Restaurant bans tipping. Guess what happened?

[Rain Man]

I would eat at this place every day.

[Loneiguana]

I agree with the approach this guy is taking, but wish he would actually factor the tips into his prices instead of mandatory tip, which is kinda what he did.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Loneiguana

I agree with the approach this guy is taking, but wish he would actually factor the tips into his prices instead of mandatory tip, which is kinda what he did.

What difference would it make? Currently, it's a percentage of the total bill at the discretion of the customer. Now it's a fixed percentage of the total bill every time. It's simply shifting the responsibility of of the same amount a customer would (hopefully) be tipping, to the store. As long as the employer isn't a dick and pays an actual fair amount everybody wins. That's the way every other business is run. If the employer abuses it, they won't have employees any longer.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Fish

What difference would it make? Currently, it's a percentage of the total bill at the discretion of the customer. Now it's a fixed percentage of the total bill every time. It's simply shifting the responsibility of of the same amount a customer would (hopefully) be tipping, to the store. As long as the employer isn't a dick and pays an actual fair amount everybody wins. That's the way every other business is run. If the employer abuses it, they won't have employees any longer.

Or a business(see closing the store down)