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What's even more absurd: Consider ordering a bottle of wine for $30 vs. a bottle of wine for $300. The waiter has to do the exact same thing but suddenly you ar
by mbirth 6y ago
What's even more absurd: Consider ordering a bottle of wine for $30 vs. a bottle of wine for $300. The waiter has to do the exact same thing but suddenly you are expected to tip $60 instead of $6 if you were satisfied with the experience.
- ryanbrunner 6y agoThere's an argument that if you're in a place that's selling $300 bottles of wine, and ordering $300 bottles of wine, there's an increased expectation on the server to be knowledgable about that wine, what to pair it with, etc. Whereas I wouldn't expect much knowledge from a place that sells a $30 bottle of wine outside of varietal and whether it's good or popular. I still think tipping is BS, but higher end restaurants will attract higher skilled front of house, and so it makes sense that they'll be paid more despite doing the same thing.
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- mbirth 6y agoWhat if I don't need that expertise because I know exactly what wine I want? That's the same stupid reason why we have a dog tax in Germany. Some centuries ago some king - just on impulse - decided "if people can feed a dog they surely must have some extra money to give to their king". And we have to pay that stupid tax even today.
- bobbean 6y agoIf you have money to spend on a $300 bottle of wine, you can probably afford a bigger tip. If you don't want to tip 15-20% on that $300, don't. There's a big difference from owning a dog, and paying for its food, than spending money on a fun alcoholic beverage.