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Americans may be reaching a tipping point with tipping screens.<\/p>\n

A recent Popmenu survey found that 78% of consumers believe tipping practices “have become ridiculous,”<\/a> while nearly three-quarters of people \u2014 or 74% \u2014 say they’ve noticed restaurants raising the suggested gratuity amounts displayed on digital payment screens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When faced with those prompts, 59% of the 1,000 adults surveyed in March said they feel compelled to leave a tip.<\/p>\n

AMERICANS ARE FED UP WITH TIPPING CULTURE AS NEARLY 9 IN 10 SAY IT’S COMPLETELY ‘OUT OF CONTROL’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“It’s kind of ingrained in American culture that if you go out to dinner<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“It is pretty annoying to go up to a service counter and order a coffee,<\/a> and then have them turn around a terminal and expect a tip just for handing you a coffee,” she told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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Derek Simms, CEO of Texas-based Simms Hospitality Group, which operates eight restaurants<\/a> in the Dallas area, said even people inside the restaurant business sometimes feel uncomfortable with modern tipping screens.<\/p>\n

“Even I give pause, and I’m in the restaurant business,” Simms said \u2014 calling it “a very awkward moment.”<\/p>\n

The survey found that many consumers are bypassing the preset options altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than a third \u2014 36% \u2014 said they typically enter a custom tip rather than selecting one of the suggested amounts shown on restaurant payment screens.<\/p>\n

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Both restaurateurs said businesses should be careful not to make customers feel pressured into leaving gratuities.<\/p>\n

“I tell my staff that a tip is always something that’s earned,” Parmelee said. “It’s not something they should ever expect.”<\/p>\n

Simms warned that restaurants risk damaging customer loyalty if tipping prompts feel forced.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want to lose a customer over some weird manipulation,” he said.<\/p>\n

The survey suggests many consumers are drawing a distinction between tipping at full-service restaurants and being asked to tip for every transaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While 42% said they’re becoming more comfortable with skipping gratuities<\/a> in certain situations, many continue to tip restaurant servers at traditional levels.<\/p>\n

“When you get good service, you want to reward that,” Parmelee said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“And even though most people will tip about 20% on average<\/a>, if you have an exceptional server, an exceptional experience, sometimes they tip a little bit more.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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