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[quote=Anonymous]As mentioned a few times in this thread. Tipping should really be an extra for a service that you really liked. Providers provide service for a fee. That fee should cover everything and should be the amount the provider is willing to perform the service - no strings attached. There should be no expectation of an additional tip. If the customer likes the service, they should tip a little extra, eg. $5 or maybe $10 for really exceptional service. 
There is lot's of problems with the large 15-25% expected tip:
1. It is a lot of money and misleads the customer. Often you think, hey, that is a good price for a meal/massage/younameit and at the end you realize with the tip (and tax) you paid more than you wanted to. 
2. It leads to lower wages and less security for the employee. They often get paid far less than what they deserve and keep relying on the expected tip more and more.
3. Often (not always), the tip gets put away into the pocket and the IRS sees nothing of it. Tip is income (unreliable, and the risk is with the employee, but still income).

So employers, start paying your employees fair wages! Customers, only tip if you really enjoyed the service, not for the standard. The funny thing is, if everyone would stop tipping (at the high rate) the whole system would eventually normalize (wages would have to go up). Probably that is the only way to get this done, as employers will be reluctant to raise wages until forced, because they cannot find anyone to work for the crappy salary any longer. There should also be minimum wages by law.

Lot's of other countries have worked this out, it is time we get this done too.[/quote]

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