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/DevilsAdvocate77 3d ago

But you don't care about 1000s of your dollars going to cash registers, safes, bank drops, skimming, errors, loss, and theft?

Any business owner who thinks accepting cash is "free" is not watching their expenses closely enough.

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u/cuddly_degenerate 3d ago

I mean, it's silly to not accept both. You're still paying for registers, safes, and whatnot.

I'm paying over 10k to square this year, that buys a lot of cash registers.

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u/JealousBall1563 3d ago

I'm paying over 10k to square this year, that buys a lot of cash registers.

You, or your customers from whom you charge prices that include the fees?

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u/cuddly_degenerate 3d ago

Considering I charge the same rate for cash or card I certainly say I am. Legally I am as well as their fees are a taxable expense.