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Originally Posted by Maleg
If you are paying $1000 in tips you are spending much more on meals. They aren't giving you preferential treatment because you tip more, they are giving you VIP treatment because you spend more. If you did the same at your AD you'd be swimming in SS Daytona's.
Agree. Tipping was supposed to be for service staff that were underpaid because their income was based on performance based service tips. Now, people who have a normal hourly wage expect to be tipped for simply being present when you make a purchase.
As to the OP, the tax policy doesn't affect my approach to gratuities. Inflation has driven up prices across the board and the cash value of my 20-30% tip has risen proportionately. The fact that the servers get a $25,000 exemption seems unfair to people who work just as hard and don't get the first $25K tax free. But congress needed a sound bite and they cut servers some slack to get it.
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5-6 meals $300 on average, then another 10-15 under $300. Usually tip 40-50% at places we frequent. Adds up quick.
The thing is, if the AD treated me like the places we frequent I’d probably be interested in giving them my money.
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