>"Because you (customers in the US) cannot stop that practice without businesses pro-actively ending that practice en-masse. Some idealists have tried to run th

>"Because you (customers in the US) cannot stop that practice without businesses pro-actively ending that practice en-masse. Some idealists have tried to run their business without tipping and paying a fair wage, but those initiatives tend to remain marginal (if they endure at all) because the average US customer dislikes paying the full (and naturally higher) price of a product or service up-front without the tip." Danny Meyer, a very prominent restauranteur in the US eliminated tipping in favor of a "hospitality included" model. That was in 2015. It has endured since. His restaurants are among some of the best in NYC. He's stated repeatedly that customers are quite happy with it. See: https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-danny-meyers-lonely-war-on-tips-1535169670 https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-danny-meyers-lonely-war-... and https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenfeldman/2018/01/14/danny-meyer-on-eliminating-tipping-it-takes-a-year-to-get-the-math-right/#64b0e50a431f https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenfeldman/2018/01/14/danny-m...