As they say, "Well, that escalated quickly." (Page 2)

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Easy now, let this one simmer a bit.  It's early, but this just got Friday awesome.

wow, just wow, cannot believe he wrote that.

I thought I might have come up with a new sig line or possibly an additional one....

@Cuetoy,,,, I know how ya feel,,,,,, Something may be freezing over.

not a racist at all...realist

that's a very harsh word towards me because i commented on a despicable act by a pastor who is supposed to lead by example.

you know good and well there is truth and humor in my post...if you dont like it that's your opinion.

Even I'm shaking my head on this one and I wasn't even able to read the whole thing.......

We live in free society or so we are told,,,, you have a lot of options if you don't like the way things are currently.

Open your own restaurant and make that the policy and do so well you set a trend others will follow.

Don't go to restaurants that operate this way.

Become a politician and take more freedoms away from people who think differently than you do.

FWIW,,,, TIPS stands for "To Insure Proper Service"

It wasn't a matter of what the patron *thought* she should give - it was company policy to auto-charge the 18%.

In my mind it would be the same as saying "my meal was only worth $5, not the $12 you're charging me. So here's $5. We good?"

I don't know you, based on this one post you made, it's not an unreasonable opinion for someone to come to.

Why is it that only restaurants and golf courses operate on this principle then ?

i tip my hairstylist, manicurist, masseuse, taxi drivers (in the US...other countries have different norms and i tip according to those when i am in them)

Where's the rich guy... he'll pay.

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And strip clubs.  Supposedly.

You should get out more. That statement is incorrect.

Have you ever been to Vegas?

oh yeah!

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Excellent!

I've lived in a lot of different places. The vast majority of them work pretty well and there's nothing like the tipping that there is in the US. I really don't get why people can't be hired to do a good job, get paid a fair wage, and just do it.

Question- What percentage of total income come from tips for a person that works in a restaurant ? And is this 100% declared as income on their tax returns ? 

Why? I have never stiffed anyone, but would if my service was horrible enough that I felt no tip was earned. I've waited tables. Giving decent, 15% worthy service, is not hard at all.

On a side note, when did Applebee's start including gratuity? I really do not like that practice at all. I routinely tip 20% or more, but if an 18% gratuity is automatically included then that's all they get.