I find it ridiculous that a retailer can just decide that the consumer should now be tipping at my business. Does that mean when I go to the Bay, and need help finding something, that I should now be giving the clerk a twoonie for the service. If a eat at the food court at a mall, should I be giving a janitor a twoonie for washing the floor? When I pay for my gas, does the cashier deserve 5% of my gas bill for ringing me through? When I buy a balloon for my kid at the dollar store, should I be tipping the person who fills the baloon with helium?
This is all stupid. I understand and appreciate tipping in restaurants. I think it is a good system to motivate the servers to give good service. I've been in France where this didn't go on and I don't know if I've ever had worse service.
Companies need to charge enough that they can afford to pay their staff. If they refuse to, then people should refuse to work there. I am not paying someone at a counter for passing me some take out chicken and taking my money just like I am not tipping at the grocery store or 7-11.
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