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I always tip at least 15% in restaurants and bars. If the service is good, the tip goes up to 20% or higher.
Question- To all the non-tippers/minimal tippers out there- would you prefer that all restaurants that operate on gratuity now simply raise their prices to pay waiters on salary. Realistically, when you consider the payroll taxes etc. that would have to be paid, you cost would likely go up 30-40% over what your meal currently costs. Would that be all right with you?
There is a part of me that wishes the restaurant industry did pay wait staff better instead of relying on gratuities because people who do not tip irritate me and I do believe it unfortunately impacts the perception of Black folks in restaurants. I think that if they switched to salaried wait staff and had to raise the cost of meals accordingly, all of the truly cheap non tippers would just stay home and complain about how expensive Fridays, etc. had gotten and make it easier for everyone. I could get seated faster at the Cheesecake Factory and the establishments and the staff would make about the same on less people. I suppose the only bad effect would be they may need fewer waiters and some people may be out of a job.
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