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I just don't tip at any of those places that ask for a tip without providing a service, and enough other people do the same that neither I nor the cashier feel

I just don't tip at any of those places that ask for a tip without providing a service, and enough other people do the same that neither I nor the cashier feel bad about it. I get to benefit from lower prices that these places can charge because other people are paying these tips and covering the business's fixed costs. I love it, and I think the practice of asking for a tip should spread to grocery stores and other places where I'm not getting a service anybody expects me to tip for.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
> I get to benefit from lower prices that these places can charge In theory. I have no illusions that other people tipping will lower my prices. The business owner will simply see an increase in revenue in most cases. In many cases, it would even be used as justification to pay their employees less unless they can bring in tips; this already happens at most restaurants. I'd much rather hold the business owner to the expectation that they have a viable business strategy and pay their workers an appropriate amount while also charging their customers an appropriate amount.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago
  > The business owner will simply see an increase in revenue in most cases. It's fundamentally a form of price discrimination. They can get more money from people who want to spend more, so they can lower their prices in order to capture more customers who want to spend less. > I'd much rather hold the business owner to the expectation that they have a viable business strategy and pay their workers an appropriate amount I don't know how you can hold the business owner to that, whether or not they collect non-service-related tips (aside from passing minimum wage laws). That's between the business owner and their employees, who also don't expect me to tip.

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I just don't tip at any of those places that ask for a tip without providing a service, and enough other people do the same that neither I nor the cashier feel

by lern_too_spel 4y ago

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
> I get to benefit from lower prices that these places can charge In theory. I have no illusions that other people tipping will lower my prices. The business owner will simply see an increase in revenue in most cases. In many cases, it would even be used as justification to pay their employees less unless they can bring in tips; this already happens at most restaurants. I'd much rather hold the business owner to the expectation that they have a viable business strategy and pay their workers an appropriate amount while also charging their customers an appropriate amount.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago
  > The business owner will simply see an increase in revenue in most cases. It's fundamentally a form of price discrimination. They can get more money from people who want to spend more, so they can lower their prices in order to capture more customers who want to spend less. > I'd much rather hold the business owner to the expectation that they have a viable business strategy and pay their workers an appropriate amount I don't know how you can hold the business owner to that, whether or not they collect non-service-related tips (aside from passing minimum wage laws). That's between the business owner and their employees, who also don't expect me to tip.