It seems like paying twice for the same thing.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I need to tip at a restaurant that has a service charge? It depends on two common emotions: shame and empathy. Shame, because tipping is expected, and you don’t want to look cheap. Empathy, because you feel for people who are hardworking and underpaid.
Furthermore, Miss Manners is offended by the argument some restaurateurs use to justify extra charges: that if they were to build the cost of labor into their prices, as other businesses do, customers would not stand for the increased amount.
You are right that a service charge, if not accompanied by a no-tipping policy, is double dipping. You are absolved from feeling shame if you do not then tip, but Miss Manners never wants to discourage empathy.Matt Czuchry’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for May 20, 2024Dear Abby: Millennial finds happiness within LGBTQ+ community but longs for family acceptance
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