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Old 06-08-2025, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Velvet View Post
I wonder what would happen if tipping simply became illegal, and everyone would have to be paid the minimum wage at the least.
Making things illegal doesn't stop it. Tipping is a habit that needs to be broken, an expectation that needs to be changed, a scam that needs to be exposed, and a business model that need to be replaced.

I see nothing wrong in a simple showing of appreciation. But when a pleasant little gift/surprise turns into an expectation that forms a significant part of a business strategy that demands customers pay a significant part of employee wages, that, in my book is a scam. Devoid of conscience, ethics, honesty.