Originally Posted by
gaobest
Was this Manresa??
ive not seen the 25% option but I’ve seen 10% at La Boulangerie (formerly La Boulange, which SBUX bought ages ago), and I want to tell them to ditch that 10% option.
Usa is a tip society. California is a 4% or 5% health surcharge state. It’s not cheap but when we choose to dine out, it includes the societal obligation to tip, usually with giving that CC to a staffer.
What "societal obligation?" The obligation is for the restaurant to compensate their staff fairly. You may feel a 'societal obligation," but I do not. I tip very well ... when the service justifies it. And the CA "surcharge" is again the obligation of the restaurant owner, who is required to provide health insurance coverage for their staff. CA simply ALLOWS the restaurant to add a surcharge, they do NOT require it. All of the "obligations" to which you allude are the responsibility of the restaurant, not the customer. We all complain about big business greed, yet castigate the customer who does not feel obligated to subsidize the greedy restaurateurs pretend it's not their fault that they don't pay their staff appropriately. I call BS and say put the accountability and responsibility where it lies and quite the 'shaming" BS.