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Old 07-14-2025, 07:23 PM
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There are many variables in the restaurant tipping:

For instance, no one tips at a Mac Donald’s or fast food establishment. Few tip for take out pizza. Tipping primarily is done in the sit down atmosphere of a restaurant (minus fast food restaurants). When a waiter or waitress is involved we tip.

I just wonder why a waitress who works her rear off for a couple bucks at the diner for a tip is less deserving than a waitress at say the BoneFish Grill or Brazil Steakhouse who picks up at least 10-20 dollars from every table when applying half the effort? The tipping system we have is unjust.
Wonder no more! The answe is, she's not! And, more accurately the wait person at the big bucks place isn't any more deserving than the person at the diner. They are doing the same work. That is one aspect of the tip scam. Another is you are expected to tip a % of your bill. Order a glass of water = no tip. Order a $20 double good scotch ($40) = (20%) $8.00 for less work, smaller glas and no ice or lemon. Yeah, that's fair!