NYC Yellow Taxis / Cabs Accept Credit Cards (2008-present)
Apr 20, 2012, 4:54 pm
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Weird, I just paid a couple fares on Wednesday and the Receipt button was definitely AFTER the credit card swipe. Don't recall which maker - I've never been able to keep track.
Apr 21, 2012, 9:23 am
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Another quirk of taxi credit card machines:
Of the two major brands of credit card machines, it seems the Verifone ones calculate the automatic % tips before adding the 50 cent state surcharge, while the Creative Mobile machines calculate the automatic % tips including the 50 cent state surcharge. That's a difference of a dime if you're tipping 20%.
Of the two major brands of credit card machines, it seems the Verifone ones calculate the automatic % tips before adding the 50 cent state surcharge, while the Creative Mobile machines calculate the automatic % tips including the 50 cent state surcharge. That's a difference of a dime if you're tipping 20%.
Obviously I can adjust as I want (and I didn't notice until I compared the cost of the two trips afterward), but this was probably intentional.Sort of a smaller version of the pre-tax or post-tax tip in restaurants, which has been a source of contention in my household for many years.
Jul 26, 2012, 7:32 pm
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Cab tipping
I have noticed in the past couple of years that when I pay a cab with cc, I get a screen with suggested tips starting with 20%. I always feel pressured to complete the transaction in the least amount of time so I have always chosen the 20% option.
There are times when I don't want to tip at the minimum suggested rate and I don't want to delay exiting the cab in order to read the entire screen carefully so someone please give me step by step instruction how I can enter my own $ amount.
There are times when I don't want to tip at the minimum suggested rate and I don't want to delay exiting the cab in order to read the entire screen carefully so someone please give me step by step instruction how I can enter my own $ amount.
Jul 26, 2012, 7:37 pm
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Just type the dollar amount of your desired tip on the numeric keypad displayed next to/under the 20/25/30% buttons.
I usually just press the 20% button because the cabbies have to pay ~5-10% extra in credit card fees. This is why they don't like card payments. And usually the difference is just a couple bucks.
I usually just press the 20% button because the cabbies have to pay ~5-10% extra in credit card fees. This is why they don't like card payments. And usually the difference is just a couple bucks.
Jul 26, 2012, 7:42 pm
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Just type the dollar amount of your desired tip on the numeric keypad displayed next to/under the 20/25/30% buttons.
I usually just press the 20% button because the cabbies have to pay ~5-10% extra in credit card fees. This is why they don't like card payments. And usually the difference is just a couple bucks.
I usually just press the 20% button because the cabbies have to pay ~5-10% extra in credit card fees. This is why they don't like card payments. And usually the difference is just a couple bucks.
Jul 27, 2012, 6:21 am
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Cab tipping
Did anyone else see the thread title and picture an urban version of the sport of cow tipping? 
(edit to add, to aid the confused: pre-thread-merge, this post was in a thread titled "cab tipping")
(edit to add, to aid the confused: pre-thread-merge, this post was in a thread titled "cab tipping")
Last edited by swag; Jul 28, 2012 at 7:27 am
Jul 27, 2012, 6:39 am
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You can type in any amount you want, but 20% is pretty much the norm in NYC. If anything, I round up to the nearest dollar unless the service really was bad (as in the driver's conduct, not the fact that there was bad traffic or somesuch).
Jul 27, 2012, 7:16 am
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Did anyone else see the thread title and picture an urban version of the sport of cow tipping?
Jul 27, 2012, 8:38 am
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Currently they pay 5%. Starting in September they will no longer pay that; they will pay a flat fee increase on the medallion lease instead.
Jul 27, 2012, 2:05 pm
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what about w/a VDB ride?
what would tip if say you took a VDB from say EWR-LAX to JFK-LAX and they gave you a voucher to go by cab or shuttle to JFK, would you simply hand over the voucher or would you give the voucher and some ca$h? sometimes they call a car service instead of using a reg Yellow cab, other times they give you a voucher for say Super Shuttle but as an exclusive which costs them alot more money then a shared van
Jul 27, 2012, 4:30 pm
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I always punch in my own, round dollar amount. Just be careful not to add too many zeroes to the end!! 
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Jul 28, 2012, 6:55 am
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what would tip if say you took a VDB from say EWR-LAX to JFK-LAX and they gave you a voucher to go by cab or shuttle to JFK, would you simply hand over the voucher or would you give the voucher and some ca$h? sometimes they call a car service instead of using a reg Yellow cab, other times they give you a voucher for say Super Shuttle but as an exclusive which costs them alot more money then a shared van
Car services, on the other hand, typically include a tip in the total and there's no expectation of anything above that unless the driver does something special.