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Originally Posted by Lanfear
Well if you use that argument it's a bit elitist to think that the non-tipping customer is worth more than the waiter who also needs to make money because they might want to eat.
Also nobody said forego it entirely but budget for what you can afford.
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Not really. My point is, they’re not that distinguishable. If anything, the worker has the potential to make well above minimum wage from other tips.
Most people tip, or at least, we have a tipping culture/expectation, so a customer not being able to afford it, shouldn’t tip the scale, so to speak. Budgeting is a luxury. Tips are a gratuity. Expecting everyone to tip is kinda naive. The hope is usually that other customers cover the non-tippers, the other customers (biggest tippers) typically being people with deeper pockets.