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But the 22-year-old from Bahrain was taken aback during a recent visit to a U-pick berry farm, where he and his friends were asked to leave a tip at checkout.

“We did the picking ourselves,” said Alva. “They didn’t have to do anything.

“I don’t know who the money’s going to.”

In a similar fashion, Jacob Burris said he only tips at dine-in restaurants in and around his ho

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