Originally Posted by
sylvia hennesy
No, I'm not cheap; the current whining of "but it's just a few bucks to you, it means a lot to them" or (this one I especially love) "if you can't afford to tip, don't go there" is self-righteous and annoying for the rest of us who have been dragged into this morass of endless tipping for services that we already pay for.
I'd complain to your government then. When you don't tip, at all (I'm not sure how you would know their wage) you actually cost the server money. The government assumes that 8% of the check is income to the server. You are taking money out of their pocket. I'm not sure how many people who hate tipping complain to the IRS or their elected representatives, but I imagine it is in the neighborhood of 0.
You can say you are not cheap, but if what you are saying were to happen, you'd basically be in the situation like in Australia where wait staff get paid a large hourly wage and the prices reflect that. Basically, were everyone to do what you do, the level of service would go down, your control over it would be not much and things would cost the same as what you paid in tip would still be there...it would just mean a higher price for the meal.