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Originally Posted by biosurfer1

Tipping is a ridiculous tradition that has no valid argument in my mind. Waiter's get paid an hourly rate based on the job they do, if they don't like how much they are making, take it up with THE OWNER. Just because I give good service to all my companies customers doesn't mean I have my hand out at the end of the day for some extra cash.
If that means the owner has to raise the price of food, so be it. If the service sucks or food is too pricey, people won't come and the market self regulates.
I'm not sure where along the way tipping became a mandatory thing, with waiters giving people the stink eye or plotting against the customer the next time if they don't..

Now it seems like its infecting every industry with a "tip cup" everywhere you look.

Do you stiff waiters and bartenders because you don't like the system. You may not like it, but that's how it is. You could always move to a country where they do it differently.

Waiters and bartenders make LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE. The theory is that you pay for good service. It's supposed to motivate them to give better service.