Every conversation these days is about how expensive and unaffordable the city is.
So much that there is even a Loblaws Boycott going on.
And the talk about how absurd tipping culture has gotten is on everyone’s minds.
So when a local Redditor shared a photo of a Burnaby restaurant covering the “no tip” option on its payment terminal, you bet it got everyone FUMING with anger over the forced gratuity.
This restaurant covered up the “No Tip” option with a sticker to force tipping
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The restaurant purposely placed a black and white label where the “no tip” option should be, now reads “tip” and “thank you”.
The picture made rounds on various Reddit communities and people did not hold back on their dissatisfaction, with many indicating that such action by the restaurant is against Terms of Service of the payment terminal provider.
Another user suggested that this is dangerous as the restaurant has tampered with the machine with the stickers. Bad actors could potentially add a credit card skimmer underneath the stickers.
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Others also shared various methods for bypassing the tip prompt or just how they’d react.
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According to the report by CityNews and the various Reddit comments, the restaurant in question is Chicken Plus x Sulbing Cafe in Burnaby.
The food spot offers Korean fried chicken and desserts in a cafeteria-like service where you have to go to the counter to pick up your order.
That makes the situation of the forced gratuity even more shocking.
Tipping has been a hot hot topic across the country, with many expressing that it’s getting out of hand.
And this sneaky tactic by the restaurant is going viral for a very bad reason.
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