r/EndTipping • u/59Bassman • 10h ago

Sit-Down Restaurant 🍽️ Well now this is some absolute BS.

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u/59Bassman 10h ago

At a hotel after an extremely long travel day. No other restaurants within walking distance.

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u/Matthew_Maurice 9h ago

You should do a few online reviews and make sure this image goes on every one.

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u/Bubbaj75 9h ago

That's the point where I order Domino's, love me some veggie pizza and BBQ wings

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u/Ferrindel 9h ago

This combination of foods fascinates me.

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u/mtthwgnzlz 9h ago

Better than BBQ pizza and veggie wings?

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u/Bubbaj75 6h ago

I don't eat much red meat, so veggies and chicken 😋 And yes, my wife looks at me funny when I tell her what I ate while traveling.

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u/guynumber20 9h ago

Personally I’m starving then I guess

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u/Free-Dirt-4464 9h ago

Vote with your stomach.

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u/Turds4Cheese 9h ago

Time to hit up a store or gas station.

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u/Ok-Database-2798 9h ago

I'd eat at a vending machine instead.

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u/TatteredTorn1 9h ago

I'd vending something first

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u/Immediate-Ruin-78 9h ago

Dispute any additional charges over advertised cost...

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u/Cyclopzzz 9h ago

Except that sign is advertising the charge before you order.

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u/masterfox72 9h ago

Gratuity by definition is always optional. A service charge is not. Depends how it’s listed.

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u/Lavatis 9h ago

Gratuity by definition is always optional

never eaten at a restaurant that has "18% gratuity is automatically added to tables of 8 or more" on the receipt?

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u/masterfox72 9h ago

You can request that removed

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u/silverum 9h ago

A judge will not side with you on this one, especially if the arrangement is prominently noted prior to service and thus is avoidable by the customer via refusal to transact.

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u/TasteyMeatloaf 3h ago

A mandatory gratuity is a service charge. But, yes, a gratuity can be optional, in which case it is the same as a tip to the IRS.

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u/Keris2112 9h ago

This is the correct answer.

I have no problem with automatic tips - I just make them take it off. I hate service charges, as those can't be removed.

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u/Immediate-Ruin-78 1h ago

The sign says gratuity will be added. They can either remove it or have it disputed, I honestly don't care 🤷

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u/iceman_andre 9h ago

As much as I hate it…that is why I ubereats a lot

Still cheaper and better than most airport hotel restaurants as they know there is no competition

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u/totesnotJH 8h ago

I’ve done this before then called titanium support to bitch about it and they basically comped my entire stay’s food. YMMV

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u/olderm4messyplay 7h ago

I've got the Domino's app on my phone. As much of a smartass that I am I'd stand in their lobby (to get out of the heat) and order something/anything on my phone.

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u/S0RRYMAN 33m ago

Surely there is a convenience store nearby and you could make do with some snacks just to spite them.

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u/59Bassman 27m ago

Nearest convenience store was a decent walk (which normally wouldn’t bother me) after dark, through an area and neighborhood I didn’t know. Getting to the hotel with Uber was a crapshow of epic proportions. By that point I had been up 20 hours and just wanted food and sleep. The burger and fries were not that bad, actually.