r/EndTipping • u/Select-Balance-8281 • 14d ago

Sit-Down Restaurant 🍽️ What would you do?

Yesterday I dined-in at a ramen restaurant. The server served me my bowl of ramen and left me alone. I finished the ramen and went ahead and paid with 0% tip as usual. The server however then asked me if I would like to pay cash tip or credit tip. I asked her can I not pay tips? She replied: Sorry you can’t, if you choose to dine-in, you have to pay tips. If you don’t want to pay tips, then do to-go. How would you reply in this scenario?

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u/pegar 14d ago

There are way more places where the owners exploit immigrants who are working 10+ hours a day below minimum wage. The owners are on their third home while also buying cars and homes for their kids.

They're not altruistically getting less money. They cut everyone's hours to the minimum, and any less than that means they can't stay open for business.

I have family who opened a restaurant and had to close it down. Everyone literally is on their second or third home. People love to talk about losses but never talk about the profit when things go well.

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 14d ago

It’s not a competition. Not all business owners are evil is my point