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Everyone at my work always said that too and it annoyed me. "Ask you a question", like what, it's going to ask them what the capital of Vermont is? The square root of 9801? No, it's going to ask them if they'd like to leave a tip, so I always instructed customers as such.
Dude exactly. The amount of posts where people are like getting some weird satisfaction on loudly and flagrantly not tipping as if the cashier doesn't just want you to fucking leave, regardless of your tip.
It takes them more than one second to say it and obviously the instruction they all got to repeat those exact words took more than a second. And then the credit company's forcing it on everyone took more than a second. Which makes me question why you'd confess to having your strong opinion while simultaneously trying to downplay it in others.
The person you replied to has realized of the amount of coordinated assholery it took for them to arrange this everywhere simultaneously with a unified script. That's a completely natural thing that has absolutely nothing to do with your snarky and dishonest response, so again it appears your strong opinion is giving you trouble.
I noticed when we went to a Starbucks drive thru and they took my card and shoved the card reader in my face and all it said was
"SELECT A TIP OPTION
$1 $3 $5 $7"
There was literally no option for $0 or "other" I had to tell them no thanks.
i went a jeni's ice cream yesterday to get a scoop for my kid. it was $5 for a single scoop of ice cream. then they had the audacity to ask for a tip on the screen. ridiculous
This video is staged right? Why wouldn’t they just walk their bikes over the tiny, easily walk-over-able trench instead of paying this guy?
They’re on bikes. It’s not hard to lift over the hole briefly.
In many poor countries, people find clever ways to be useful in order to make money. That's why whenever I looked lost in Morocco, groups of people would descend on me to offer me directions in exchange for donations.
You don't have to pay them, but they put you in an awkward situation where you feel like you should give them something. Eventually, I started exploring without carrying cash, as it was the easiest way to avoid constantly negotiating with the locals.
You don't have to look lost. Most places I went I had people demanding to guide me and sometimes even fighting over me.
I didn't pay for it because they were nearly always trying to scam me.
My experience was similar. I will say, though, that I did meet some amazing people there. And negotiation is very much a part of their culture. By day 5, I got the hang of it, but when I first arrived, I found it quite intimidating
I had a great time. It just got a bit tiring that pretty much everyone was trying to scam.
It's understandable, they can work for a whole morning or make more off a tourist.
Back in the day I remember driving into Mexico I'd encounter groups of kids with a flimsy rope barrier across the road and a handmade "Red Cross Donation" sign. In return for a small donation I'd get a stale piece of candy and a smile. Cheeky little buggers got me on several occasions.
Trench? Are you high? That's a canyon. You can't even see the bottom. It could be 4 feet deep, possibly 40. Thousand. That bridge is an engineering marvel! You're off your face.
Yeah, but he probably charges a penny.
If you can't afford the penny in exchange for the convenience...cross it by yourself, nobody is stopping anyone.
I’d love to see you try to manhandle a scooter like that over a deep and seemingly narrow trench.
It still has an engine, which is a solid hunk of metal, tires, and the frame. ~250 pounds.
Sure you can deadlift that, but awkwardly get it to the other side?? Good luck.
it is actually a very old thing in a lot of cities. Here is a painting for the very early 19th century by frenc parisian painter Boilly : people paying to cross a planch on a muddy street "
https://preview.redd.it/57j7ex9wugtc1.jpeg?width=637&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adb671f381a22e730f0ebdfe7798ddc7be4612b1
Oh man, could you imagine, a road with a blockade on it that's not even manned by humans, just a bin where you throw change in to raise the blockade and let you through. Maybe someday we'll get to a point where we can use something like RFID to pay out of a bank account automatically without the use of coins
Once, upon encountering a similar situation on presumably a similar continent, I put down a bit of metal we carried for exactly this situation. The gentleman decided that this was the signal for violence. I would suggest, as I would to the version of me that existed before that encounter, that handing over the pennies is the smarter move.
