 you don't have to go out of your way to tip anymore you have to go out of your way not to tip it feels like technology is a big part of the story as well whether it's a payment terminal or tablet or app we're really being bombarded on all sides here we're speaking with ted rossman senior industry analyst at bankrate.com we're talking about tip creep i mean tips essentially uh at least the way we remember them were designed to help that restaurant employee who was allowed to be paid way below the minimum wage right