I understand what you are saying and hell, I'm not even arguing if a no tipping policy isn't a better way to do business. My point is directly related to how a business operates in states where the minimum wage for waiting is 2.13. Say you have 20 employees all working one hour, that's 42.60. Now say you have 20 employees working for an hour at the 7.25 which is minimum wage in some states, that's $145. If those employees are all full time that's around 4 grand extra a week. That cost increase for businesses in those states would have to be passed on somewhere, in service quality or payment for service. It's Not that it doesn't work, it's that the change would place a financial burden many businesses who rely on customer tipping, especially smaller privately operated places, wouldn't be able to handle.

I thought it my be ebony. Skyrim pun intended.

Darkanhell, you're absolutely right about the rest of the world, but that's flawed logic. First, tipping isn't mandatory, it's custom. Secondly, not tipping in other countries is the custom businesses in those countries have had for a while, but not in the United States. So, if the wage of an employee is raised, or in this case a lot of employees, the cost of doing business is more, that cost is often passed onto the customer either by lowing the quality of service because you have to fire staff, lowering the quality of product, or by raising the cost of service provided. It would also force a lot of smaller establishments out of business because of the cost.

I agree with celticrose. People bitch about waiters and waitresses getting/wanting/earning/deserving a tip, but they never bitch about how the restaurant industry doesn't pay the servers minimum wage because they are not legally obligated to do so. And then there is the flip side, we change the law, and then restaurants have to raise prices to cover the cost of their employees. And then you would just be paying more than you would have if you would just tip.
I'd also tip my mechanic if I had a regular one, just like I tip my barber, a dude to carries my groceries (I don't need that very often), and the guy who pours my coffee. The tips not much, but it's always to thank that person for their services because I use to do those same jobs and people in those jobs get shit on... A lot.

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You obviously have never read the Funsubible it very clearly states in Rulelivian 1:34- One shall never post a post that has been posted: Ever. If one does post a post that has been posted they shall be subjected to others pointing out that it has been posted before, and shown their abomination through a link posted in thou comments.

Or have a laryngoscopy.

No, "It's a me! Mario!"

Well you know what they say, "if a guest says it's true then..." Nah, I ran out of energy to keep this sarcasm up. Maybe I'm just tired. Been kind of a rough week.

Icyquiet, your comment reminds me of the episode of the Office where a guy is trying to sell Michael Scott insurance.

No this is Sparta

You could buy two and watch yourself in the reflection of one, while eating the other barehanded. That should cover your want.