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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd have left 61 or 62 total. That's 15% and that is what I grew up with and that's fair to me. I refuse to get suckered into the higher tip percentages. The food and drinks are also a lot more expensive than they were years ago so don't give me that crap about cost of living justifying paying 20 or 25% tips over 15% tips.

They should get rid of tipping completely. Just pay the staff a standard wage. We now live overseas where there is a minimal tip culture and if one does exist it's around 5% or rounding off the bill and no one bats an eye.[/quote]

As long as you are aware you are cheap and stiffing someone making about 3.00 or 4.00 an hour.[/quote]

This.

The restaurant lobby is very strong and has worked to avoid doing away with tipping. If anything, they agitate to keep it in place, because guess what? Depending on the restaurant you visit, your server may be taking money from *their* tips and "tipping out" several of their coworkers: the bartender, the barback (the person who keeps the bar stocked during service), the busboy, the food runner - I've even worked at places where you're expected to tip out the hostess and the dishwasher! The amounts are generally based on a percentage of your sales, but sometimes you pay a flat rate.

This works great for the business owner - they get away for paying people the bare minimum whose wages are then supplemented by people living on tips, dependent upon the generosity and *awareness* of the guests. It's ridiculous. And before you ask, yes, this practice is illegal - but it happens everywhere!

-former server who worked at a number of well known Washington-area restaurants, including Fiola, Bibiana, Praline, and Belga Cafe [/quote]

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