Originally Posted by
Fredd
And, having met you and knowing you're a really nice guy, I hope the statute of limitations has expired.
I'm hazy on the math part. In many places I've visited outside North America there's a service charge,
service compris,
coperto, or whatever clearly tacked on (it could also be hidden). If, say, North American restaurants (or governments) abolish tipping and "pay employees a decent salary," as the argument goes, How do I, the diner, wind up with that extra 15%?
Does it really matter if your $10 lunch which is $11.50 after tip or your $11.50 a/i of tip lunch is broken out either way? Assuming the site jacks up the prices by the typical tip amount, the same thing is being paid for the meal. However the onus in the latter is for mgt to pay the help, not the customers