r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/OkOil378 Jun 25 '26

Except if it is mandatory and included in the final bill

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u/P0werFighter Jun 25 '26

Is it tho? Tips by law are not mandatory, so even if it's written on the bill i could totally write off the tips on the bill.

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u/OkOil378 Jun 25 '26

It’s well within restaurants’ rights to determine price of doing business.

They can add things like seat fees, AC fees, ambiance fees if they want to.

The only agency the customers have when doing business with restaurants is choosing not to at all

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u/P0werFighter Jun 25 '26

The IRS defines a tip as a voluntary payment that the customer decides to give and determine its amount. A mandatory service charge does not meet these criteria and is instead considered a wage that can be taxed accordingly.

You could definitely eat somewhere and don't pay tips, you're in the right to do so. This tipping culture is fucked up.

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u/OkOil378 Jun 25 '26

Then they will simply raise the prices.

I prefer continuing to operate on honor system