On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:45:46 -0500, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 2/2/2013 2:30 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:18:15 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 02/02/2013 11:48 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> If the waitress waited on 10 tables of 2 people in the same amount of
> >>> time, she would realize a nice amount of tip. Because she is tied up
> >>> with 20 people at one table (takes a lot more time than one table) she
> >>> is vulnerable to getting stiffed for her work.
> >>> Janet US
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> BUT.... if service was included in the price on the menu the servers
> >> would not have to rely on the generosity of the customers.
> >
> > Yet we have people in this very thread vociferously who don't like a
> > gratuity included on the bill. There you go.
> >
>
> I thought nb was saying this 18% was not a tip, but a service charge,
> and that an additional 18% was also added. Did I read it wrong?

Who knows what he's saying? He doesn't make any sense. Every
notification I've seen is about a gratuity. This isn't Europe. Some
places there charge you extra just for a table setting. That's a
service charge. People over there drink coffee standing at a "bar" -
because they will be charged more just to sit down. Not a joke.

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