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Tipping prompts
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 6 years (2021–2026), in 5 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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No skip option for tipping, forcing custom entry of 0.00Unreviewed
20212026- Tip requirement is hidden in small signs, so people order before noticing it2026-10-16
- No option to skip tipping; must choose Custom and type 0.002026-02-13
- Users must hunt for a zero-tip or custom button on pre-selected tip screens2023-06-13
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Tip requirement is hidden in small signs, so people order before noticing it2026-10-16
- No option to skip tipping; must choose Custom and type 0.002026-02-13
- Users must hunt for a zero-tip or custom button on pre-selected tip screens2023-06-13
- Pop-up forces users to round up, donate, or opt out actively2023-01-24
- Custom tip is hidden as small text and switches to dollars, forcing manual math2021-06-29