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HOW do you guys tip in the US? Do you go by food total or bill total? I know it's frowned upon in other countries, I'm not here to question or debate that.

~~No matter how you split it, pre or post tax, the "gratuity" is much higher than it should be! The 18%is higher even than what actual 20% should be!~~

~~Pretax should be $14.26, tax included (ripoff) should be $15.44. So why is the "20%" up to $18.25?! That's a 25.5% tip.~~

For me, I tip "15%" but round numbers. The bill is $72, so I take 10% (7.20 but round up to 8 then add 4) which ends up $12.

If they were exceptional, I just go off 20% which is $16 by my method, and round the total to the nearest dollar... ~~but even that isn't their pretend 18%!! And technically my method is over 20% after rounding up. They're all just taking advantage of niceness and guilt for patrons having to tip everyone.~~

Edit: I fucked up being hung up on numbers, not realizing to the left was the explanation. 😅 OK, so just: how do y'all tip?

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[-] Aphos@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Dont Tip

[+] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -7 points 4 hours ago

Remember kids, when you don't tip, it makes you just another one of the owning class that withholds wages from honest workers!

[-] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

Lol k

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 hours ago

fuck you it does.

that bullshit is on their cheap ass boss or restaurant owner. pay your employees, don't ask them to beg for money.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 40 minutes ago)

Of course, this only applies in the US where servers make half of minimum wage+tips.

In that moment, they are working for you, and knowing that they don't make an hourly living wage and saying someone else should pay them is the same as Walmart telling it's employees they should apply for assistance if they can't afford groceries. "Want more money? Talk to the government about it!"

I'll sign anything that would change the system! I think it sucks too! But when you FORCE the server to join your protest by working for YOU for FREE, you're not changing the system, you're not doing them any favors, you're being a cheap ass and trying to justify it. Can't afford the tip? Order take out.

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