VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge to Londonwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge to Londonwww.independent.co.ukVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoand it’s not like their customers care that much about price, they could increase their prices by 20% and have just as many people showing up. But nope, they decide to introduce a shameful tipping culture instead.
minus-squareunderisk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHe did increase the prices by 20%, he just did it in a way that passes the blame on to his employees.
minus-squareTyphoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAnd where he doesn’t take the loss if people refuse to pay it.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWait you can just refuse? I thought you’d get arrested
minus-squareTyphoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf someone refuses to pay the tip it doesn’t affect the owner. It hurts the waiter/waitress.
and it’s not like their customers care that much about price, they could increase their prices by 20% and have just as many people showing up. But nope, they decide to introduce a shameful tipping culture instead.
He did increase the prices by 20%, he just did it in a way that passes the blame on to his employees.
And where he doesn’t take the loss if people refuse to pay it.
Wait you can just refuse? I thought you’d get arrested
If someone refuses to pay the tip it doesn’t affect the owner. It hurts the waiter/waitress.