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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by JayhawkCO
As a server at a restaurant that gets a fair share of bottles brought in, I've always thought it would be most fair to pay a $20 corkage, with $10 of that going to the house and $10 to the server. Then you wouldn't have to tip additionally unless you felt otherwise inclined.

Chris
I'm on board with splitting the income. $20 still seems excessive. Even using the typical 10-20% tip guideline, your $10 is equivalent to a $50-$100 bottle!
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