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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
Completely agree. I'm sort of waiting to see if the price on the menu goes up at my favorite spots and then I'd feel ok about adjusting the tip accordingly. But most places haven't raised prices yet. I think that's probably the best way to adjust your tipping habits rather than a formula of some kind that tries to predict what a server would usually make. If you notice a price increase, scale it back on the tip.
It does suck for servers though. A lot are going to be going from a hundred a night to an extra $30 bucks on their pay check. Total goof on the ndp for not having a different scale for tip earners.
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I think a lot of people who consistently eat out will be scaling tips back as the change is going to be more apparent to them.
I’d go for lunch on a fairly regular basis and my meal would be $20 pre tax and tip. 15% tip got me up to $23 before tax. Now that same meal is going to cost me $21.50 before tax and tip, but the portion size is the same and so is the service, that’s now a 7% tip if I still pay $23. If I tip the 15%, I’m now paying $24.73 with no increase in benefit to me.
The question is, how many people are willing to pay more for the same product without seeing an increase in either portion or quality?