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Originally posted by Praguer
In the USA, Czech Republic and mostly everywhere, the following applies.
IF THE TIP IS MANDATORY under the terms of Service of The Restaurant. YOU MUST PAY IT. Period.
Do not Like the terms of service ? GO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO EAT.
However if you simply refuse to pay or partially pay the bill, of course you face a penalty according to the local laws.
Anyone who says otherwise, obviously does not eat above the McDonalds level very often.
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I agree because it sounds like it WAS clearly stated prior to eating. Although it's still daft, the guy (or at least it looks like it) knew the rules before eating. However, we have two threads going here. One is concerning the case specifics and the other is tipping in general. 'amost everywhere' does not pay wages so low that tipping for crap service is considered normal. Most of the rest of the world tip to reflect the quality of service given.
To be honest even in the US I still see no reason why the tip should not reflect the service i.e. if the service is crap no tip. The waitress gets paid shit and needs more? Then she simply has to do her job and do her job properly so that she does get good tips. If she's so lousy that nobody tips her then she has nobody to blame but herself and needs to get her act together. Again it goes back to the fact that tipping should never expected but rather earnt - it's the whole point of it.