This L.A. Influencer's Whole Gimmick Is Not Tipping Service Workers

People volition bash thing for attention. In the lawsuit of 1 guy, it appears that stiffing work workers each implicit Los Angeles is his thing. Yes, an anonymous influencer, who operates nether the Instagram relationship @zerodollarstip, and the TikTok grip @idontip, has made it his full ngo to spell to immoderate of L.A.’s swankiest restaurants, bars, and java shops, bid tons of stuff, and past permission the work workers astatine the constitution nary tips.

The extremity bandit of societal media was recently profiled by 1 of the city’s section outlets, L.A. Taco, which asked him astir his tendency to openly proclaim that he’s not tipping anybody. His answer, successful part, was this:

It’s not good to hold a period for a doctor’s appointment, it’s not good to person soiled streets successful the metropolis with 1 of the highest income taxes. And it’s not good to enactment the work connected paying waiter’s wage connected the customer. It’s clip for change.

I was successful 1 of the bakeries successful L.A., and aft ordering a danish that costs $3, miss turned the iPad and I saw: $1 / $2 / $3 tips options. $3 tips connected a bun that costs $3, man. That infinitesimal NoTip was born.

In different words, this feline is the Barack Obama of shitty eating etiquette. He sees inequities everyplace and demands change. Yes, we can’t...

L.A. Taco, for immoderate reason, besides asked him if helium was “frugal,” which is simply a ridiculous question to ask. This is simply a feline who seemingly has capable wealth to walk $58 connected a burger for lunch, $389 for an Italian meal (which, according to the receipt, included a $174 food instrumentality pasta dish), $88 connected Chinese food, and who seems to transportation astir a Prada wallet everyplace helium goes, but who can’t, for immoderate reason, spare a definite percent of his exorbitant manner fund connected the radical really serving him food. As 1 Instagram commenter adroitly quipped: “new rage porn influencer unlocked.”

Discouragingly, @zerodollarstips would look to person a batch of supporters. On TikTok, helium has astir 10k likes. On Instagram, his videos’ remark sections are changeable done with assorted supportive jeers, worldly similar “Love this page!” and “GOAT” and “Keep it going king.”

That said, not everybody is simply a fan.

“Where should I spell adjacent time?” the influencer asks astatine the extremity of each of his videos. “Jail,” 1 commenter replied. “Have you tried Antarctica?” different asked.

Gizmodo reached retired to @zerodollarstip connected Instagram to inquire immoderate follow-up questions. He referred america to an email code but ne'er responded to the questions we sent. We volition update this communicative when they do.