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re: Customers hit with automatic 20% gratuities as restaurants combat tipping confusion
Posted on 6/13/26 at 8:45 pm to weagle1999
Posted on 6/13/26 at 8:45 pm to weagle1999
Tipping is meant to be generosity for good service.
Technically not a tip, if mandatory. It's a hidden service fee. I try not to be a patron of establishments with such policies.
Technically not a tip, if mandatory. It's a hidden service fee. I try not to be a patron of establishments with such policies.
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Posted on 6/13/26 at 8:49 pm to weagle1999
Do it. They likely won't tip. I got in a huge argument with some Scottish folks on a Scottish FB page. They flat think either: a. it's not their responsibility to pay the wage of the server and b. it's the server's fault for taking a low wage job.
They don't have to like it, but, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
They don't have to like it, but, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Posted on 6/13/26 at 10:48 pm to weagle1999
I wonder if these people know that mandatory gratuity doesn't qualify for the no tax on tips deduction.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:36 am to armytiger96
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I've read/heard is 10% is the norm, at least for Prague.
That's because so many Americans went there with their tipping culture and ruined those servers. I'm in Europe a lot and folks get aggravated at Americans tipping because it's caused them to now have to tip. They'll usually leave a little small something for servers if the service was great or it was a big table, etc. But the expectation? That's on us Americans
You don't have to leave anything, but we usually leave 5-10% depending on service. There's been quite a few times where we leave nothing because we didn't have any coins left and lots of times they can't/don't add it to the bill so you can tip on your cc.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:51 am to teke184
quote:hmmm - I think there is more skill involved in making an excellent espresso versus walking food from an expedite window to your table
I don’t believe in tipping people making a fricking coffee.
The subway sandwich ‘artist’ is doing more work on your food than a waiter is. If the sandwich artist is just doing his or her job by making the actual food you’re going to eat - isn’t the waiter just doing his or her job by walking your already cooked food (that was not prepared by the waiter) to your table?
I understand that front of the house makes less than back of the house but they are also doing less work.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 5:59 am to chryso
quote:Then there wouldn’t be any more servers because you would be asking all of them to take a significant pay cut.
If you want to protect the servers just pay them like kitchen staff.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 7:30 am to Spankum
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That is simply “price gouging”….no other way to look at it.
Only if the restaurant keeps the money instead of giving it to the servers
But 20% is too high
10-12% should be the standard for automatic gratuity to leave room for additional tips for exceptional service. 20% means good and shitty service will be rewarded the same. Not many will tip above 20% except maybe in high end restaurants
Posted on 6/14/26 at 7:54 am to CocomoLSU
Eating out less and less
Posted on 6/14/26 at 8:41 am to weagle1999
Tip culture just lets restaurants pays workers less, forcing diners to subsidize servers pay. And somehow servers get blamed? GTFO!
All 3 of my daughters (no pics) worked as servers during college and made good money, and got valuable knowledge.
All 3 of my daughters (no pics) worked as servers during college and made good money, and got valuable knowledge.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:53 am to LemmyLives
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No, you dolt, it's protecting the servers. Participating countries that don't tip:
Japan
South Korea
China
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Switzerland
Germany
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
Croatia
Czechia
Austria
Lighter tipping standards:
Argentina
Uruguay
Colombia
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
Turkey
Jordan
That leaves three countries (US, Canada and Mexico) whose visitors probably understand the tipping expectations in North America. While I review social customs before visiting a country, a lot of people don't.
In Germany, there wasn't even a way to tip with a credit card, their POS systems didn't have a gratuity entry.
I left a cash tip at a restaurant in Germany and the waiter chased me out of the store to return it to me, thinking I had accidentally left money behind.
If I had a restaurant where I expected an influx of Europeans, I'd autograt 15% for the duration of the event. They just don't know. And the servers make $3 an hour. It seems common sense to me, I don't understand all the downvotes on this.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 12:21 pm to SloaneRanger
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That’s one great thing about traveling in Europe.
Yes, but they do charge you for water, ketchup, refills and to go to the bathroom.
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