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[quote=Anonymous]The new service charge paradigm in DC is a complete racket. What if it is only a 5% service charge? Do you add a 15% gratuity on the post-tax total to make up the difference? Some restaurants have added a footnote in the menu that the service charge goes to kitchen and other admin staff (I.e. not your server). Do you tip 20% or reduce by x% to opining the server for the owners economic decisions! Others I have noted have a 3-5% charge that is basically (paraphrasing) a pandemic related upcharge due to rising food costs and lost businesses (Farmers Fishers Bakers in Georgetown is one example). Do you include that in the tip or tip on top of that? Why does the restaurant not just increase the price of menu items by a flat 5% across the board? Because then patrons would think the prices are too high. The above service charge methods seem a bit disingenuous unless they are truly replacing pooled / individualized tips.[/quote]
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