Press Play with Madeleine Brand

iPad tipping etiquette: 20% for a latte?

At a cafe, it’s awkward when you pay for a pastry or coffee on an iPad, then the screen asks how much you’d like to tip (or not tip). The cashier and customers in line are staring at you. What do you do?

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2019 • 50m Listen

At a cafe, it’s awkward when you pay for a pastry or coffee on an iPad, then the screen asks how much you’d like to tip (or not tip). The cashier and customers in line are staring at you. What do you do?

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

iPad tipping etiquette: 20% for a latte?

At a cafe, it’s awkward when you pay for a pastry or coffee on an iPad, then the screen asks how much you’d like to tip (or not tip). The cashier and customers in line are staring at you. What do you do?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

iPad tipping etiquette: 20% for a latte?

At a cafe, it’s awkward when you pay for a pastry or coffee on an iPad, then the screen asks how much you’d like to tip (or not tip). The cashier and customers in line are staring at you. What do you do?

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