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Old 02-04-2004, 10:51 AM  
Peaches
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Originally posted by JFK
It is an unfortunate situation, and she is caught in the middle. In a fair world restaurants would pay a wage that a person could live on. The cost of the service provided is built into the price of the meal. Do Not expect me to forcibly subsidise some businesses substandard wages
So you wouldn't mind a 15% increase on your purchases so they could pay a "fair wage" but you mind the exact same amount in the guise of a "forced tip"? At least with the "forced tip" you can negotiate the amount with the manager if you received poor service. Not so with the food costing more.
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