You order a $35 dinner online, drive to the restaurant, walk inside, and pick up the bag yourself — then the checkout screen suggests a 20% tip. Suddenly, your simple takeout order comes with a $7 question. Tipping on takeout has become one of the murkier parts of dining etiquette as digital payment screens routinely present gratuity options that once were associated mainly with table service. Consumers are clearly feeling the pressure, with Bankrate reporting in 2025 that 38% of Americans were annoyed by pre-entered tip screens. So, are you being cheap if you tap “no tip,” or has technology simply changed the way restaurants ask?
