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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Waiters don’t want this! They make more with tips. [/quote]

It depends.

I’m sure waiters at Michelin star restaurants don’t want it, because 15-20% of large bills adds up quickly.

On the other hand, I worked at a regional chain similar to Denny’s one summer.  The meals were moderately priced, the families were probably on a budget and generally weren’t big tippers, and some people came to just have coffee - giving free refills to a single cup of coffee isn’t going to mean big tips.

Even though it was the hardest job I’ve ever had, there were weeks where my tips didn’t bring my salary up to minimum. While I realize that the restaurant should have made up the difference, I was told when I was hired that they expected a good waitress should be able to make enough tips to reach minimum and that if I didn’t they would view it as an indication that my service was deficient and they wouldn’t want to keep a bad waitress on staff.

I would have wanted this. [/quote]

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