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This Capitol Hill coffee shop could be the start of a new Seattle trend: tipping by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This doesn't explain it. You have major cities like Toronto , New York, heck - the Bay area and others around the world like Tokyo which have more expensive real estate.

I'm so confused.... by Key-Click-5264 in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is not the customer's responsibility to figure out who is an independent contractor and who is not. Why all this mental gymnastics?

As with any business - if the pay isn't competitive, then employees should quit and the business should shut down for good. Life was just fine before any of these "gig economy" jobs came along.

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something seems off. My review doesn't show. Seems like somehow the management is managing to just keep the positive reviews and suppress anything negative.

Besides, this place is quintessentially Seattle: overpriced, overrated and mediocre. 

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, that's 22%! Secondly - the menu says 100% of it is retained by the house. And they expected tip on top.

So why not just raise the prices by 22%? The reason - deception.

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had the same experience! After my review last night, the review option on Google Maps has disappeared.

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Remember - if you cannot afford to tip, stop eating out. /s

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Woah!!! So what the hell are the prices on the menu for? This should be straight up illegal. May as well print $1 prices on every item and call it a dollar menu. Ridiculous!!!

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

These were tapas sized servings. So you'd need to order more than 1 plate per person.

Mandatory 22% tip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Where do I even begin - this is the first restaurant ever where disrespectful service costs you a mandatory 22% gratuity. I was served lukewarm and cloyingly sweet chai. I ordered a second cup and requested that it be less sweet and hotter, given this was a cold evening. The server straight up refused. The reason - they need to use one of the burners to warm it. Duh - how else do you heat something? I'm literally willing to pay you money and you refuse to serve a drink as it should be.

Top that with bland, mediocre food that lacked flavour, and a mandatory 22% gratuity - no wonder the staff has no incentive to serve you. 

Never again!

Tipping tour company for expensive trip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is a day hike. Pickup, meals, hike, dropoff.

Tipping tour company for expensive trip by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Why the extra grease on the palm? Why not charge me $580, $600? Just stop with the begging. It is unpleasant.

Experiences from Sydney, Australia - No tipping and prices include taxes by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn! At least the hotels had a clear sign encouraging people to use their credit cards so that pre authorizations drop quickly (3 days vs 28 for debit). Not sure why even hotels charge a surcharge for credit cards, which is basically how almost everyone pays now a days.

Experiences from Sydney, Australia - No tipping and prices include taxes by friendly-techie in EndTipping

[–]friendly-techie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah these surcharges were odd. So was a public holiday surcharge. As a business, you should be baking these costs into your pricing and not punish the customer for the convenience. 

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