The unwritten rules for using Tikkie
Tikkie used to mean something very different, because back then they let you calmly count to 100 by any random tree, but in the meantime Tikkie has actually brought me quite a bit behind the decimal point. I'm the type ‘I'll pay upfront and never get it back for as long as I live’. But since the Tikkie, I jokingly dare to ask for 13.333333 euros back.
1. The moment of your Tikkie calls for finesse
Are they people you spend time with daily? Then you can send the Tikkie a nanosecond after your payment. No shame. But if you're going out to eat with friends and you suggest paying? Just wait a day before settling the finances. You old miser.
2. But you do pay immediately
When you receive a Tikkie, you pay it off as quickly as you can. You've already spent it anyway, paying will not hurt you and you don't have to leave the other person hanging. You also prevent forgetting it or someone having to create a new Tikkie for you. Which is really annoying.
3. You wait with that reminder until it's almost expired
Unless your life consists of crackers and 1 + 1 free soup from a bag, then you can send Tikkies in advance as far as I'm concerned. But sending a reminder within a day borders on being unfriendly (and stingy). Just keep an eye on the expiration date and tap someone just before it expires. You also don't have to create a new one.
4. Unrequested Tikkies are not done
You should never just assume that someone will pay right away. No okay? No Tikkie.
5. Never send a Tikkie from your bank, because that makes it unnecessarily complicated
This one can go straight into the irritation top ten. We just use Tikkie, otherwise I would ask for a ‘payment request’, as the banks call it.
6. The Tikkies that make you uncomfortable, you don't send
Piddling amounts for example or (see above) the Tikkies that you haven't agreed on anything about. Or the Tikkies that you know are a bit weird, because your colleague has paid for your cappuccino with a double shot the last fifteen times. Don't send.
7. Accusing someone of non-payment
While you haven't even checked if it's already in the pocket. You can easily see that yourself in the app.
