Originally Posted by
Igor718
I'll clarify ... even though I am sure you didn't respond for me to clarify ... instead you wanted to shine with your logic by proving how my logic doesn't make sense. Some people like to do that to feel better about themselves. Psychology 101.
Anyway .... I don't use a "rule" when I leave tips. I tip well if I want to. If I see that here is a girl working probably for $10/hour and she was nice and suggested things that we liked, I'll give more than 20%. I do not go by a rule. I give what I feel like giving.
Our server smiled, asked what we'd like, opened 2 bottles of wine and came by 3 times to see how we were doing. We sat there for 2 hours. I think $50 is a good tip.
You have to understand that we're the suckers. Restaurant owners rely on tips that we will give so that they can pay less to their workers. The more you tip, the less these restaurant owners will have to pay their staff.
Your logic is so flawed I don't know where to begin. First, restaurant owners pay below minimum wage because it is legal. There are few if any waiters making a fixed wage of $10/hr. Owners will continue to pay their staff below minimum wage regardless of how much you tip. Second, owners pay their staff the same fixed hourly wage if there tip percentage is 5% or 25%. As another poster stated if you don't want to tip appropriately don't go out to dinner.