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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Life turned into a 4chan meme

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (8 children)

This sort of stuff gets me to leave cash and walk away. This note is legal tender for ALL DEBTS public and private. If they wanted to enforce credit cards only, then they should have charged up front. Bye.

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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm from the UK, and while we do have tipping, it's not expected and is usually given as a sign of good service.

With that said, surely there is a market here for some tech bellend to create an app/service that allows you to put a restaurant name in, get an abridged menu, and to replace the prices with "actual" prices if you consider a living wage tip. Provide some breakdowns of how much money goes to the serving staff, put red flags against businesses that pool/steal tips, and rate businesses that provide value for money.

The culture is bad, but one benefit is that at least the money goes to staff - albeit only often serving staff rather and not BOH staff.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Pooling tips is fine, as long as none of the tip pool goes to management. Tipping out the busboys, and BOH is better for everyone at a high end restaurant. Sure it means as a server I didn't get to keep the entirety of the rare large tip that I got, but it also meant I didn't walk out empty handed when I had a night full of stiffs.

If even $0.001 is going to management, however, that is stealing tips.

[–] sebsch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago

So no tip it is

[–] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

0, always 0

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Where the fuck has $28 come from on an amount of $26.17?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

We like to be surprised by taxes at checkout when spending money rather than displaying the full price from the beginning.

It's really dumb, and it's almost certainly a psychological trick that increases sales.

[–] Intrama@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never tipped unless out at a restaurant and I received friendly service.. but somehow I felt guilty or something when I wouldn't tip the pizza delivery guy. Even though he was from the pizza place itself.. (before doordash and stuff)

Years later I started noticing outwardly hostile behaviour if I didn't tip. Bah.

I hate the look you get when you don't do it. Which is my issue. My own. I know lots probably feel the same. I'm definitely trying to overcome that nonsense.

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[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Better than having to select custom tip and introducing the zero manually.

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[–] Happywop@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Can we know if the not the actual business at least the type of business?

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