Steve’s Heartburn: The Tip Screen Takeover

🔥 Steve’s Heartburn for the Day

Submitted by listener Jason

Every once in a while a listener sends in a Heartburn that makes me stop and say, “Yep… that one’s been bugging me too.”

This one comes from Jason, and it’s about something we’re all seeing more and more lately.

What’s with every single place asking for a tip now?

You walk into a place, grab a muffin, and suddenly the screen spins around like a game show wheel:

“Would you like to leave a 20%, 25%, or 30% tip?”

For what?

You handed me a muffin.

Nobody waited on my table.
Nobody refilled my coffee.
There wasn’t even a chair involved.

Now don’t get me wrong — if someone’s serving your table, bringing your food, and taking care of you, absolutely tip them. They earn it.

But tipping for handing me a bag across the counter?

That’s where it starts to feel a little strange.

It’s gotten so common that I half expect the gas pump to ask for a tip next.

“Would you like to round up for the guy who handed you the nozzle?”

And at the rate we’re going, it might not be long before the self-checkout machine says:

“Please select a tip amount for scanning your own groceries.”

Got a Heartburn that’s been driving you crazy?

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