On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 15:22:21 -0600, graham > wrote:

>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."

I have a question about tipping in general. I have no problem paying
tips for service in a restaurant. I just question different formats:

-sit down, waitress takes your order, serves your meal, keeps your
beverage glass full, frequently asks what you need, suggests possible
dessert alternatives

-Chinese Buffet, get table, person brings glass of water, you serve
yourself food, water server never returns to offer more water

-Golden Corral Buffet, pick table and lay your receipt on table, go
get your food and beverage, come back to table and notice a person has
signed their name on your receipt with a note saying they are going to
be my server...but they never serve a thing to me while I am eating

What would Miss Manners tell me to tip in these various scenarios?


William