End of Tipping ???? (New York, York: 2013, health insurance, neighborhood)
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A recent move by Sushi Yasuda, a high-end Japanese eatery in New York, to prohibit customers from leaving gratuities — the restaurant raised menu prices by roughly 15% to cover waitstaff salaries — is prompting discussion about whether the no-tip movement could reach, well, a tipping point.
I am not a frequent diner like many members here, so I raise the question. Will tipping tradition fade away under the wave of globalization?
I think employers should PAY THIER EMPLOYEES instead of having the customer foot the bill. If I eat anywhere outside my neighborhood my dinner fee already includes RT subway fare and a tip PLUS the high cost of eating out.
I've worked in restaurants and I do appreciate a good tip but this is ridiculous.
If the japs add it into the menu pricing fine...I won't eat there.
TAXIS are another gripe. $60 to JFK and they want a hug tip on top of it. F That. I just paid you 1/3 of an airline ticket for a 30 minute ride. Sorry but not from me.
I am not a frequent diner like many members here, so I raise the question. Will tipping tradition fade away under the wave of globalization?
How is this the end of tipping? The owner raised the prices to include the tip. Now no matter what you are leaving a tip. He is the Bloomberg of Tipping.
I think employers should PAY THIER EMPLOYEES instead of having the customer foot the bill. If I eat anywhere outside my neighborhood my dinner fee already includes RT subway fare and a tip PLUS the high cost of eating out.
I've worked in restaurants and I do appreciate a good tip but this is ridiculous.
If the japs add it into the menu pricing fine...I won't eat there.
TAXIS are another gripe. $60 to JFK and they want a hug tip on top of it. F That. I just paid you 1/3 of an airline ticket for a 30 minute ride. Sorry but not from me.
I agree that employers should pay their employees fair wages rather than the consumer being obligated to pay tips to supplement low salaries in general.
I agree that employers should pay their employees fair wages rather than the consumer being obligated to pay tips to supplement low salaries in general.
The consumer will pay regardless in the form of higher prices.
Keep in mind also that in countries/cultures where tipping is not a custom, being a waiter/bartender/barista is seen as an honorable profession. And those countries typically have nationalized health insurance.
I have no issue paying food workers more, but it's not going to happen in a vacuum without the other parts of the equation.
Any service related industry - I tip. That's the bottom line. People work hard man. If I receive crappy service, I leave a really crappy tip to make my point. But I always tip.
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I usually tip more than 15%. 15% to me means that they were doing the minimum. Normally I'm very happy with the service and leave ~20%. I think the fact tip is tied to quality of service is an incentive. If everyone got a flat 15% I think quality of service would suffer.
The consumer will pay regardless in the form of higher prices.
Keep in mind also that in countries/cultures where tipping is not a custom, being a waiter/bartender/barista is seen as an honorable profession. And those countries typically have nationalized health insurance.
I have no issue paying food workers more, but it's not going to happen in a vacuum without the other parts of the equation.
I don't have a problem with the service included in the bill in advance if that is what you are referring to.
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