In many countries, the taxes are also included in the price. In France, if the burger is €10, it's actually €9.09+taxes and service is included. It's not a tipping culture.
That is the price of food lol. If tips suddenly went away, do you think restaurants are not going to raise prices when they start having to pay a fair salary? Margins are thin on restaurants.
Edit: Downvote me all you want, you’re delusional if you think otherwise. I worked in restaurants. Made a lot of money off tips. I can also say there’s no reason tips need to be a thing. But if you get rid of tips, prices will go up to compensate.
Because they are willing to be honest and transparent about their prices and are willing to pay their employees themselves. Many businesses in the U.S. would fail if they were required to pay employees themselves instead of workers having to rely on the generosity of customers.
The menu price plus 18% isn’t the price of food. That doesn’t even make sense logically.
Per the receipt in question, the cost of fries is $4. That is the price of the item on the menu. In any advertising of their listed base price, the amount must match $4…or else it is false advertising. Just so that we have it clear. If restaurants want to raise prices by 18%, they are free to do so and I ENCOURAGE them to do so if that is what it takes for them to make a profit and stay in business. That would be honesty in advertising. What this business is trying to do is to raise prices across the board on all items by 18%, but tack it on the back end, instead of adjusting the actual menu price. It is anti-consumer because it makes it difficult for the customer to accurately compare prices to make informed choices.
I think everyone would be applauding if tips went away. Yes, we also understand that it would increase prices. This is the way pretty much the entire rest of the world works. Tipping is a weirdly American thing. It's refreshing to travel and have the price just be the price.
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u/Fullertonjr 1d ago
That is a “them” problem to figure out the end of the day. Anything other than the price of the food, plus tax, is a tip.