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0 pointsLarrikin3y ago0 comments

A business that can't stay open when consumers pay the price for their services or goods is absolutely relying on charity donations to stay open.

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tptacek3y ago

I don't follow. When you pay for a meal with the tip, you are paying the price for the services and goods.

LarrikinOP3y ago

When I pay for a meal in Japan (often times with better, fresher ingredients, and prepared with more care) I pay for the meal and the service without a tip. It is the norm all over the world.

What makes the US so special that we have to provide charity on top of the price of the meal.

tptacek3y ago

As has been explained repeatedly, you're not providing charity; you are sharing some of the restaurant's labor cost. When you refuse to tip, you aren't withholding charity; you're refusing payment.

Why does Japan do this differently? Japan is a different place.

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tptacek3y ago

I don't follow. When you pay for a meal with the tip, you are paying the price for the services and goods.

LarrikinOP3y ago

When I pay for a meal in Japan (often times with better, fresher ingredients, and prepared with more care) I pay for the meal and the service without a tip. It is the norm all over the world.

What makes the US so special that we have to provide charity on top of the price of the meal.

tptacek3y ago

As has been explained repeatedly, you're not providing charity; you are sharing some of the restaurant's labor cost. When you refuse to tip, you aren't withholding charity; you're refusing payment.

Why does Japan do this differently? Japan is a different place.

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