Re: Last night was "surf and coop."

On 2025-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2025-03-08 5:33 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

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Make it something close to what they would be expected to make with
tips. They are the restaurant's employees so they should be responsible
for paying their employees, not the customers.

 
The customers pay the employees either way.
 

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Indeed, so why do we insist on playing this game where diners can think
that they can make servers jump and dance with the hope of a bigger tip.
  We also seem to be suckers for the lower prices even though we all
know that we have to pay tax and tip on top of that.

What's this "we" stuff?

I'm not a demanding diner and I'm not innumerate.  If I knew my
$15 burger was going to be priced at $18 to ensure a decent wage
for the server, I'd be fine with that.

I rarely tip on a percentage basis anyhow.  Almost always $5 per
person, unless the tab is under $10 or over $25 (per person), which
it rarely is, given my dining habits.  A $10 meal requires the same
effort as a $25 meal.

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Cindy Hamilton