Do You Leave a Tip at Self-Checkout Machines? Shoppers Are Confused.
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Customers routinely tip service workers, but many shoppers are perplexed and even angry to find some self-checkout machines prompting them to leave upwards of 20%. WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss so-called tip creep and where, exactly, those tips are going .
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