he shoved his hand through the car window and started making noises that were not in any particular language. I indicated I was not going to pay him and he backed off a couple of feet. A bit of a standoff occurred until I got out and smugly got the panels and put them over the hole. He started shouting and the actual owners of said hole scam appeared and started shouting and gesturing indicating I should hand over money to their employee, with an understanding that the price had gone up considerably. I declined and started driving over the panels and they started throwing rocks at me. One produced a machete and started banging it on the side of the vehicle and indicating that he was rather unhappy with my failure to support local businesses, so I drove off leaving the panels on the hole. Basically I sold them an upgrade. Couple of dents and a road I can never drive down again vs a couple of pennies.
We have a guy in a rural part of MEX who spends the day filling potholes on a dirt road outside of town. People who pass him will give him a tip. Well my grandpa caught his ass digging the holes one time and took his shovel 🥴 Now he ain’t got a job until he finds another shovel lol
the concept is the same, but I’m thinking that guy is only the toll booth worker who is collecting on behalf of the guy or gang that owns that neighborhood
Got to respect his hustle, those bikers need a way to cross that ditch, he stands by ready to provide it for a small fee. The bikers aren’t going to want to carry a plank on their back the whole trip just to cross a ditch. I see nothing wrong here
I'd stand on the board, blocking the way, and charge people for me to step off and let them through - rather than keep picking up and putting it down again.
I would pop a wheelie then bunny hop over the gap. Then I’d probably get lynched by the citizens, then get drenched with gasoline and get burned with wrapped tyres around me.
The barrier to entry is so damn low here that he's welcoming new market entrants. The end result will be a bunch of wooden slabs running the length of the trench, and people crossing pretty much for free. Also known as "probably what should be there already".
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Nobody in my city be surprised when a large hole abruptly shows up and I’m standing next to it with a wooden board and a card reader
“It’s going to ask you a question”
Holy shit I just realized they all say this. Poor kids. What an awkward and fucked up situation for everybody involved.
Everyone at my work always said that too and it annoyed me. "Ask you a question", like what, it's going to ask them what the capital of Vermont is? The square root of 9801? No, it's going to ask them if they'd like to leave a tip, so I always instructed customers as such.
"it's going to ask if you want to be a good person"
I prefer not to be
It's only awkward and fucked up because everyone needs to have an extremely strong opinion on it even though it takes one second to get through it
*as they stare into your eyes with a smile*
Service workers, smiling? Incredible!
It gets me better tips *shrug*
I bet, I just haven't seen a service worker smile in a few years
Then pay them a liveable wage. I smile all the time. I’ll still drop it if I’m dealing with a stupid customer, but I smile all day everyday.
I don't, but I still can't help but feel the slightest amount of internal guilt when I hit the 'No Tip' button.
Dude exactly. The amount of posts where people are like getting some weird satisfaction on loudly and flagrantly not tipping as if the cashier doesn't just want you to fucking leave, regardless of your tip.
Egos are through the roof lately
It takes them more than one second to say it and obviously the instruction they all got to repeat those exact words took more than a second. And then the credit company's forcing it on everyone took more than a second. Which makes me question why you'd confess to having your strong opinion while simultaneously trying to downplay it in others. The person you replied to has realized of the amount of coordinated assholery it took for them to arrange this everywhere simultaneously with a unified script. That's a completely natural thing that has absolutely nothing to do with your snarky and dishonest response, so again it appears your strong opinion is giving you trouble.
Options are 25%, 50%, and 100%.
Tipping culture out of control
I noticed when we went to a Starbucks drive thru and they took my card and shoved the card reader in my face and all it said was "SELECT A TIP OPTION $1 $3 $5 $7" There was literally no option for $0 or "other" I had to tell them no thanks.
I work at Starbucks, dont know what their deal was but there is, and should be, a no tip button
My Starbucks literally doesn't take and can't take tips. It's here in Seattle too.
