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Originally Posted by fredr123
I think the "hospitality" industry is a bit different than other service industries. There's not really any contract in place between you and your customers aside from the one that says flat coke and half an ounce of rum is $6.50. The tip, after the transaction, is basically equivalent to handing an ad-exec a bulging envelope of cash to sweeten the deal after the fact. In one case, you're a bartender and it's okay. In the other...
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Well, maybe things are different in the US than in Canada, I know they are different in a lot of European countries, because when I tipped over there people always looked at me funny and sometimes even tried to give the money back. In the US the hospitality industry makes their living off of tips. The tip is paying for services the $6.50 is for the product. If you don't pay for the services don't expect them to be any good that's all I am saying...