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Maraya1969

(22,388 posts)
92. Can we sign the petition or any petition for these people?
Tue Jan 29, 2013, 09:16 PM
Jan 2013

And the next time a gratuity is added onto my check I am going to call for the manager and specifically ask him/her if the wait staff gets the tip or not. If they do not I do not think I will pay it. It is fraudulent. I will give the money directly to the wait staff.

Unfucking believable! I allways tip at least 20% and then round up. OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #1
We do too, but we make sure to hand cash to the wait person vs. paying it w/the meal. Doremus Jan 2013 #3
Noted! OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #10
Yes! silverweb Jan 2013 #85
I don't believe in the 20% tip. kracer20 Jan 2013 #7
Both servers are making $2.13/hour a la izquierda Jan 2013 #16
Higher end restaurants have servers vastly more Lucky Luciano Jan 2013 #18
Yep OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #72
Percentages are everything Ter Jan 2013 #21
On top of that, servers have to claim a percentage of sales as taxable income. Kencorburn Jan 2013 #51
it's not like Santa. Sheesh. bettyellen Jan 2013 #30
I wouldn't eat at the fancy place twice, then union_maid Jan 2013 #45
In a low-end restaurant table turnover is tblue37 Jan 2013 #46
I am this close to advocating the passage of a law WolverineDG Jan 2013 #61
Many of us have. Those of us who have waited tblue37 Jan 2013 #91
You do know that the IRS snags 8% of the tab & calls it "income" WolverineDG Jan 2013 #60
That problem should be addressed MattBaggins Jan 2013 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author kysrsoze Jan 2013 #62
At the higher end facilities, the wait staff have to tip out bartenders, bus boys etc. Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #87
I read this post yesterday, and it has stuck with me. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #90
If you are going through hard times and are short on cash MattBaggins Jan 2013 #43
If you can't afford the tip gollygee Jan 2013 #47
I hear that a lot from some of MattBaggins Jan 2013 #49
It's part of the cost of the meal gollygee Jan 2013 #64
No it is not part of the cost MattBaggins Jan 2013 #68
IMO 15 to 20% is fine gollygee Jan 2013 #69
When I was younger I followed 2 different heads of parties out to their cars because they Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #93
From the workers' point of view, yes union_maid Jan 2013 #56
No MattBaggins Jan 2013 #58
If none of them are willing to pay that, you're in trouble. caseymoz Jan 2013 #79
Did you see someplace where I said everybody should do what I do? OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #77
grocery store, fast food, etc. CreekDog Jan 2013 #97
I appreciate your help MattBaggins Jan 2013 #98
Can we sign the petition or any petition for these people? Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #92
I can't freaking believe the hotels keep the dayum tips that is utter bullshit Heather MC Jan 2013 #2
Working in advertising and the music businesses, I've been to functions rocktivity Jan 2013 #4
You gotta be kidding me. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #5
I wish I could feign surprise... Moostache Jan 2013 #52
The solution to this isn't to have us tip and pay that charge dsc Jan 2013 #6
+1 JVS Jan 2013 #28
Like I said in a previous post. I think if I ever find out that the waiter does not get the tip Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #94
Is this only the case in San Antonio? Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #8
If That is the Case Someone Should Bring Down the Law On Them AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #20
That is intensely sleazy of any hotel that does that. Matariki Jan 2013 #9
It's typical hotel practice. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #14
SFGate has an article about the 4% Healthy SF tax adieu Jan 2013 #11
so....what exactly is that money for? Skittles Jan 2013 #12
I would guess so they can pretend their prices are cheaper than they really are. Incitatus Jan 2013 #40
This is an Old Practice On the Road Jan 2013 #13
I AM A 20%-ER leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #15
I've seen this before... davidn3600 Jan 2013 #17
so when I tip the maid at a hotel dsc Jan 2013 #78
Im not saying its true with all hotels or even true today davidn3600 Jan 2013 #88
This issue isn't just in large chain hotels and restaurants. go west young man Jan 2013 #19
You're misrepresenting what the server "tip out" is theKed Jan 2013 #23
You see the problem is in real life I'm a chef I'm making currently $14.50 an hour Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #35
Most chefs/cooks theKed Jan 2013 #54
I know that all don't make this Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #55
I agree it's not high enough...not anywhere. theKed Jan 2013 #66
Why should people who are making minimum wage or above get a "tip out"... Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #36
Yes, it's because a lot of the chain restaurants NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #41
I may be a tin foiler MattBaggins Jan 2013 #73
We tipped out 40 years ago, too union_maid Jan 2013 #48
I worked in the kitchen of a restaurant in 1974. MicaelS Jan 2013 #57
Maybe the restaurant industry SHOULD be decimated. Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #82
I have a nephew who works at a dinner theater SheilaT Jan 2013 #22
Ya know what would be neat? quakerboy Jan 2013 #24
Yep. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #75
banquet joints here in chicago do this, also. mopinko Jan 2013 #25
This is so wrong, it's stealing from the servers and wait staff. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #26
Tipping is a disease . . . MrModerate Jan 2013 #27
15% used to be the normal... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #29
It actually sounds like fraud. reformist2 Jan 2013 #31
The real solution is to require employers to pay more than, what, $2.13 an hour. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #32
I always leave 20% Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #33
Thank you for the great comments Omaha Steve Jan 2013 #34
K&R 99Forever Jan 2013 #37
Fucking disgusting. Incitatus Jan 2013 #38
So that 20% service fee is just the hotel robbing the customers and their own employees? tclambert Jan 2013 #39
And of course, because they are 'tipped' workers Lifelong Protester Jan 2013 #42
O/T re: your sig line image Cal Carpenter Jan 2013 #44
It is on our rent list Omaha Steve Jan 2013 #67
Pizza joints are doing this hustle too. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #50
I think I might ask the pizza delivery person how much they get per delivery and cross Maraya1969 Jan 2013 #95
That tip doesn't just go to the waiter...it is shared with the busboys, bartenders and barbacks too TeamPooka Jan 2013 #53
So let me see if I understand this... MicaelS Jan 2013 #59
The 20% extra on the bill is supposed to cover the tips that YOUR GUESTS would pay rocktivity Jan 2013 #83
What a scam. Thanks for helping expose this ripoff. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #63
They tried that gratuity charge here for a couple of years..... Uben Jan 2013 #65
Oh JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #70
I think you're ok. DaveJ Jan 2013 #76
I would not have assumed "service charge" meant tip. DaveJ Jan 2013 #74
I would assume so given that I'd already be paying $85.00 to $135.00 per guest. (I looked it up.) Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #84
That's the going rate for banquets unfortunately DaveJ Jan 2013 #89
I always leave a good tip, WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #80
Actually, I think customers should take action. caseymoz Jan 2013 #81
It's not a tip if the business takes it. It's a fee. gtar100 Jan 2013 #86
I am glad to see people here saying that waitstaff should be paid a living wage madinmaryland Jan 2013 #96
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