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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
You're right. You're absolutely right in every way, that was the one and only point I was trying to make, and you nailed it 100% spot on. You should demand that every restaurant inform you, personally, of the wages of each server they have on staff so you can figure out how much to tip them, if at all. If they earn less than $1 over minimum wage, you should tip a minimum of $20. Even if you bought just coffee and a slice of cheesecake for $7.
And if they earn at least $1 over minimum wage, you should never ever tip them, ever.
If they earn exactly minimum wage, you should tip them exactly $10 per guest, plus an extra $20 for the table to kick over to the bus boy and hostess, even if you were a party of two and you each ordered just a cup of coffee and a donut for $5 per person.
How's that? Does that cover all the exceptions, and what-ifs, and how-abouts? Or do you want to continue?
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Or the restaurant could just pay everyone a minimum wage. Why is it that Europe can do it and the USA cannot do it?
If a restaurant paid waiters 2x or 3x the minimum wage, would you still tip?