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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Tip: Tips are lame

8:38 PM

I was discussing this earlier in Calculus class, but I first thought about it a couple of days ago when I was trying to figure out how much one should tip the pizza delivery guy. I did some research online and came to the conclusion that "Tips are dumb."

I read from a blog comment post somewhere (sorry, forgot the URL) that "I shouldn't be responsible for paying the salary of an establishment's employees." I totally agree. I think it's the company's job to pay their employees, not mine. Tips are stupid. I shouldn't have to pay more than the menu price! Sales tax is already stretching the "unseen fees" thing, but tips are the last straw, because I have to actually figure out how much to tip. At least the tax is on the bill. Figuring out how much to tip people just gives me more work to do. If I'm tipping based on quality of service, then I shouldn't tip at all since they force me to figure out a tip. They should do that for me as well.

That goes on to say "I'd rather they include the tip in the advertised price." That's fine with me. At least then I would be more informed of the financial outcome of the whole situation. Like say I go for a 20 dollar meal at some restaurant. I have 25 dollars. I have to spend all 25 dollars on a 20 dollar meal thanks to tipping and tax. WTF? That's BS.

If people "rely on tips" to make a decent wage, then they should find another job that doesn't inconvenience me. >=[

It's also stupid how Domino's charges a delivery fee AND you're expected to tip the pizza guy. I understand that the delivery guy has to pay for his own gas, but that's also stupid, because he shouldn't have to. It's stupid to pay to work (taxes are dumb, too, but those are required, while tipping is "optional" for most people, since it's not a "written rule").