Americans say tipping practices 'have become ridiculous' as digital prompts push higher gratuities

Americans may be reaching a tipping point with tipping screens.A recent Popmenu survey found that 78% of consumers believe tipping practices "have become ridiculous," while nearly three-quarters of people — or 74% — say they've noticed restaurants raising the suggested gratuity amounts displayed on digital payment screens. When faced with those prompts, 59% of the 1,000 adults surveyed in March said they feel compelled to leave a tip.AMERICANS ARE FED UP WITH TIPPING CULTURE AS NEARLY 9 IN 10 SAY IT'S COMPLETELY 'OUT OF CONTROL'Even as consumers push back against what many call "tip creep," restaurant owners say diners still largely support traditional tipping when service is being provided."It's kind of ingrained in American culture that if you go out to dinner at a restaurant, and you sit down and you're served, I think that a 20% tip is a good tip," said Vicki Parmelee, owner of Jumby Bay Island Grill in Jupiter, Florida.In a new survey, Americans say tipping has gotten "ridiculous" with pre-set gratuity amounts displayed on digital screens.(Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group)What customers increasingly dislike, Parmelee said, are screens that put pressure on customers to tip in situations in which gratuities were once optional or uncommon."It is pretty annoying to go up to a service counter and order a coffee, and then have them turn around a terminal and expect a tip just for handing you a coffee," she told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERDerek Simms, CEO of Texas-based Simms Hospitality Group, which operates eight restaurants in the Dallas area, said even people inside the restaurant business sometimes feel uncomfortable with modern tipping screens."Even I give pause, and I'm in the restaurant business," Simms said — calling it "a very awkward moment."One restaurant owner told Fox News Digital that it's "pretty annoying to go up to a service counter and order a coffee, and then have them turn around a termin...

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