout kiosks may start having them from what I heard
Everything seems to be adding a tip option by default now. Even self checkout kiosks may start having them from what I heard
That's why you need consumer protection laws to prevent scams like this
this is just default option on shopify don't read too deep into it
The fact that it's a default option in an online shopping system is in and of itself deeply alarming and disgusting. I would expect the staff to get a living wage at any business I deal with.
It's probably because Shopify is a Canadian company and tipping options for everything is quite prevalent here (unfortunately). I get asked to tip at Subway here even though I just paid like $10+ for a sub.
Those percentages are not default, however. So this was intentional.
It's the newest garbage idea in a capitalistic hellscape...
EVERYONE is asking for "tips" now, the shitty thing is if 1 in 100 people give one even if someone accidentally hit's it, it was worth it, I absolutely hate how Jimmy johns and subways systems now have this... it takes longer to pay with a card now then cash.
Well, their products, generally, are quite reasonable and they do have to hire lots of people in order to manufacture their products and fulfill orders, so I'm not complaining UNLESS the tip is going straight to Shopify as I imagine they're either taking a cut of sales or their vendor fee is already baked in. I just bought some IEMs distributed through Linsoul (via Amazon) for 50 bucks and they are remarkably good!
Same for Shenzhen Audio
Well to be fair. Most of their iems come with extra tips too, albeit silicone or foam
It's to make Americans feel more comfortable shopping there.
lol
Lol I laughed too hard at that
Check custom tip and write -5% for 5% OFF coupon!
-20% is the minimum acceptable these days
US tipping culture is hilarious.
So glad it's only the US that does this BS.
It's not if you're living here. Most states have laws that say tipped employees are exempt from normal minimum wage requirements, instead allowing companies to pay them around $2/hr. Companies charge exorbitant amounts for their goods but are too damn cheap to pay even the normal minimum wage of roughly $7.25-15 /hr, depending on the state, which most Americans agree still isn't enough to live off of. Add to that an abysmally broken public education system which doesn't teach it's students how to engage with the government and you end up with a country where only the wealthy get a voice, poverty is allowed to fester, and upward mobility is nearly impossible for millions of people.
By law they have to make up the difference under the FLSA and virtually every tip worker makes more than minimum wage combined. My mom worked as a Carhop for sonic for around 20 years at 6+ locations in different cities and purposely never wanted to become a night manager because everyone except the GM made less money on average. My cousin during the summer was a waiter and made often $100+ a day in just tips years ago and my friend worked at Dominos and made the same often in a nights work. My mom was many months making close or more than my dad who was a skilled laborer and AC/Welding/Pool certified and they all made far more than the cooks at the same restaurants. She would on average earn more than minimum wage just in tips at every location even on bad nights. She also treated the money as less valuable as her small paycheck and often brought food home and blew threw her tips instead of treating it equal like her paycheck money. She devalued it and bought stuff she wouldn't normally buy if it was her check.
I thought eartips...
At least the proper box is checked.
I don't understand why people get offended by this sort of thing. Just don't give a tip!
Because normalize it and eventually you won’t have an option to not tip
I don't understand why people get offended by this sort of thing. Just don't give a tip!
Some places now have stupid amounts already selected by default, like 20% or 30%
Others require you to navigate several menus to disable this bullshit.
Its getting worse over time.
Click on custom tip and type "I would recommend a magnetic planar" :-)
Tipping culture in the US is vomit, to the point where it's apparently now metastasizing.
That's pretty fucking disgusting, not gonna lie.
Just select none
I just ordered from Linsoul last week and there was no tip option. Are you shopping them through a third party or something?
You must have missed it, it's not new either, I am pretty sure it was there during 11.11 last year.
Doesn't hurt to ask, but also doesn't hurt to say 'oh hell no'
Yeah, here's a tip for ya....never bet on a horse named Purina's Best
If you can request tips from buyers, why say no. Add that feature to ebay.
Virtual cardboard sign: Please help, poor economy, high shipping, mad fees. Thank you in advance. 😂
It’s a standard Shopify feature and it’s dumb but from their perspective, statistically somebody is going to tip so it means some free money for no effort at all so might as well keep it.
This wouldn't be so strange for Americans, but for everyone else it is. Thankfully you don't have to tip.
Friendly reminder: Don't forget to tip your landlord this month
abusing people's empathy with tipping culture is a common business practice.
that dollar you toss to linsoul, or to some homeless guy? they can't do crap with it, but if you put that into donations for children who literally can't even live on without malnutrition their entire life, that dollar would be much more helpful.
oh well.
Bruh… I’m not tipping a company. EVER. You sell goods online, I purchase for a premium already and then you want to ask me to tip….!? F$@K OUTTA HERE.
Its a legal scam. Designed to guilt trip people to pay more for quite literally nothing. Its genius, and evil.
USA is already doomed in that regard, some companies offer you to pay 30% "tips" or more, and its selected by default, you need to go out of your way to decline
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I dont tip.
Send them a bill with a tip option.
Sometime i wonder if you don't tip what would they do to your package...
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