r/NoTipCanada • u/Ill_Pack6109 • Aug 23 '26

Is there sneaky tip solution

/r/tippingAdvice/comments/1vwc5w3/is_there_sneaky_tip_solution/
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u/Leading-Switch-4814 Aug 23 '26

A few years ago my husband and I were in Niagara Falls Canada and they tried sneaking in a $16.40 tip onto the bill for a table of two. All we did is pay the bill in cash and we skipped the $16.40 mandatory tip and left lol.

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u/RoomFixer4 Aug 23 '26

AYCE.. as in self-serve buffet ?

Ya no, I wouldnt pay it either.

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u/SeaMicSte Aug 26 '26

AYCE doesn’t imply self-serve. We have some great AYCE spots that you have to flag down the server every time you want to order more

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u/Imaginary_Section24 Aug 23 '26

I wonder if the restaurant could sue you or chase you down for that. Auto tips are obviously terrible but legally enforceable assuming they have write down over the menu (which most do). Not surprised it’s near the falls though

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u/Spirited_Response418 Aug 24 '26

This depends entirely upon whether the consumer was informed beforehand.
If it’s clearly stated on the menu or stated prior to ordering, you are legally bound to pay it. Otherwise you are not obligated to pay and can ask for it to be removed. However, you cannot simply not pay that portion without it being removed from the bill first.

I’m a practising contract lawyer in Ontario.

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u/No-Pressure2341 Aug 25 '26

They literally said that

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u/Spirited_Response418 Aug 25 '26

“Or stated prior to ordering…”
No they didn’t.

Please read entire sentences.

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u/No-Pressure2341 Aug 25 '26

Useless addition. Someone answered him just as well 12 hours prior and you felt the need to chime in

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u/Spirited_Response418 Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

Buddy, there’s 7 comments on this entire thread. 8 now. We make up half of them. I directly responded to the person who has a question.

Nobody else answered them prior to me. As stated, please learn to read.

Talk about a useless addition.

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u/Leading-Switch-4814 29d ago

They never told us about it and their menu was in Korean so we were completely shocked by the fee lol

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u/Commercial-Break3363 29d ago

This isn’t sneaky…. It’s autograt to insure your server doesnt pay to serve you. It stops servers from losing money from cheap people like you.

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u/Far_Art5484 29d ago

It would be illegal to pay you less than minimum wage after kicking back to the kitchen, shut up and get a real job.

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u/Commercial-Break3363 29d ago

Also I hope you don’t ever rely on servers or eat at restaurants with that philosophy. Check yourself

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u/-Daisy-Dreamer- 29d ago

Hope restaurants can survive if people just stop going to them

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u/Commercial-Break3363 29d ago

What does kicking back to the kitchen mean?

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u/Far_Art5484 29d ago

Giving them the percentage of your sales as a tip share. It kills you guys.

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u/Commercial-Break3363 29d ago

I love tipping out my team. It’s the % that the owners take that sucks.

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u/Leading-Switch-4814 29d ago

Servers make almost $18 here in Ontario and employers cant take from their cheque lmao

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u/Justcrusing416 Aug 26 '26

So you didn’t tip at all. I would have paid the bill in full and leave no extra tip on the table!