I ain’t their daddy, I don’t give hem an allowance.
If I owe it, put it in the price.
No. You’re not their daddy. But I feel certain if you were, and heard your daughter tell you how she worked six hours after attending classes all day, and came home covered and smelling of food after being stiffed by some thug, you would feel different. I know my daddy did. As far as “putting it in the price,” most restaurants are starting to crack down on deadbeats that skip the tip. They are protecting their servers “in writing” at the bottom of the menu where it says 15 (or 20) percent tip will be added “automatically” on parties over 6. But you are right, it should be added to every tab for losers that go to restaurants and pretend not to understand the meaning of “usual and customary.” Some people need a law for everything. Now shouldn’t you be scurrying on back to DU about now?