What happens to tips when there’s no cash?
Imagine this: a guest is dining at your restaurant. The waiter provides warm and attentive service, offers recommended dishes, and creates a wonderful atmosphere. At the end of the evening, the guest wants to show appreciation for the excellent service - but, as often happens, has no cash.
Such situations are becoming increasingly common, as most guests now pay by card. This means that the gesture of gratitude toward the waiter is becoming rarer - not out of unwillingness, but simply because there’s no easy way to do it. Does this mean the tipping culture is “dying”? No - it’s evolving, finding new, digital forms.
Digital tips: how Greet helps customers thank your staff with ease
Tipping has always been more than just money. It’s a symbol of gratitude, appreciation, and human connection. Customers want to express their gratitude as easily as paying for dinner. Greet offers a solution that allows guests to leave tips digitally - with just a few taps. It’s a simple, secure, and modern way to thank staff, even when there’s no cash in hand.
By scanning a QR code on a card or sticker, the customer selects a tip amount, chooses a preferred payment method - Apple Pay, Google Pay, a bank card, or online banking - and confirms the payment. The process takes just a few seconds, and experience shows that customers using Greet Tips leave several times more tips than usual.
Tips - not just for waiters
Tipping culture is often associated only with waiters, but Greet takes a broader view. A great restaurant experience is the result of an entire team’s work. Behind every pleasant evening at a restaurant lies not only the waiter's smile, but also the chef's creativity, the bartender's skill, and sometimes the care of the host or manager. The Greet system allows tips to be distributed fairly — according to the restaurant’s chosen model. This can be:
- Individual tips – each employee collects their own tips;
- Shared tips – the whole team shares the total amount;
- Designated tips – customers can choose which team member to tip.
It’s important to note that the service staff receive 100% of the tips left, so our clients notice that this model increases motivation and strengthens team spirit.
Although Greet Tips is most commonly seen in restaurants, our solution is also successfully used in other service industries - hotels, cleaning companies, charitable foundations, churches, museums, and beauty salons. Clients notice that Greet Tips not only simplifies the tipping process, but also strengthens the connection between customers and staff. People appreciate each other more, and gratitude becomes part of the everyday experience - from restaurants to charitable organizations.
Why implement Greet Tips
- Free solution and cards – setup costs nothing.
- Instant withdrawals with no minimums – staff can transfer received tips to their accounts at any time.
- Integration with tax authorities – we handle income tax (GPM) payment and reporting.
- Flexible collection options – choose how tips are collected.
- Adaptable to various sectors – from restaurants to beauty salons and even charitable organizations, Greet Tips can be used anywhere customers want to express their gratitude.
Greet believes that every smile, kind word, or quick response deserves recognition. With Greet Tips, showing appreciation is easy - even when you don't have cash on hand.