Cheap and Can’t Add

August 3rd, 2008 § View Comments § permalink

From looking at Apple’s App Store you’d think calculating a tip is the most difficult thing in the world. Seriously, here’s a list of the applications I could find. I didn’t even bother to read the details of each because this is just freaking ridiculous.

Combine this list with the list of calculator apps (SalesCalc – $4.99) available and the fact that there are at least three applications that let you keep track of how much people owe when splitting dinners (DutchTab – $2.99, Meal Splitter, and Meal Splitter v2) and there are only three possible conclusions:

  1. People are cheap
  2. People can’t add
  3. Developers have absolutely no imagination

Look people it’s simple 10% (for crappy but still tip worthy service) take the total and just move the decimal point to the left one. 20% do the aforementioned then multiply by 2. Or if you like to keep your credit card bills nice and neat, do what I do – do the math above depending on the service then round up to a friendly number with a 0 or 5 at the end of it. I know what you’re going to say – What about the old multiply the tax by 2 trick? Um if you know that one, then you don’t need my help or the help of 26 different applications now do you?

My question is – what the hell am I supposed to tip the folks at Starbucks for pouring a $2.60 grande unsweetened iced coffee? Hell if they get 20%.

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