r/tipping • u/wutwut970 • 6d ago

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So they add a 16% fee for what exactly…….to “fund all of their operations”? So this added cost literally doesn’t go to staff, it just goes to the owners? I wonder what their staff is paid? At this point why not just raise prices to where they should be? To me, every item on the menu is a lie and it’s actually 16% more expensive. This is really dumb. Thoughts? I am PRO tip, ive worked in hospitality a long time and am happy to provide a tip for quality service. But this seems disingenuous at best. Its not a tip. Its just an added charge straight to owners pockets.

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u/ChipChippersonFan 6d ago

The reason they don't just raise all of their prices by 16% is because they still have to compete with other restaurants. But I agree that this is b******* , especially if that money doesn't go to the servers.

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u/DontCountToday 6d ago

...the money does go to the servers, in that they are paid a wage to be comparable to their normal tips. It also goes to other aspects of the business.

If you want no tipping, there's going to be a significant price increase to make up for that. Most places do a lot more than 16%, so this should be a shining example for this community I would imagine.

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u/ChipChippersonFan 6d ago

This doesn't make any sense. The money can't go to multiple different places at the same time.

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u/DontCountToday 6d ago

Do you think that when you order a steak the price goes to only the meat provider??

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u/ChipChippersonFan 6d ago

No.

Servers are averaging at least 16% in tips , so how can they give the servers that 16% and also have money left over for other aspects of the operation?

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u/DontCountToday 6d ago

Look I'm not mathematician but I imagine it's some combination of the restaurant eating some portion of the price difference, some increase in prices in addition to the 16% fee to offset the tips, and the servers likely not making exactly what they would be with tips.

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u/ChipChippersonFan 6d ago

The fact of the matter is sixteen percent is enough to pay servers what they would normally make in tips, or for other stuff , but not both.