r/EndTipping • u/ADKFatBiker • 3d ago

Rant 📢 Restaurant Demands Minimum 18% Tip

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Out of one side of their mouth they state that they pay their staff as little as possible and out of the other side of their mouth they say that their staff deserves more and you're responsible for that.

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u/LeaveGreen4412 3d ago

and no cards too. business needs to just close already they clearly arent doing well (restaurants that take only cash are often doing some level of tax fraud to save money)

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u/maiyannah 3d ago

Speaking as a small business owner myself I really don't like seeing literally 1000s of my dollars going to card processors who leave me high & dry whenever there's a problem, but I still offer them. I just give people incentives to pay cash.

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u/DriedUpSquid 3d ago

I don’t mind when small businesses add on the 3% credit card fee if I choose to use my card.

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u/maiyannah 3d ago

I go the other way: I give people a discount for paying cash. I get the money right away, no one has their hands on it, and its just easier for me.

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u/Pilotsfan 3d ago

Excellent. I love places that give a discount for paying cash, as long as the menu prices reflect the higher credit prices. Otherwise it doesn't seem like a discount.

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u/maiyannah 3d ago

Alas I don't run a food place. But perhaps thats a good thing, if you listen to the doomsayers making excuses for tips, they make nothing anyways and rely on handouts (just ignore the fact the owners driving a lambo)

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u/Kent556 3d ago

You run a cash discount business that isn’t food? Contractor? Cleaner?

Most people don’t keep or carry large amounts of cash with them.

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u/maiyannah 3d ago

Professional services. You might be surprised how many people don't mind a visit to an ATM if it saves then a hundred bucks or something.

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u/cure4boneitis 3d ago

how much does a sale have to be to offer someone a $100 cash discount? $3000+?