How Square and other payment apps push controversial tipping policy on diners

Source: New York Post

Here’s a tip for restaurant goers. As more restaurants adopt digital payment systems that automatically suggest a gratuity option, debate has heated up over whether those tips should be calculated pre- or post-tax. The topic of tipping and proper etiquette has long been a cultural debate, but the discussion drew recent attention after a Dave & Buster’s controversy, where customers accused the restaurant of running a tipping “scam” by covertly inflating the 20% standard.