Here's A Tip......Don't Leave one, Or Expect One
There is a trend beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bars and
restaurants are adopting a NO TIPPING policy.
This has been brought about by the pressure for a $15 minimum
wage. Already California has a $9 minimum wage, but the Bay Area
cities have an even higher rate. San Francisco is at $11.05, but will
soon be $12.25. Other Bay Area cities are following suit. The race to
$15 is on.
So what are the bars and restaurants doing to survive in the face of this
wage escalation?
Higher Prices?
Simply put, they are raising prices. But they aren't just raising prices.
They are also adopting a NO TIPPING policy.
The higher prices are about the same as the existing prices PLUS the
expected gratuity. For example, a popular bar raised it's price of a
cocktail from $12 to $15 with NO TIP ALLOWED.
Period.
Good for them.
This is indeed a good direction for us to be going. People get paid for
what they do. They are not at the mercy of others to pay them. Others
that might not believe in tipping or even know that it is expected. They
get paid for what they do.
Many times, visitors from other cultures receive services when they
come here that they don't pay for. They don't know that the service
provider depends on tips for 50% or more of their income.. How much
better it would be if the price charged completely covered the wages
of the service provider.
I like it.
Let's change this right now.
Let's change it everywhere.
No more tips.
Just a fair price for the service rendered.
Real Estate
And here is a real estate question: Why is it worth twice as much
money to assist a buyer or seller with a $500,000.00 purchase than it
is with a $250,000.00 purchase?
The work is the same. The service provided should be the same. So
why do you want a tip?
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