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No-tipping policies at US restaurants prompt delight €“ and disaster

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...fects-portland

http://tiny.cc/ng4ydy

Note the following point in the article:
"According to research by Michael Lynn, professor of consumer behaviour
and marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration,
most people tip not based on service, but *because they feel guilty and
obliged*. He also found that 53% of customers liked the idea of higher
menu prices where tipping is not permitted."