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Originally Posted by VApeople
Yes, of course. We have had a Jersey Mike's open up at Lake Deaton Plaza and we go there a lot. We tip 25% when we get a couple of their delicious subs.
To be honest, I think the reason they smile at us is because we smile at them first.
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Why would you tip someone who makes subs behind a counter? Are they putting the sub on a plate and bringing it to your table? Are they serving you your drink or do you have to use the self-serve? Do they bring you your napkin or do you have to serve that yourself too? Do they bus your table? Do they check on you during your meal to make sure everything tastes good and is satisfactory? Do they do anything that the guy behind the deli counter at Publix doesn't do? Those folks already get paid minimum wage or better. They don't rely on tips at all. There is no need to tip them at all. On the other hand if you toss a dollar, or the change from your total into the tip jar they'll appreciate it because it's a bonus on top of their regular pay.
If folks doing counter work continue to get more and more money from tips, their bosses will start considering them to be tipped employees and not hourly employees which means the boss can pay them LESS than minimum wage, and the employee now has to rely on those tips to equal minimum wage. It ceases to be a bonus.