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If you think baristas are surly now, just wait and see how they would be if tips were eliminated. From what i see here it seems like many of you probably haven't worked as a food service wage slave. Maybe you have, i dunno.
The important thing to note is that minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, hardly a liveable wage. Also, many restaurants can claim exemption from this minimum wage if they can prove that their servers make up the difference in tips. If the servers don't make up the difference, the resataurant has to. In light of this, not only do tips serve to provide a little more incentive for a waitron/barista to serve you adequately, but they also serve to allows the waitron or barista to earn a livable wage. These businesses are simply passing the buck to the customers because it allows them to pay their employees shit. Unfortunately, restaurants and coffeeshops aren't very profitable(with the exception of huge chains), so it would seem that this is the way it must be.
Also, don't complain about overpriced coffee unless you are willing to go without it. Complaining about the price of a nonessential item that you could easily make at home yourself with a little initiative is foolhardy.
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