Since the COVID-19 pandemic, tipping culture has undergone major changes. The option to tip is now common (and often encouraged) at ice cream stores, coffee shops, and more—and retailers make it even easier to tack on a few bucks when paying with your credit card on an iPad. But while gratuities are more prevalent, there are still a few places where you probably wouldn't think to tip, including Walmart. However, a new law may change that, with tipping becoming an option at these big-box stores and other major retailers. Read on to find out where legislators are pushing this change, and how it might affect your shopping experience.
When you hit up Walmart, it's easy to leave the store with a full cart. In this case, an employee may help you out—and you may hand them a few bucks to say thanks. But cash tips are something that Walmart doesn't allow its associates to accept, Insider reported.
According to Walmart's website, optional tips can be added electronically when you use the retailer's delivery service, but the page doesn't make note of cash gratuities.
The retail giant is not alone in enforcing tipping rules: McDonald's also prohibits employees from collecting cash tips. Per the restaurant's website, tips aren't accepted "as McDonald's restaurants have a team environment which is not about rewarding individuals." Customers who want to "make a donation" can contribute to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
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