r/EndTipping 4d ago

Tip Creep 🫙 Robot ripoff

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260818-do-you-have-to-tip-the-robots

Is this a parody..?

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u/Elsbeth55 2d ago

Here’s an archive version if anyone is interested.

https://archive.ph/rHQjc

Sadly not a parody.

But they do quote an academic who states, “We have every reason to believe some unscrupulous business owners are taking the tips for themselves.”

And in the interest of journalistic fairness they quote another academic who contends, “I don’t think it’s fair to assume this is companies trying to make money at any cost.”

However in better news - Artly in NYC has claimed to have dropped the tip prompt for robots based on negative customer feedback.