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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Why should I care if the "service charge" is paid to the server? If the restaurant is charging for it, they are conveying to the customer that it replaces the tip, and they should be paying it to the server. If they don't, isn't that between the restaurant and the server?
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This is why *I* care:
I believe the price I pay for my meal goes towards paying the server the legally mandated minimum wage. I believe the tip I leave for the server is in addition to that minimum wage. If the "service charge" is actually used to pay the minimum wage then:
1. The restaurant misled me as to the real cost of my meal - instead of being charged $40 I was really charged $47.20
2. While I was led to believe I was putting $7.20 extra into the server's pocket, that money really went into the owner's pocket.
3. I unintentionally end up "stiffing" a server who provided decent service and that matters to me a lot
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Last edited by Bill14564; 07-10-2022 at 12:13 PM.
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