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How to Use Your Apple Watch to Split the Bill and Calculate Tips
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My thoughts exactly. This is math that I can do in my head. 🤷🏻♂️TIL tipping is a complex enough problem to warrant a smartwatch feature
Really, it starts by even needing a calculator for calculating/splitting a bill. OTOH, I don't complain about other accessibility features - I just don't use them.
Obviously everyone knows that splitting the bill is dividing the price per number of people, which is fine by using the divider function... But in terms of UX it's easier to have the UI display a more humanised approach calling it: "divide X bill by X number of people". Geez people, calm down... Anyway I understand that a feature called literally "Tip" shouldn't remove the tipping part by allowing the 0%...
I can’t believe people need a calculator because they can’t do what is *literally* elementary school level math in their head.
Wow, just wow.
Why do you assume I would want to go out with these friends? 😉
I always thought of it as compensation along with gratitude for good service. Otherwise, fully agree with your statement.
Probably has nothing to do with the lack of funding for public schools here in the states. Otherwise, how’s the view from up on that horse?
True. And thanks.
The method I gave and should have been clearer, 10%, 15%, 20% etc can be done in your head. Dividing for a party of 4 also in your head. When I'm the USA, I general round up to the nearest 10 after the tipping amount and then divide by the size of the party. Much easier. No calculator or smart watch needed.
I don’t fault anyone for using a calculator. Being able to do the math in one’s own head is just not a priority for everyone, nor does it need to be. Different people = different things they prioritize and are “good at” (better than you at something else, I assure you).
What I am bothered by is that apparently many wouldn’t know how to go about solving something as basic as tipping without a “custom” function, even with a calculator.
Explains the vast number of tipping apps on the app store. It's basic maths. If you can't do that, then there's no hope.
Glad there is no required tipping in the UK. People are paid a proper wage. I do tip when the service has been great or above and beyond. IMO in USA people expect tips for just showing up which I think is wrong.
doesn't work with my method. I only tip 15% of the subtotal before tax (what idiot would tip 15% including the tax lmaooo) so I need to do more math.
so lets say we agree to tip 15% before tax, I need to add that tip amount to the amount including tax then divide by the number of pax
I really hope no one is dense enough to tip 15% of the bill AFTER tax instead of before
so lets say we agree to tip 15% before tax, I need to add that tip amount to the amount including tax then divide by the number of pax
I really hope no one is dense enough to tip 15% of the bill AFTER tax instead of before
I was an average student who went to average public schools and got average sat scores. Never finished college. The view from my horse is average. Thanks for asking.
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They don't know math. I have never needed to use a calculator for this. I am likely just #blessed, but turning the bill into round numbers and dividing in my head is easier then getting a calculator out and figuring out exact numbers. I'd also just personally prefer to give people in the service industry more than 20% for the people who think they know how to use a calculator and are actually tipping 5%
I made a shortcut in the shortcut app just for this. I input the bill, it calculates 20% of the bill and then rounds up to the nearest dollar.
So if the bill is say $29.47 it’s will tell me to tip $6 (rounded up from $5.894) and then provides the total amount due.
So if the bill is say $29.47 it’s will tell me to tip $6 (rounded up from $5.894) and then provides the total amount due.
Question for the class: do you calculate your tip on the bill before or after tax is added. Thanks!
Surely that’s the “1% handling fee” for you doing all the hard work when you split the bill 😂
0% Tip? Don't press the tip button. 0% means no tip. I know the US education system is bad, but this? Unless you're being sarcastic, then this is funny.
Think after, but now I'm curious. I need to check those amounts they put on the check now and see what those figure off of.
I save a ton of time and money by just not tipping. It’s an outdated practice that needs to go away
The one issue is why would you split the bill evenly if the amount each person go was different?