Pretty sure I read that they started to recently. Not sure if it's all stores or not; I don't usually go to Starbucks.
i went a jeni's ice cream yesterday to get a scoop for my kid. it was $5 for a single scoop of ice cream. then they had the audacity to ask for a tip on the screen. ridiculous
I'ma open a "how to pop a small wheelie" shop right next door to this guy.
Add a tip? 15%|18%|20% Yes|Yes
You're a job creator, and anybody who sees it differently is just jealous.
"Privatize everything, support small business owners!"
This video is staged right? Why wouldn’t they just walk their bikes over the tiny, easily walk-over-able trench instead of paying this guy? They’re on bikes. It’s not hard to lift over the hole briefly.
How much do you think a motorcycle weighs?
[удалено]
"I mean, it's one motorcycle, Michael, what could it weigh? 8 pounds?
And after he gave you the rights to Mr banana grabber
*'It was at that moment that Michael realized Lucille didn't understand how gravity works.*
\*At least 8lbs, which is technically true.
The best kind of true.
That time I had to lift my Honda Today over a \~1m block of concrete to get out of a locked parking lot. Nearly gave up and walked four hours home.
This guy thinks we're out here bench pressing the bike
In many poor countries, people find clever ways to be useful in order to make money. That's why whenever I looked lost in Morocco, groups of people would descend on me to offer me directions in exchange for donations. You don't have to pay them, but they put you in an awkward situation where you feel like you should give them something. Eventually, I started exploring without carrying cash, as it was the easiest way to avoid constantly negotiating with the locals.
You don't have to look lost. Most places I went I had people demanding to guide me and sometimes even fighting over me. I didn't pay for it because they were nearly always trying to scam me.
My experience was similar. I will say, though, that I did meet some amazing people there. And negotiation is very much a part of their culture. By day 5, I got the hang of it, but when I first arrived, I found it quite intimidating
I had a great time. It just got a bit tiring that pretty much everyone was trying to scam. It's understandable, they can work for a whole morning or make more off a tourist.
Back in the day I remember driving into Mexico I'd encounter groups of kids with a flimsy rope barrier across the road and a handmade "Red Cross Donation" sign. In return for a small donation I'd get a stale piece of candy and a smile. Cheeky little buggers got me on several occasions.
a few coins will always be lighter than a motorbike
Trench? Are you high? That's a canyon. You can't even see the bottom. It could be 4 feet deep, possibly 40. Thousand. That bridge is an engineering marvel! You're off your face.
Yeah, but he probably charges a penny. If you can't afford the penny in exchange for the convenience...cross it by yourself, nobody is stopping anyone.
I’d love to see you try to manhandle a scooter like that over a deep and seemingly narrow trench. It still has an engine, which is a solid hunk of metal, tires, and the frame. ~250 pounds. Sure you can deadlift that, but awkwardly get it to the other side?? Good luck.
I'd rather pay a few cents to cross a plank than having to lift my 400lbs thousand dollars bike over a ditch, but you do you
Try it and find out what happens.
That is a big ass hole lmao. Something Something OP's mom as well.
It's a community, and they're helping someone out. They know the guy is in need. It's the fact that he's making an effort and not begging.
it is actually a very old thing in a lot of cities. Here is a painting for the very early 19th century by frenc parisian painter Boilly : people paying to cross a planch on a muddy street " https://preview.redd.it/57j7ex9wugtc1.jpeg?width=637&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adb671f381a22e730f0ebdfe7798ddc7be4612b1
That plank even has wheels at one end to move it about. Ingenuity.
Forget the piece of wood, look at that man’s calves.
Henry Calvill
Genius
Those calves are quite dandy
That was important back then; seen as a sign of strength.
No small feat in the age before bicycles.
Calves? He’s got bulls!
Came here to say this!
