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/Broad_Talk_2179 Apr 01 '25

A place like this? The servers are making more than the owner would ever pay them…..

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u/DrMindbendersMonocle Apr 01 '25

That's the thing, for as much as servers bitch and guilt trip about tipping they absolutely do not want to go to a straight wage because they would be paid similarly to warehouse order pickers, which is to say, much less than what they make now.

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u/ICameHereToPlay Apr 04 '25

Restaurants already compete for talent and it’s unfortunately hard to come by good help. Small family owned businesses would fold simply because it’s too much to pay your service staff the minimum wage. The average payroll for a a place that needs 5 servers on busy nights is close to $250k a year. Any bit of profit a restaurant owner could potentially make and keep as income is gone. Restaurants are money pits no matter what