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It is not. The greed of the consumer prevents raising prices. Not advertising the true price is the new scheme. Tipping hides the true cost of services by fo
by kevin_b_er 10y ago
It is not. The greed of the consumer prevents raising prices. Not advertising the true price is the new scheme.
Tipping hides the true cost of services by forcing the customer's guilt on the ability of the employee to make a worthwhile wage.
No tipping restaurants have to have higher prices and the hyper-price-conscious consumer will defer to the cheaper ones. You could make a quality argument, but on equal terms the no tipping restaurant will lose. It is because it has not hidden its true cost of goods and services like the tipping resultants.
- sharkmerry 10y agoSales Taxes not being included in the price in USA is a similar tactic to hiding true cost to consumer.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoYes, it can be but sales tax is confusing in the US due to city tax, local tax (MTA in NYC, for example), county tax, state tax, etc. They are always changing too, amounts and types of items taxed. Your Big Mac costs 100s of different prices across the country. So its often easier and cheaper to just advertise the pre-tax amount (especially in national ads) and program the register to handle tax. But you are right, it is also preferred to hide some of the costs. But, sometimes you get a place that includes taxes on the price. Very refreshing.