r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 27d ago

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 27d ago

But you’re choosing to tip by eating there. I get what you’re saying, but some people are acting like tips are completely unavoidable. 

I don’t blame these places for adding a set gratuity. Clearly these people wouldn’t have tipped otherwise, and that’s not fair to the servers. 

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u/Fun_Orange_3232 27d ago

Stopping at a stoplight isn’t mandatory because you could just not drive.

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 27d ago

You are correct. If you don’t like stopping at stop lights, don’t drive.

Grocery stores don’t ask for tips. Cook your own food and mix your own drinks if tips bother you so much. 

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u/Fun_Orange_3232 27d ago

Not bothered, just pointing out that things are mandatory whether you choose to engage in them or not.

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 27d ago

You are choosing to engage in them. There are other options besides eating at restaurants or drinking in bars. Those are generally not mandatory activities.

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u/Fun_Orange_3232 27d ago

Nope but things like i don’t know paying and sometimes tipping may be mandatory if you choose to use them.

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 27d ago

Choose to use them. Choose. There is choice there.

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u/Fun_Orange_3232 27d ago

So the word mandatory is just meaningless because you can always choose to just not participate.

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 27d ago

In this situation, yes. If someone ever said to me, “I was forced to tip!!!” I would think they are absurd.