How Do You Feel About Mandatory Gratuity at Restaurants?

November 20th, 2009 admin

I don’t usually eat out (since I have no friends to eat with — haha), but when I do eat out, I generally try to be a fair tipper. Although there were plenty of times where I’ll ponder about how 15% became the standard gratuity amount, I usually just leave the 15% unless there was terrible service (and of course, more than 15% if the service was excellent). The fact of the matter is, in the United States, many wait staffs rely on tips as their main income source — despite the fact that many people feels…


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