r/dankmemes • u/Neo_Gunthet • Oct 25 '23

ancient wisdom found within I don't tip

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u/SleepyNutZZZ Oct 25 '23

Tipping doesn't make any sense, employers should be able to pay good wages to their employees instead of relying on the customer's mood/generosity. Though i would still tip when i go to america

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u/HolyBiscuit69 Oct 25 '23

Upper class has tricked the working class into accepting lower than minimum wages and tipping for good services is actually a part of your daily livelihood.

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u/thatcockneythug Oct 25 '23

It's not the upper class that runs your local Italian joint. Unlike McDonald's, these places do really operate on razor thin margins. If they pay the waiters more, it will necessarily result in a price increase.

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u/ClothesIndividual881 Oct 25 '23

There is already a price increase, it’s called tipping.

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u/Kitahara_Kazusa1 Oct 25 '23

So would you rather tip, and be sure that the extra amount you are paying goes directly to the waiter, or pay 20% extra for the food and have some unknown percentage of that go to the waiter?

I'm just curious, how many people do you know who work for tips, because if you ask any of them I can tell you what they'll think of tipping

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '23 edited Oct 26 '23

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u/Kitahara_Kazusa1 Oct 25 '23

Tbh based on your comment I think we need more tipping so that people have to practice their math skills a bit.

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u/Kitahara_Kazusa1 Oct 26 '23

That you apparently don't know how to multiply by 1.2

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u/vivam0rt Oct 25 '23

The local italian joint does what the big corporations do, because thats the standard

I would pay 30 bucks where the tip is integrated in the price than 25 bucks + 5 buck tip

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u/hentai-police Oct 25 '23

That’s how it’s supposed to be. The prices should match the expenses (with room for profit ofc). Employees salaries are an expense that should be taken into an account. At least that’s how the rest of the world does it.

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u/VariShari Oct 25 '23

I’d rather have a price increase directly where I know the waiters will definitely get what they need to live than know that they fully rely on tips to be able to feed themselves. I don’t live in the US and in many countries, if tipping is accepted at all, tipping means paying for excellent service.

Like „oh this waiter was nice and the food was good, no mistakes were made, and I got a good recommendation for a food item. Here’s something extra for the hard work“

And then you go to the US. Everything’s cheaper, neat! Except it isn’t, cause you’re expected to tip. Hell, you’re shamed into tipping because you know these people don’t get liveable wages. All the responsibility is offloaded onto the customers rather than the business itself simply planning their prices accordingly.

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u/HolyBiscuit69 Oct 25 '23

How can so many restaurants be barely making profit at the same time while charging full price and still underpaying their staff. Doesn't add up.

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u/Onlikyomnpus Oct 25 '23

So it should result in a price increase.