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> Just tell me what you think is a fair price and I'll decide whether or not I want to buy it. Don't undercut the price by 25% and then be offended when I don't
by munk-a 7y ago
> Just tell me what you think is a fair price and I'll decide whether or not I want to buy it. Don't undercut the price by 25% and then be offended when I don't pay the right amount.
The issue here is that you're not taking money out of the merchant's pockets, your price is either being (effectively) subsidized by either other patrons of the restaurant (assuming the total tips are low enough to trigger minimum wage repayment by the owner) or your meal is subsidized by the servers which, often, are very junior works or generally disadvantaged in terms of employee rights.
If you're cool with that then that's all fine, but the person being undercut is simply not the person who is setting the price.
- war1025 7y agoI mainly avoid the issue by just not going to places that expect you to tip.
- sushid 7y agoSo you never eat out, ride a cab/rideshare, drink coffee or alcohol while out, cut your hair, etc? I find that hard to believe.
- war1025 7y agoI eat out at a sit down restaurant maybe once every two months. Have never ridden in a cab. Drink coffee, but don't feel that the ability to pull the spigot on a coffee urn warrants a tip. Don't drink alcohol. Wife cuts my hair about once every six months.