Tips are often a major source of compensation for wait staff and other U.S. service providers. Employers often pay these employees lower wages in an

Tips are often a major source of compensation for wait staff and other U.S. service providers. Employers often pay these employees lower wages in anticipation that tip income will provide a significant portion of the employees' income. Customers should realize that they are not auotmatically paying 'more' (due to tipping). In non-tipping countries, the tips are simply built into the price of the food. An advantage to tipping, therefore, is the ability to tip whatever is appropriate: if the service is poor, a small tip should be left, signaling to the server that their service was subpar. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-s606/United-States:Tipping.And.Etiquette.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-s606/United-States:T...