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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2018-12-08 6:12 PM, wrote:
> On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 4:46:16 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> I remain perplexed by the attitudes that I see being expressed here.
>> People feel obliged to leave a tip that is based on a percentage of the
>> cost of their meal and drinks, some claiming to tip 30% or more, but
>> reject the suggestion that the price of service being included in the
>> meal. They prefer to pay a percentage of their bill as a voluntary
>> gratuity to having a smaller amount added to the menu price.
>>
> I don't like the tip automatically to the bill. The waitstaff know they
> will receive a tip whether they are an attentive waiter or one who dis-
> appears after the food has been delivered.

I have had excellent service in non tipping countries, and I did not at
all miss the tip soliciting behaviour.

>> 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 do not tip based on the total price; I tip on the amount of the bill before
> taxes are added.

Well, there is another one of those unwritten tipping rule questions.
Some people thing you should tip as a percentage on the total, tip
included. If you pay by debit here and opt for 15% it is on the total,
including the tax.