> If your argument wasn’t that a no-tip restaurant would seem higher priced Of course it seems higher priced. That's the point. Perception. Seeming higher p

> If your argument wasn’t that a no-tip restaurant would seem higher priced Of course it seems higher priced. That's the point. Perception. Seeming higher priced != higher priced if there's the expectation of tipping and you follow it, but the average consumer isn't very savvy so it ends up scaring them away. Which is why restaurants that try to include service in their pricing end up reverting or failing. Also the only opposition is really from consumers (which then spills over to owners who get to hear all the complaints). Europeans get along fine with not tipping.