You know the sound, right?
You know the drill.
Self scan, check out.
It's everywhere. In fact,
in some stores that's all there.
So are you a fan or not a fan?
Love it. I like it when it's something quick.
But I have gone to some grocery
stores where no one is working y
of the aisles and I have a whole
cart full of stuff and I have
to check everything out right.
I think if you have something q.
I love it, although I
do it almost every time.
Really. I if I I'm with Lauren,
if I had like 10 items or less
like Express Checkout style,
right? And I know some people
they were like, why would anyboy
want to go through self checkou?
I'm like sometimes a you don't want to
make conversation with somebody. Right.
Or B, you've got something that you're
checking out with that you're l,
I don't want to explain this.
Yeah, that's right. And then,
but then the flip side of that is like,
let's say you're buying alcohol,
then you have to wait for. Yeah.
And then the light is buzzy.
Sorry about that.
That's when I go to the.
You're right,
that's when I go through the.
All right. Now some self
checkouts ask you another questn
besides how do you want to pay?
And you know, that's like
debit or you know, whatever.
This is the question that they're asking.
You ready? Let's look at it.
Self checkouts at cafes and airports,
even some stores are now asking
would you like to leave it.
Tip So tipping researchers
say that people are much more
likely to say yes than to say
no when prompted with a tip.
When you're thinking about the
people who are stocking the she,
even if you're not actually
seeing an employee. Seriously.
Thoughts on that?
I don't do that. I've never
seen that come up as an option.
But my first thought would be,
who am I tipping?
I'm checking my own.
Yeah, things out.
Because when I think of tipping,
I think someone is
providing me with a service.
That's right.
I think that if someone were to ask me,
I would feel peer pressure and I would do it.
Yes. OK. I would if someone was there
that would be harder to say no .
But you can just say no on the ,
yeah, because you're checking
yourself out guilty though. Yea.
And you know, they do that now,
even at like I would say some
gas stations and some other
places where they're basically,
all they're doing is basically
handing you that. But it says,
would you like to tip now,
do you tip then?
Because there's kind of a
person behind the counter.
I'll say
this because I've done a two cents on this.
There is a sense of guilt when u
say no tip, but I'm still sticking to.
If you provide me with the serv,
like you wait my table or you delivered
something, then I'll pay the ti.
Because beyond that you're just
doing your job. Because I'm not
getting a tip to say the news.
And it's not being harsh.
I just grew up to think you tip
when someone is waiting on you.
I agree with that. I don't tip.
Like if I'm at it, there are,
there's a sandwich shop that I love and they.
Do you want a tip?
And they're just making the sandwiches
in a line like they do every da.
And I usually don't, right.
Of course,
when you do, they make a noise
and ring some crazy bell. See.
And then when the bell doesn't happen,
everybody goes. I guess they're
gonna keep on ringing whenever.
They're gonna be, like, Eric, chilling.
Yeah, that's exactly right.
That's just didn't check. Yeah,
the TV. Right.
So the question that's also beig
brought up again and again is?
If I'm putting it on the screen.
But how do I know that the works
who are really getting it,
you know how like, you used to,
like, give them the tip.
All right, so let's listen to wt
the Consumer Behavior Reporter found.
The companies I spoke
to said that the tips are going to employees,
but tipping researchers aren't so sure.
Don't have the same protections
as tipped human employees.
So while the law requires that something
called a tip has to go to emplo,
when you're tipping a machine
you can't be quite so sure.
Yeah, I mean cuz back in the da,
right, we would give you a tip,
but now a lot of us don't
even carry cash anymore.
So how we get the tip jar, righ?
And I'm more at a restaurant.
I think I'm much more willing tp
if I'm using a card because usig
a card isn't real money in my h.
Right. Yeah. Until later, right.
That's true, Right.
But at the time, though, I'm li,
oh, yeah, they were super nice,
20%, right? Yeah.
But now you're getting it for everything.
Like, you know, the bug guy
comes and they're like,
would you like to put do a tip?
The lawn guy comes,
Would you like to do a tip?
And you're just like.
Okay, where does this stop? Whee
does it stop? One thing,
I thought they read the headlines. Really.
Would you like to give the anchors a tip?
I mean, you can click right her.
I'll drop my cash up.
I was recently at a Subway
where it's a similar situation.
You're going to pay on the pad and then you
can do tip and as I was going through it,
the employee said Okay.
Just jump through the next one.
Just click no.
So like she encouraged me to tip
to say no to the tipping portio.
So I wonder if maybe she underss
the the feels a little guilty or yes.
I almost think it takes away why
we were even tipping to begin wh
because it almost seems like, w,
why don't you just raise the prices of the
service if we're looking for more money?
Because I feel like the tip is
because this person with the
extra mile because they were.
Waiting on you or serving you, right?
I don't know.
All right, here's a tip.
Call your mom. Yeah.
Yesterday was Mother's Day.
I know, but yesterday's call was obligatory.
Tell me that you're calling her.
Just cuz right.
Tell mom just to say hi.
That's your tip?