A Server Revealed The Real Reason Your Tip Screen Keeps Flipping To Higher Numbers

If you've felt weirdly guilty at checkout lately, you're not imagining it, and there's a name for it.

You order a coffee, the screen spins around, and suddenly you're staring at three buttons that all feel too high.

A longtime server explained that the default options are set on purpose to nudge you toward the middle, not the bottom.

The trick, they say, is to look for the small 'custom' button and decide your number before the screen ever appears.

People who tried it say the pressure vanished the moment they realized they were always allowed to choose.