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Originally Posted by Bill14564
In what way is a tip built into the menu prices? The minimum wage was increased but there is still a lower tipped minimum wage in anticipation of the servers receiving tips in addition.
When there is no longer a tipped minimum wage and all employees receive the same minimum wage then I will reconsider tipping.
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My opinion is that tipping is for the good service of the wait staff - not "my" attempt to pay their wage. Wages and menu prices will adjust based upon market conditions and is not my concern - I can choose to pay the menu price or not. However, I am careful not to calculate my tip on the bill total which includes tax, only calculate on the total before tax. I tend to tip a smaller percentage at high dollar restaurants If you look at a $70 bill and tip 20% - that's $14. If you then consider that a server can probably take care of 4 tables in an hour - that's a total tip amount of $56 - not too bad.