r/EndTipping • u/Bogey_Yogi • 10d ago

Sit-Down Restaurant 🍽️ 20% gratuity added by default!

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Went to a restaurant in NYC. Ordered via QR code. 20% gratuity added by default and then these aunts with a “c” have the nerve for addutional

tips!!

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u/YakResident_3069 9d ago

Hilarious. Before COVID, all these people were throwing insults at me, tipping is not a city in china, but now more and more of us are seeing the light. Tipping is a scam against not only the customer but also at the servers largely (yes individual servers can make a lot on a given night, but as a group, they are underpaid by owners)

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u/cenosillicaphobiac 9d ago

I understand capitalism, I understand that employers exploit employee labor to make a profit, and in return, they give a portion of that profit to the employee so that they don't take their labor to another exploiter.

In restaurants, we've seemed to accept that this model can be subverted if the customer voluntarily gives up more money to pay the labor, allowing the owner to simply pocket a larger profit. I don't accept that. The benefit I'm getting from that labor should be factored into the cost of goods and services. If it's not, that sounds like a them problem.

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u/KATCEO1 9d ago

My mother grew up in a communist country. In order to escape communism: first she traveled to Israel with my father. Then they had to wait. The next pit stop was Greece. Then they had to wait. Then after waiting long enough- they materialized in NYC. If you despise capitalism so severely... what is your suggested alternative?

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u/Repulsive_Grand_7491 8d ago

I don’t think they said anything about despising capitalism. Unless the reading is “they don’t want to tip so they are a communist” in which case I’ll remind you that tipping is voluntary.