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Yakk · 05-31-2004, 10:41 AM

If the restaurant paid a higher wage to the servers, the price of the higher wage would be absorbed into the cost of the food. So, saying that (tip expectation+lower wage) vs (no tip expectation+higher wage) somehow screws the consumer is simply ridiculous. Would you prefer to have higher restaurant meal prices, or would you prefer to have an expectation of tipping?

Second, I personally tip because I would hate to do their job. And it is socially acceptable for me to help them out with money.

Third, money coming from tips is more performace based than money coming off a salary, so it should (in general) encourage better service.

Lastly, tipping is a cultural phenomina. Knowing that you are supposed to tip, tipping the right amount, doing the tip ritual correctly, are all signs that you are a fine, upstanding member of the culture in question. Objecting to tipping as more than an intellectual exercise generates the sign that you aren't a well-adjusted member of the culture, and hence you get negative emotional responses from people.

05-31-2004, 10:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	If the restaurant paid a higher wage to the servers, the price of the higher wage would be absorbed into the cost of the food. So, saying that (tip expectation+lower wage) vs (no tip expectation+higher wage) somehow screws the consumer is simply ridiculous. Would you prefer to have higher restaurant meal prices, or would you prefer to have an expectation of tipping? Second, I personally tip because I would hate to do their job. And it is socially acceptable for me to help them out with money. Third, money coming from tips is more performace based than money coming off a salary, so it should (in general) encourage better service. Lastly, tipping is a cultural phenomina. Knowing that you are supposed to tip, tipping the right amount, doing the tip ritual correctly, are all signs that you are a fine, upstanding member of the culture in question. Objecting to tipping as more than an intellectual exercise generates the sign that you aren't a well-adjusted member of the culture, and hence you get negative emotional responses from people. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.