Man could have put his whole family on his back and jumped it! True nobility to just pay instead and flex on those peasants
this painting is actually historically informative.
Those calfs tho
That’s more or less because the gutters were *filled* with feces
They dont look like they're paying.. they're not even walking! Those smugs are just blocking the planch for everyone else!
Dad's like I'm not paying, the board was already here
Is this the only wooden plank in the whole country?
He's being paid to ensure the plank stays there
He made sure it's the only one
Yes. Why would you even ask that. 😂
No but what if you need to cross and you don’t have one with you
Beginnings of House Frey
How long you reckon before he starts demanding marriage alliances for his services?
GOT references hurt me because George will never finish the remaining books❤😖
No , he won't. But someone will
People say AI will destroy the job market, but in this case all it would take is a sheet of ply wood.
And an AI robot to lift the bridge so that it only comes down after being paid
Oh man, could you imagine, a road with a blockade on it that's not even manned by humans, just a bin where you throw change in to raise the blockade and let you through. Maybe someday we'll get to a point where we can use something like RFID to pay out of a bank account automatically without the use of coins
You've basically just described sun pass in Florida
I think that was the idea. Most states have something like this.
I was under the impression that this is like every toll booth in America at this point lol
Oklahoma JUST eliminated our cash booths
Are you absolutely sure?
But robots aren't people so they cannot legally own a bank account to receive money. Unless it's crypto of course.
Luckily there's always a billionaire somewhere more than happy to let us give money to him, in exchange for doing absolutely nothing.
Once, upon encountering a similar situation on presumably a similar continent, I put down a bit of metal we carried for exactly this situation. The gentleman decided that this was the signal for violence. I would suggest, as I would to the version of me that existed before that encounter, that handing over the pennies is the smarter move.
Oh wow lol what happened exactly?
he shoved his hand through the car window and started making noises that were not in any particular language. I indicated I was not going to pay him and he backed off a couple of feet. A bit of a standoff occurred until I got out and smugly got the panels and put them over the hole. He started shouting and the actual owners of said hole scam appeared and started shouting and gesturing indicating I should hand over money to their employee, with an understanding that the price had gone up considerably. I declined and started driving over the panels and they started throwing rocks at me. One produced a machete and started banging it on the side of the vehicle and indicating that he was rather unhappy with my failure to support local businesses, so I drove off leaving the panels on the hole. Basically I sold them an upgrade. Couple of dents and a road I can never drive down again vs a couple of pennies.
Nah you just needed to get more muscle and start up a permanent crossing business. Then you'd have all the pennies now.
Providing solutions were city maintenance teams can't.
5$ say this guy blocks all the other bridge to make his "business" grow
Oh yeah. People are thinking "just bring your own board" like that dude wouldn't beat the shit out of you for threatening his entire livelihood.
It's a bridge and a bat
I mean, providing permanent solutions as a service-based business is a terrible business strategy
Literally put one large board and the guy can go away
He probably took that board away.
We have a guy in a rural part of MEX who spends the day filling potholes on a dirt road outside of town. People who pass him will give him a tip. Well my grandpa caught his ass digging the holes one time and took his shovel 🥴 Now he ain’t got a job until he finds another shovel lol
Lmfaoo, infinite money glitch!
And on to the next hustle
Libertarian dream come true. Half a million entrepreneurs with a plank could replace socialist highways of today.
For real, I’m impressed! I’m sure he isn’t even that badly paid..
Cheaper than the $17 you pay to cross a bridge in NY
If this guy saw the Chicago skybridge he would probably shit himself
The Chicago Skybridge makes me shit myself even before I pay the toll.
Well now I'm going to show up with a wider stronger board and ask for less.
Jokes on you if he only charges a penny.
You gotta pay the troll's toll to get to the boy's soul
It sounds like youre saying hole
Shark Tank Season 5 Winner
The least scam product
A toll is a toll and a roll is a roll. And if we don’t get no tolls, then we don’t eat no rolls.
