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Originally Posted by valo403
So the other option is that the owner pays their staff more and the costs are covered by.......aliens??
If restaurant wages went up and tipping was removed across the board prices would likely remain fairly similar to where they are now when you factor the tip in.
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Yes, aliens. Good one.
The money to pay server staff would come out of the restaurant owners proft margins obviously. Margins that are very high at successful restaurants.
Many retail stores and fast food establishments don't expect their customers to tip their staff and therefore, in many circumstances, pay their staff above minimum wage. The employer is paying their employees, not the customer.
I understand the restaurant business is a tough business to succeed in, but I wouldn't exactly feel bad for the owner of Catch, Chicago Chophouse, earls, etc if he or she paid their staff higher wages.