where can i find the provisions of law regarding the 10% service charge of restaurants?
-Laws governing Restaurants.-
2007-04-20 16:36:45 · 9 answers · asked by Ishan's Shade 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You're kidding me, right? 10% is minimal fee for service that the waiter gave you...some places it is 15-18% added to bills and if the service is good you give 20-25%. In TX waiters make $2.13/hr and we get taxed on our SALES including your bill...so if you don't tip, we pay taxes on money we didn't earn. That's basically theft on your part...and I have heard of a guy that got arrested for theft of services when refusing to tip. If you can't afford to go out to eat at a Restaurant (including tip) then head over to McDonald's where some server won't wait on you hand and foot...for free in your case. Slavery is outlawed in the US by the way...think about it.
2007-04-20 16:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by ♥austingirl♥ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Laws governing restaurants cover the health regs and the serving of alcohol. The built-in gratutity for large parties is to cover the loss of revenue caused by tying up so many of their tables and the trickiness the kitchen is put through to serve all the meals at the same time.
If you are dining at a place that demands a 10% service charge reguardless of the size of the party, go somewhere else. Sooner or later, the restaurant will get the clue and change their policies.
2007-04-20 17:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I'm Emman from the Philippines. 10% service charge applies to everyone. Even local tourist or those residing nearby have to pay for the 10% charge. Well, it depends on the restaurant or establishment where you're going to buy. I hope this helps! :)
2016-05-20 00:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been arguing about this with my sis in law for years. I don't have the answer for you. I did some research on tipping about 5 years ago and there were no laws on it. Even the gratuity charge doesn't HAVE to be paid. I'm not saying that I don't tip. I'm just saying why tip? My sis in law makes at least 14 an hour. It's just her. She gripes and tells me all kinds of crap about people that dont tip her. One day she spilled a whole pitcher of tea on a guy and then bitched that he didnt tip her. My sister works in this field too and she tells me all of the things that they do to people and their food if they dont tip. Obviously not at that time but later if they come back. They remember bad tippers or no tippers.
2007-04-20 16:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by mandiemlac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? Here in California - we pay 15%. If there is a gratuity built into the charge for your dining adventure - then you should not be expected to tip. The key word here is "expected". A tip is something above and beyond the cost and customary charges.
2007-04-20 16:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by Terrie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The service charge is like the other charges on the menu, they have the right to put it in there. Read the menu before you eat and decide if you wanna be frugal and go home and eat your wife mush.
2007-04-20 16:45:16 · answer #6 · answered by Nort 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't know where you are hailing from , but up here in Canada we who own restaurants have the power to set charges any way we so chose... ... having said that ,, if customers prefer not to have those kind of charges automatically added to their bill then they can opt out and never return.
2007-04-20 16:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by pbear i 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
is this for a large party?
it's not necessary that you pay that, but 10% is a small tip.
2007-04-20 16:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not, a cheapskate by any chance are you?
Fork it over rich man. We need that money to live.
2007-04-20 16:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by truthspeaker10 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