I've noticed a trend in this thread of gratuities being added to the bill. With the exception of my cruise earlier this year, i have never been presented with a bill already including the tip.
Is this common in american restaurants? Because even in all my travels south of the border i have not experienced this.
Now let me point out that i tend to overtip anyways, so my issue isn't the money. However, if i am ever presented with a restaurant bill with tip included, someone's going to get an earfull in a hurry.
It's not up to them to determine my level of satisfaction for me.
That said.... i'm not hard to please and don't need to be waited on hand and foot to enjoy my restaurant experience.
My other issue is that, as a rule i prefer to tip in cash, even if i pay for the meal with a credit card.
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