[xen2xen1]

I passed by a coffee shop this morning to go to another one in the US Midwest. The one that I passed takes your credit of debit card inside and does it "the regular way. I often forget to give a tip. The one I went to was newer, used square, made me tap or swipe, but I always give a tip since I'm asked and reminded. This seems to be the pattern, newer places tend to be better. Also in the American Midwest, Dollar General of all places will take every payment system, it's super fast, so there is basically where is always where is test new phones / watches / cards. Walmart, which is pervasive here, only does payments on their app, so no Apple, Google or Samsung pay.

[xen2xen1]

To actually answer your question, even in the small town I live in the the middle of the US, cash is getting a little strange. Most people don't bother to carry cash, and are confused when places don't at least take credit cards. I sizable portion of places will do tap for a debit card and thus NG, but cash only is pretty rare, and I'd personally only expect that in a small, small town gas station or some sort, where they just have never bothered, and probably don't have good internet options anyway.

[NotYourLawyer]

Begging for a tip isn’t better.

[xen2xen1]

I would normally agree but people who make coffee are my favorites, soo.. But yes, tipping is getting out of hand here.

[CalRobert]

The strong social pressure to tip is a good reason to use cash so I can avoid those dumb ipad POS systems. Not that I even mind tipping but the percentages have crept upwards a lot.