To me it sounds (from comments, not article), that the reliance on tips is because ibstead of paying the wait staff a proper wage, they can set their menu/adver

To me it sounds (from comments, not article), that the reliance on tips is because ibstead of paying the wait staff a proper wage, they can set their menu/advertised price lower and make assumptions. Now as someone who not obly worked in hospitality but also ran a few restaurants, this is an insane premise. How the hell could you rely in professional wait staff (not students but actual trained and comitted staff), if you cant guarantee them a good wage to vegin with. Tipping is supposeto show your appreciated for exceptional service, to force your staff to assume its a guaranteed alotment is bullshit. Also, im in japan now (out of hospitality yay), i get exceptional service everywhrre with no expectation of tips, and damned if i dont tip a hell of a lot more here.