Been spending a little time in the states and after frequenting about 10 Starbucks's I noticed that they have completely different tip jars. They don't have Canadian tip jars, which are usually wide open holiday mugs or something ugly that never sold during markdowns. In America they have locked boxes with slots in them that are attached to the counter!
SO. I could revise my tipping instructions, to include options for americans to tip on the cheap, as well. However. I noticed that starbucks people in america don't seem to exude that they want or care about a tip. But INTERESTINGLY, I am feeling more generous. I like to fold up a 1 and slip it in that little see through prison of change.
Observations:
-tip box slot is kinda small, good for change, not great for bills. Conclusion: American starbucks employees only want to be tipped in crappy change (cause they don't have loonies or toonies here - although I did get some weird token looking things that supposedy are $1)
-tip box if full of dimes and pennies and crap change, maybe one bill in the entire box. People treat them like muscular dystrophy boxes in grocery stores where you put your shit change in there cause you don't want it. That's what they look like.
-tip box is usually not right out in the open, have to search for it with your eyes
My overall advice about this is that you shouldn't even bother tipping at American Starbucks's, especially if they have tip boxes. Nobody else does. It's like the bystander effect. I just don't feel guilty about it here. However, if you're feeling generous, by all means, tip. I'm slippin 1's in there like it's canadian tire money! I've never thrown a loonie in a tip jar in canada, EVER.
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