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Old 06-07-2025, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
If the restaurant is adding the "tip", it is not a tip. Tips are optional and the amount is determined by the customer.
Tips are optional? Not in the court of public opinion! Some folks think that if you choose not to tip it's because your a cheapskate or worse.
If the restaurant pays the employee, then you don't have to. Just pay the bill and go. No emotional blackmail, no customer abuse, no dodging their responsibility for the owners, no shell game with how the business or employees report their taxes. Better for everyone imho. Well, maybe not for the business owner.