Cheesecake Factory\u2019s \u201crefreshing\u201d fine print on tipping sparks viral debate Unsplash: Tina GuinaCheesecake Factory\u2019s fine print on tipping has sparked a viral debate after being posted to Reddit. Tipping in America has long been the cause of much debate, with many disgruntled customers and employees taking their quarrels to social media after feeling unfairly treated. While the practice is optional, it is often considered an unspoken rule to leave a gratuity of between 20 to 25 percent. However, not all feel that tipping culture is fair. Most recently, the viral debate was reignited after Cheesecake Factory\u2019s fine print on tipping was posted to Reddit, resulting in an array of responses to the restaurant\u2019s policy. \u201cPleasantly surprised to see this on the menu! I\u2019m willing to tip in some circumstances, but glad the 18% auto gratuity is marked as optional!\u201d the original poster, \u2018Vivid_Papaya2422\u2018 wrote in a thread titled \u2018Cheesecake Factory Tip Optional!\u2019 Providing a photo of the fine print, it read as follows; \u201cTipping is entirely voluntary. For the convenience of our guests, we add an 18% suggested tip to parties of 8 or more, but payment of that amount is not required. Our guests always have the right to determine how much they\u2019d like to tip.\u201d \u201cKind of refreshing,\u201d one person responded, evidently agreeing with Vivid_Papaya\u2019s take. Another person shared a similar sentiment, writing, \u201cGood. It should be voluntary. It\u2019s always been an option, not a rule.\u201d However, some felt the fine print was a \u201cslap in the face\u201d and was \u201cdeliberately\u201d putting customers in an \u201cawkward position\u201d where they\u2019d feel obligated to tip a certain amount. \u201cI\u2019d like to think this is a step in the right direction, but in some ways, it is worse than a forced 18% tip because this lets them \u2018look good\u2019 but also know that almost no one is going to want to look like \u2018that person\u2019 in a large party who refuses to tip,\u201d a user pointed out. Others were clearly in agreeance; \u201cThe problem with this approach is that it creates confrontation and anyone looking to avoid it will not ask for the optional tip to be updated or removed.\u201d However, some still felt that the fine print was a sign of tipping culture improving. One person writing, \u201cI like that they are clear that it can be removed even though it puts the customer in an awkward position (deliberately), because it at least acknowledges that it\u2019s the customers\u2019 decision. More language like this would quickly educate the [consumer base] on their rights, and make it clear that they have no obligation to tip any specific rate [or] amount. Step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cheesecake Factory\u2019s \u201crefreshing\u201d fine print on tipping sparks viral debate Unsplash: Tina GuinaCheesecake Factory\u2019s fine print on tipping has sparked a viral debate after being posted to Reddit. Tipping in America has long been the cause of much debate, with many disgruntled customers and employees taking their quarrels to social media after feeling unfairly treated. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}