Why Tipping Prompts Are Suddenly Everywhere (wsj.com)

Here's the link to avoid the paywall https://archive.ph/n7kjn

I have to admit that I often clicked “Don’t tip” when I’m prompted. It is not just the small business that are in crisis, the average customer had it bad as well. One single click to save an extra 10-20%? I’m going to do it every time

"Rachel Waxman, a postdoctoral researcher in Baltimore, says she refuses to pay an extra $20 on a $100 fiddle-leaf fig when she visits B.Willow a few times a year."

...I'm curious now: what does one do with several $100 potted figs a year? If they're dying off at that rate, surely after the first few times you'd take the trouble to work out why?