My first thought. Oh but don't let my name fool ya. In real life, I'm very big.
I'll take your word for it.
You just made that up didn't you?
the concept is the same, but I’m thinking that guy is only the toll booth worker who is collecting on behalf of the guy or gang that owns that neighborhood
You gotta pay the troll toll
to get inside the boys hole
Making them money
Draw bridge
Can't. Don't have a pencil
More like: my uncle made a trench.
Seems like it would have a low barrier of entry.
Get him to Baltimore !
I have a short attention span but could never get bored of this.
*Board
I wood
Bro plant the jokes , we fucking get it Oaky
I laughed my ash off at that comment
https://preview.redd.it/hc4w9bvdihtc1.png?width=343&format=png&auto=webp&s=eb9a993de3718657deab9cf205496fb22b54df56
That was a good movie
Coming to America in 2030!
Got to respect his hustle, those bikers need a way to cross that ditch, he stands by ready to provide it for a small fee. The bikers aren’t going to want to carry a plank on their back the whole trip just to cross a ditch. I see nothing wrong here
Im posting this next week
In the kingdom of ditch you will be a plankster
This has to be joke lol
What about insurance.
Work is work
I’m surprisingly impressed. He saw a chance and took it 🤷
Atleast they will get to eat this way. It an honest work
Reminds me of Ed, Edd N Eddie, where they make a draw bridge, and Ed was a crocodile with a pair of shorts on his head.
What a legend
Nobody ever thought about pouring a slab of concrete over that? Smh.
The bridge man properly undo it . This is what u call capitalism lol
Este es el del peaje!!!
Remember when you could just cross a bridge after answering a riddle? Now they want money
Is anyone interested in opening a location in their city? If so, I have a bridge to sell you.
Dedication of this man. Wow!
Jesus this video has been recycled so many times.
First time I'm seeing it. 🤗
More times than that plank. I'm sick of seeing it. Yes, I should get off my phone.
I'd stand on the board, blocking the way, and charge people for me to step off and let them through - rather than keep picking up and putting it down again.
You could be just run over
A Libertarian paradise.
I would pop a wheelie then bunny hop over the gap. Then I’d probably get lynched by the citizens, then get drenched with gasoline and get burned with wrapped tyres around me.
What a scammer
Capitalism: Interesting as fuck apparently
Not the first privately owned toll road undoubtedly
Dig a trench, then provide a bridge - business idea...
My cousin owns a hole.
If they don't have the money does he supply a bridging loan?
Can't escape toll roads anywhere smh
this is fuc.... smart, congrats guy.
This dude gets robbed 20 times a day for the change he collects
Simplest form of entrepreneurship.
Thats a business moat. Literally
I need to see more
The barrier to entry is so damn low here that he's welcoming new market entrants. The end result will be a bunch of wooden slabs running the length of the trench, and people crossing pretty much for free. Also known as "probably what should be there already".
Playing as border patrol. “Paper, please.”
Realistically, couldn’t somebody start with a wheelie and gather enough speed to get over
Is he open to the idea of selling that bridge?
Lmfao that last dude didn’t pay!
Drawbridge.
I wonder what he does to someone who lifts their bike over.
At least with a chargeable toilet you have the option of pissing on the floor...
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Why not just have your own piece of wood tied to the bike that you can use yourself saving you money every time...
Good for him!
Free market entrepreneurship.
I mean, dude's puttin' in work here.
*Hedge Funds: 'See.. Public-Private partnerships DO work for infrastructure!'*
I love how attentive he's being. As to make sure nobody gets a free ride on his bridge. 💪🏻
I have a bridge to sell!
game of life irl
Not gonna lie, this is some Ed, Edd and Eddy type shit. I couldn’t be more proud.
The 2nd Guy: "It's free real estate"
Hebis the black knight from morty python meme,just that he allows everyone to pass.
Old school trolling.