This tweet was from 2022. Can someone go check if the prediction came true?

This is why I got a cheap Aeropress and milk frother. I pay enough for my latte, and the barista makes as much as I do, stop judging me for not tipping. I tip servers, not counter workers.

They'll keep it up as long as business is good. If people will pay 12$ for a latte and lines are out the door, and there are no regulations to stop price gouging and predatory behavior, why wouldn't they?

The barista is a tablet

Baristas and coffee connoisseurs exist in a perpetual state of disapproval, so you might as well save some money.

And the company probably made a net profit of 5 billion — a 25% rise from the previous year.

We don't really have this whole tipping thing here.

I've had coffee in two places recently. One was in a hypermarket. I don't remember what the coffee costs there, because it came free with the meal. If the restaurant staff feel they don't get paid enough, I don't care if they get inspiration from France and torch every car in the parking lot. You see, I go to the hypermarket by foot. It's not that far away.

The other place I had coffee recently was in the train. 2.80€. I certainly hope the restaurant car staff gets paid well. They're technically railroad employees, after all. You don't fuck with railroad workers.

I make coffee at home. Always have.

But you know what is different? I don't feel bad anymore about giving a low tip or even not tipping at all because the entire concept has been exploited and inflated to insane levels across almost every industry.

I was prompted for a minimum 18% tip at the gas station when I bought a bottle of water and that was when I decided it was okay not to feel guilty about not tipping anymore.

I haven't seen a $12 late where I'm from, they're usually about $4-5

Oh I'm sorry, I thought America was all about turning the bull loose and protecting our beloved economy in its current form at all costs.

Actions have consequences. An economy designed for infinite growth/metastasis on a very finite world has consequences. We've only just begun to feel the consequences of our not merely tolerance, but encouragement of insatiable, unaccountable greed.

Buckle up. The price of lattes will be the least of our worries. Another 10 years and Chocolate and Coffee will probably be priced out for us capital batteries. Don't worry though, they'll make some cancer causing substitute that's a third as satisfying for half the price. Be sure to CONSUME it.

Most of the shops got it got $8 but I van imagine some of the "fancy" shop could sell it for $12

Today a 16oz caffè latte from Starbucks was $4.95 with no modifications.

The barista can ask their manager. If I have to come to you, that tip option doesn’t mean shit. Then I leave a 1 star review

That's weird. My coffee is way cheaper at Dunkin Donuts and it's counter service so I don't fucking tip them.

I tip every time I'm at a sit-down restaurant, and infrequently at other places (mostly local places, to keep them afloat - they have it harder than the food chains). That being said, if they want us to tip for just food prep and cooking, maybe make the food half-off, then we can tip them if the food is better than we thought? $5 burger...It was really good, I guess I will give them $9. $5 burger that is crap, well, it stays a $5 burger.

I've legit gone back to cash for petty transactions. If I feel like throwing the change in the tip jar, I will. But there are no stupid prompts for a tip to deal with. Unfortunately, a lot of places are going cash free. Professional sports games is one example. Hey beer man, thanks for handling me my $12 beer. No, I'm not tipping for that.

I got a chai tea latte from a chain called Scooter's yesterday. Six bucks. For some milk and tea. Fucking highway robbery.

I'm leaving that tip option blank and putting a dollar in the tip jar lol

Easy. Just make your own coffee. It's cheap. Start with an Aero Press, a cheap grinder and a decent water cooker. Nice beans. Done.

Surprisingly my shitty Starbucks lattes are still around 5-6 dollars.

Negative tipping

Latte is about €3-5 here and no tip expected, so no.

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Chris Bakke, @ChrisJBakke

The year is 2024.

You walk into your local coffee shop. A latte costs $12.

You have the choice of tipping 75%, 95%, or 125%.

You sheepishly tap "75%" and feel bad about yourself.

The barista shakes his head in disgust.

I couldn't tell you, I stopped going to coffee bars when the coffee became more than half my hourly wage, I'll make my own coffee thank you very much.

Can't even go to a McDonald's anymore without spending at least $16, I've stopped going to McDonald's and started ordering Applebee's because if I'm spending $20 on a meal anyway I might as well spent $4 more on there two for 24 deal and get like three times the amount of food

A latte from the local non-chain coffee shop near me is $6.50 for a 16 oz or $4.50 for a 12 oz.

I stopped tipping. I dont feel ashamed about it at all.

A large smoothie at Jamba Juice was $12.61 today. (15% tip)

My dad once pulled the "there goes 5% of her tip" when a waitress at a slammed-lunch-rush-on-a-Sunday restaurant forgot his precious iced tea. I excused myself and went to the ATM at the gas station next door to get $40 cash. When the bill came, he paid for us, and as she came to pick up the receipt I stopped her and handed the money over. Dad asked me why I did that and I told him it was a lesson for him. Manners... who fucking raised these boomers?

2022 is not that long ago lol.

The barista shakes his head in disgust

Its funny, because minimum wage laws are stagnant and tipped positions are even worse than the bottom rate. $2.35/hr to work in a position that's tipped.

I get it. Demanding 25% of the base price to pay your staff is a fucked way to do business. But if you're not going to pay them, their bosses don't seem interested in doing it either. Somebody's got to do it.

It's crazy to me that people spend money on coffee from restaurants. It's literally the easiest thing to make at home for pennies.