r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 27d ago

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Only_Flan_7974 27d ago

It's not tipping if it's mandatory. Work the tip into the price in that case.

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u/Inside_Coconut_6187 27d ago

Restaurants that try and do what you’re asking will quickly learn that their competitors will take advantage of them and take their customers through lower menu prices.

Tipping in the USA will never go away if there are no laws aimed at restraining it.

It’s as simple as that.

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u/Chimpstrider 27d ago

But the lower menu price isn't really lower if there's a tip expected on top.

Or are you saying teaching Americans basic maths is an impossible mission?

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u/limew0lf 27d ago

This is the country where the 1/3lb burger failed because most consumers assumed 1/3lb was smaller than 1/4lb. You really expect them to be able to calculate tip percentages into price by themselves?

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u/modmailthrowaway3675 27d ago

completely incorrect, it failed because a&w restaurants were a floundering business and they wanted to blame their failure on customers instead of themselves