Re: ping BTR1701

On Fri, 16 May 2025 18:58:49 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:

On May 16, 2025 at 8:17:19 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
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I just saw this article about tipping here in Canada and thought you
might be interested to see how it works here given your own frustrations
with it in LA.
 
https://www.narcity.com/quebec-bill-72-tipping-law-canadawide

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I've absolutely had it with tipping. I've got everyone from Subway to
McDonald's pestering me for tips now.
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Dude, you shoved a bag of burgers across the counter to me. What makes you
think you deserve an extra 20% of my bill for that? Especially here in
California, where, thanks to the socialists in the legislature, you make more
than $20/hr by law to shake the fry basket or squirt the guac bottle in the
first place. (Which has resulted in the cost of a Big Mac/fries/soda
approaching $20 now. In 2019, I could get that for $7.95) You're already
making *far* more than your unskilled labor is worth and you have the stones
to try to shake me down for an additional 20% tip on top of it all?
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Wasn't the point of the increase to give the employees a livable
income. One where tips wouldn't be necessary. Guess that wasn't the
case.

And the standard used to be 15% for good service, 20% for exceptional service,
but now when you get the tip prompt screen on the credit card reader, it
starts at 20% and then goes up for there. Waitstaff are now expecting 30% or
more from you and consider you a bad tipper if all you give them is 20%. It's
gotten so that I only use cash at fast food joints so I'm never asked for a
tip in the first place. Yes, they have a jar next to the register but you can
easily pretend you don't notice that.
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