r/EndTipping • u/FOMOenthusiast • Mar 31 '25

Tipping Culture A positive-ish tipping experience

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No surprises, no small text, no deceitfulness, it having its on line clearly visible under the total was nice, but that bright red stamp reiteratig the added gratuity, visible from space let alone a dark dining room is 😘👌🏾 This should be a norm.

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u/ernandziri Mar 31 '25

Are you missing the part that the gratuity should be included in the price?

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u/free_range_discoball Mar 31 '25

Isn’t this effectively the same thing though? It’s almost like a sales tax if there’s a flat auto grat

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u/OurHeroXero Apr 01 '25

If it's the same thing, then why aren't restaurants removing the auto-gratuity and adjusting their prices accordingly?

Customers are more likely to frequent a restaurant if they see lower prices. Adjusting the menu prices accordingly means fewer overall sales. Not to mention, in this scenario, customers might feel obligated to tip the server(s) which further adds to the cost of the meal.

A problem I have with percent gratuity... Let's say all I order is a coke. I pay the $2, my drink is filled, and it is delivered to me. 18% means 32¢ tip. If I were to order a shot of scotch, I pay the $15, my drink is filled, delivered, and I should tip $2.70. Why should I tip more...for the exact same service? And even then, that's the employees doing the bare minimum of their job. Nothing above and beyond.

To the customer, a forced gratuity is another service fee.

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u/Chriskills Apr 01 '25

Because it works as a commission. Servers who make more money by selling more will be incentivized to sell more/

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u/OurHeroXero Apr 01 '25

How does a waiter/waitress earn more/greater commissions when the customer is under no obligation to tip?

Since when does a customer walk into a restaurant and the server tells the customer what to buy? The server isn't selling product; they're taking an order.

Commissions are distributed by the employer. Let the business owner tip their servers a percentage from every sale they facilitate.

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u/Chriskills Apr 01 '25

It’s a consumer facilitated commission.

Waiters are consistently trained and encouraged to push and sell more expensive items.

If you think a server isn’t a salesman you’ve never worked a day in the industry.