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Originally Posted by btimbit
To get rid of tipping, prices would have to go up. Fair trade off, I'd be all for it, but barring some major cultural shift it's simply not going to happen. No restaurant wants to be the first to do it, as the casual guest will see the price and think it isn't worth it when they can get a similar steak for less elsewhere, not even thinking of the tip.
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And the funny thing is that if tipping were abolished, it would be the cheapskates who would be hurt the most. They would no longer have their dining and drinking experience subsidized by tippers - it would all be captured right there in the bill.