Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]
I was in Germany in May and I didn’t tip at all for the first 2 weeks. Then I was having a conversation with my aunt and she said she leaves 10% and I began to feel bad about all the places I didn’t tip.
On my last night I took everybody out to dinner and it came out to 190 Euros, so 10% would be 19 Euros. But then I put down 250 Euros by mistake (not recognizing the right bills) and the server came up to me and said this is too much and he gives me back the money.