I feel you friend. And disagreement is where I find my lifeforce, no offense possible in discussion. I understand your position, truly. I just know so many plebs out there just shaking their asses, or strokin' pepper mills, trying to make a living and as a stop gap, I'd love to have them just take that cash home and put it to work. Who knows what tomorrow brings, but I've got to focus on today.
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The ones that put in the effort to go above and beyond, I will make exceptions and tip.
But it should not be expected or forced into the bill, then it doesn't matter what kind of service you get, your moneys gone!
Freedom of contract has to prevail, it should be between the server and the customer (not the owner or his payment platform). I agree 100%. If they try to embed a tip: GFY. In otherwords, in a no-tax-on-tips environment, there is 0% chance I'll go anywhere that includes a default tip. ZERO