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LOL! I'm going to use that one the next time I'm in a mood. My local supermarket does that.
I shop at a thrift store that is run by an animal shelter and I usually tell them to keep the change when I'm paying. At least the donation is going directly to the charity without a middleman.
I just read about people pondering if they should tip flight attendants.
The average Flight Attendant salary in the US is $85,102 as of December 27, 2023, but the range typically falls between $72,395 and $101,147.
"While tips are in many cases not permissible in the otherwise friendly skies, passengers can show their appreciation by giving air hosts and hostesses non-cash gifts." https://simpleflying.com/airlines-fl...ns-on-tipping/
Well, I do sometimes handle them a gift bag (usually good coffee and quality sweets) when entering the plane.
Do you tip people who are basically just handing you something over the counter? I draw the line there, too.
As long we support tipping, it won't go away. Some people don't even want to professionally progress in their carrier because they make more money on tips than they would otherwise.
I wonder if boycotting tipping would force them to strike and demand better pay, and Department of Labor would change the laws.
Because, their pay situation is due to the money, power and influence of a trade lobby called the National Restaurant Association, which leads the Fortune 500 restaurant chains in our country, and whose power dates back over 100 years to the emancipation of the slaves, when they essentially first fought for the right to not pay workers anything - especially former slaves, who were the first tipped workers in our country - not pay them anything and let them live on customer tips. Tipping in the US began just after the American Civil War in the late 1800.
It's 21 century and time to go away with work for handouts. The ability to pay bills should not depend on the whims of customers, and customers shouldn't feel responsible and pressured to sustain their lives.
I agree; I have no idea where this tipping culture (and gifting culture) came from, but I don't support it. If someone is being paid to do his job -- waitress, clerk, mailman, teacher, stewardess, etc. -- it's not my job to ALSO pay them. If they don't like the wages, they can find another job. So many do it now that when you don't, you look like a real Scrooge and risk retaliation. It's becoming extortion. Stop the madness!
I just read about people pondering if they should tip flight attendants.
The average Flight Attendant salary in the US is $85,102 as of December 27, 2023, but the range typically falls between $72,395 and $101,147.
"While tips are in many cases not permissible in the otherwise friendly skies, passengers can show their appreciation by giving air hosts and hostesses non-cash gifts." https://simpleflying.com/airlines-fl...ns-on-tipping/
Well, I do sometimes handle them a gift bag (usually good coffee and quality sweets) when entering the plane.
I've found they're usually quite grateful to get a couple of autographed photos of me. Money can't buy some things!
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Money can't buy some things! 
