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Dude, everyone understands the tipping system, the market isn't gonna correct if it goes away because you'll still be paying the exact same amount.
I'm not sure what isn't getting across here.
Customers subsidize wages with tipping. The amount is ultimately arbitrary and allows business owners to avoid costs.
The actual cost of the wages is not arbitrary and should be put up by the business first.
You're wrong. Is that clear enough?
Great argument.
Better than yours. The wordiness don't make it true.
Show me on the doll where the free market hurt you.
I think you're confused, I'm not the one complaining.
Let's see what Lemmy thinks.
I don't think a lot of Lemmy understands it doesn't matter how you are subsidizing the wages, you're doing it regardless. Like this clown who thinks food will be cheaper if more cash goes through the owner to the waiter instead of straight to the waiter. Regardless of system the customer is paying for everything, not the owner, unless of course his business is failing. Imagine the entitlement required to desire everyone change their model to make things cheaper for you, at a business that is completely a luxury. You could simply learn to cook instead of whining about tipping.
You could simply learn to cook instead of whining about tipping.
Well I guess the whole restaurant industry doesn't need to exist then.
Reductio ad absurdum.
I literally said it's a (unnecessary) luxury so who is being absurd? You? Yes.
Dude, everyone understands the tipping system
This is not true. I've visited the USA multiple times and I've gotten tipping wrong every time.
the market isn't gonna correct if it goes away because you'll still be paying the exact same amount.
This is also not really true. You look at a menu in Australia and the price you see is the exact amount you pay. $20 lunch is $20 on the bill. No added tips or taxes or anything.
For the customer, this system is better.
Saying that same lunch in the USA would 'have been $14 on the menu in the USA' would not match my experience. In fact, prices for most things were in the same rough ballpark once the exchange rate was factored in.
Caveat: my last visit was 10 years ago. My experience may be out of date. 15% was considered a normal tip, then.