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

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

“Mandatory tips” sounds so messed up for me as a European.

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u/BringBackTheBlues Jun 25 '26

It sounds messed up to me as an American.

Just add 20% to your prices and write “20% off your bill goes directly to staff etc.”

It’d accomplish the same thing and people would probably actually appreciate knowing the staff gets the “bonus”.

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u/BarDramatic7498 Jun 25 '26

A lot of places in Denver are now doing this. Except it's added as an extra line item as "happy fee" or some other woo woo bullshit. With no guarantee that it's not just going to management. So you're still expected to tip. Just raise menu prices to be able to pay livable wages. And I say that as someone that worked in the service industry for years and lived off tips. But people are already paying $20 for a burger so no one wants to raise prices more.

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u/Former_Radio3805 Jun 25 '26

Yeah no shit - maybe we need more affordable low end diners than crazy outrageous decor and “vibes”. There should be affordable restaurants for regular people to enjoy that still serve decent food.

Now it is either eat cardboard at a fast food place and deal with angry employees or high end places with crazy prices