I went to the local bakery/restaurant today and bought 2 cookies at the counter.
I paid with a credit card and when it asked if I wanted to tip, I said no.
Am I going to hell because of this?
Leaving tip at the counter or for take out food is just incomprehensible to me. It's like tipping a grocery store clerk at check out when you are paying for your groceries. I bought this food already, what am I leaving a tip for?
No. That question is now the default of all POS (point of sale) systems. If they're not wait staff, bar tenders, delivery, or performing some other service, there is literally no reason to tip them.
Why would you tip someone who just rang you up? Tipping is for exceptional service rendered, not for pushing a button on a screen and handing you something. This whole over-tipping bullshit was started by the credit card point of sale machine businesses, because they reap greater profits. If everyone makes tips, then no one makes tips. The only winner is Square Cash.
Tip on counter service, don't tip on retail purchases. This was a retail purchase. If you had gotten a latte you should've tipped a dollar for that, but not on the entire total.
You're probably not going to hell because hell probably doesn't exist. However, whether you are cast into the outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, that's another matter and I suggest truly repenting for your misdeeds... of which this was not one, to be clear.
Not for a retail purchase such as that. It’s just the default screen in many payment systems now.
I see some folks commenting that they don’t tip fo “to-go” — I always do, usually about 15%, because an employee went through the process of putting your order together and putting it into containers that cost that business money. And if it’s a place I order from often, they often remember that and are extra nice.
It's how I buy everything. I rarely carry cash. You steal my cash I'm out my money. You steal my credit card, I cancel the card and get a new one.
Small purchases like a couple cookies ( about $1.50 to $2.00) then I will probably pay cash because the store probably loses money if I use a card. The absolute vast majority of purchases I use the card. If I don't have the money in the bank then I don't buy the item.