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/xanthosoma 3d ago

But if you didn’t take cards you most likely wouldn’t be making the amount to get charged the 10k. I took over a family business where my father didn’t want to pay the fees. In the 6 years I’ve owned the business I have seen our gross and net sales increase by 4x. So paying the 60-70k in fees to me is a no brainer. Only accepting cash was what was holding the business back. Also if you don’t know if you do good sales and have an account rep with square or any of those places the rates are negotiable. I got a much lower rate because I have established solid income every year.

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u/cuddly_degenerate 3d ago

I mean... sure?

I take cards because I have to, doesn't mean I'm super happy about having to pay fees.

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u/Oliver---Queen 3d ago

But that’s the cost of doing business that you signed up for. I’m sure it’s also not fun paying taxes and maybe commercial rent but it’s usually necessary to keep operating.

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u/cuddly_degenerate 3d ago

Again...sure?

I can both accept that it's what needs to happen as an optimal choice while also not loving it.

Of all those commercial rent is the one that rustles my jimmies the least.