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Tom from WNY's avatar

The tipping thing is getting ridiculous. Here, in NYS, restaurant employees are getting $15/hr.+ "minimum" wage (minus taxes, maybe benefits). So 20% is for exceptional service.

That's if I can afford to eat in a restaurant. The price of a meal lately is about 1/3 my grocery bill.

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it's just Boris's avatar

Wrong tense, my friend. It's not "is getting," it's "has gotten" ridiculous, not only in amount but also who's asking for tips.

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Tantiv V's avatar

Unless that charge is clearly and visibly displayed, or verbally informed, prior to ordering, yeah, I would be contacting the manager and not paying that 'fee;. Then there would be zero tip for the reasons you noted and a some low online reviews. Nevermind never eating there again.

Wonder how much money they end up losing from that policy? Does it make up for the ones that just blindly pay?

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it's just Boris's avatar

I wouldn't tip, given that.

And the easiest way to not have to deal with it again, is to not eat there again.

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MartyB's avatar

Oopsie , that’s not the tip? Explain it to your service staff, because it says it’s for service. That’s all everyone is getting from me. This mandatory tipping is getting beyond bullshit.

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curby's avatar

IF “THEY” GET RID OF TIPPING NUMBER ONE-YOU JUST CUT MY WIFES INCOME IN HALF!!

NUMBER TWO- NO SANE PERSON WOULD WORK AS WAIT STAFF FOR AN HOURLY WAGE WHICH WOULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN MINIMUM WAGE

NUMBER THREE IF RESTURANTS PAID THE STAFF A TRUE HOURLY WAGE A CHEAP DINER BILL WOULD BE WAY OVER $100 for TWO PEOPLE.

this no tip bullshiite is snother liberal class warfare game. “its not fair!!” they cry. “ diners only pay help HALF of minimum wage!” ya, no shiite BECAUSE WAITSTAFF WORK FOR TIPS STUPID!!

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it's just Boris's avatar

I'm sorry, curby, and I understand the frustration; but on the receiving end of bills like that I also need to make choices.

More and more often it's to eat at home instead, because it's too pricey to eat out - for a lot of reasons, not just this.

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Raconteur's avatar

So, what the management is saying, is that their menu items are 18% underpriced. Solution? Increase your prices by 18% and stop lying to people. You can explain that the price reduction is due to (and in the spirit of) Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

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Blind Archer's avatar

Better yet, explain it in Orwellian terms: "Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, our menu prices have been reduced by -18%. These changes will be reflected in your bill."

Heck, if I were a restaurant manager/owner, I'd quietly give a 20% discount to the customer who spots it and calls it out as "Orwellian", just to reward being literate and well-read.

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CBMTTek's avatar

Force a tip on me, the server gets nothing else.

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Straight Shootr's avatar

Costa Rica has a nationwide 10% charge on ALL restaurant sales slips.

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