On Sun, 12 Sep 2004, Neil Williams wrote:

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:18:09 +0100, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:

I believe you'll find they have come from a culture that doesn't do
tipping, instead paying people for the job. I've had Kiwi colleagues who
have never tipped either.

(Incidentally, I had a meal in a restaurant this evening with a large
group, and said restaurant had a policy of adding 10% "gratuity" for
such groups. I wasn't the organiser, so I didn't fuss - but had I had
anything to do with it, I would have been tempted to zero it; if it is
expected, it should be included in the listed prices.)

The cunning restaurateur will therefore call it a 'service charge'.

tom

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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:47:18 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:

The cunning restaurateur will therefore call it a 'service charge'.

Perhaps. It's still cheeky, however, and should be included in the
prices - or at the very least made obvious in large print on the menu;
it's normally hidden in 6pt font at the bottom. It's not as if the
restaurant aren't already making a packet on a large group.

Neil

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