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Old Sep 15, 2018 | 6:50 pm
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Originally Posted by walkertalk322
What do folks think of tipping on the full bill (incl. tax) vs. just the grand total before tax? In some states with high sales tax this could be pretty significant
Do they earn the sales tax? No. Why tip on that amount, then? It’s just another way to pump up the amount of tips.

Sales tax in my area is almost 9%. So, a $100 meal, with tax becomes $109. A standard pretax tip of 15% is $15. A posttax tip is $16.35. What has a server done to deserve it?

Since restaurant prices are increasing, thus a percentage based tip is going up as well, I see no logical reason to increase the tip percentage.

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