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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2018-12-08 5:53 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 17:47:24 -0500, Dave Smith

>> I think that you have to admit that there is a degree of sticker shock
>> when you get your bill and see the tax added and then being expected to
>> add 15% or more.
>>
> I don't like the tip added in style - no guarantee the servers really
> get it, no encouragement for them to be pleasant. I like to decide
> for myself how great the service was. I do a percentage because
> that's the easier way to do it.

There may not be a guarantee that they server would get, but you want to
be able to hold the purse strings like you would the strings of a puppet
to make sure they dance to your tune to get their tip. You want to be
able to withhold the tip and deny them a good wage if your server gets
stuck with a table of 15 that leads to the kitchen and wait staff having
to deal with their orders.