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Originally Posted by DaFace
No kidding...I'd be tempted not to leave a tip at all if that's the case. I don't tip the cashier at a retail store. If my waiter is paid the same, then why should I tip him (or her)?
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Um..... because if you don't tip them anything then in a way you're making them pay to wait on you.
I don't think a lot of people realize that even if you don't leave a tip most restaurants force waiters to tip their bartenders /host staff etc. based on a percentage of sales. If you leave them nothing you basically made them pay to wait on you.
At a restaurant I used to work for I had to tip out to my bartender 2% of sales, the host 1% of sales, and what they called an expo (a person who garnishes the plates) 1% of sales as well. If a guest had a $100 tab and left nothing I'd still be forced to pay 4 dollars for that 4% of sales even though I never received a tip on it.