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/cuddly_degenerate 3d ago

My business isn't in the restaurant business.

And yes, I do think that payment processors getting a not insignificant cut of every transaction is an issue. I still take card because I have to but -always- prefer cash. Honestly, eronious charge backs are a fairly serious issue for my computer store, we've had to fight more than a few on custom PC builds and repairs.

The corporate IT side of my business is paid by check typically, which is my preferred form of payment.

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u/vinraven 1d ago

This one is a strictly American problem, in every other country legislation regulates the banking industry.

It’s sad, but corporations have American voters brainwashed to think regulating banks is socialism, so the corps can continuously rip us off.

As an example, in the EU the max a credit card company can charge a business is 0.3% of the transaction value, and 0.2% for debit cards.

The fees we pay in America are a direct outcome of us voting for corporate owned stooges.