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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 7:58 pm
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Originally Posted by deniah
-i like non-US restaurants... not because i dont have to tip , but moreso the idea that one pays in total exactly the price that is listed (whether the service/gst is "built-in" or not is inconsequential to me)

-i avoid bellboys, doormen, and valets... less so because of my perceived value of the service (NOTHING), but because of my discomfort with the idea of needing someone to carry my bags. ...
I second this

the guy who puts up a menu with the total price (tax & tip) is the guy who will get my business

man I hear ya on the bellboys etc.. I value them as a zero value service as well.. or just a palm facing out is more like it

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