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- From: prabhak@giga.cs.umn.edu (Satya Prabhakar)
- Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
- Subject: Re: HOW WE TIP IN RESTAURANTS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.172315.16215@news2.cis.umn.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 17:23:15 GMT
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- (Venu Nayar) writes:
- >
- >i agree with you when you say that you only get what you pay for, but the
- >whole idea of tipping in a restaraunt is as a token of appreciation for good
- >service. i have noticed that when i go to most indian restaraunts in this
- >area i get lousy service. so i dont feel inclined to tip very much, even
- >though i have also worked as a waiter and know how much the guys receive as
- >pay. therefore,i feel that if waiters should get large tips they should
- >provide better service. this is a case of getting paid for good work, not
- >a mandatory thing.
-
- I think as a customer, I have the right to demand good service, not take
- it if the waiter is kind enough and then compensate him or her for being
- so nice to me. They are dependent on us and not viceversa. They should
- treat us customers well not in anticipation of a gratuity but because
- they are running a business. Anyone who is not aware of this fundamental
- principle perhaps will not last long.
-
- Good service is not a perk bestowed upon the customers by golden-hearted
- waiters, but rather it is customer's fundamental right. No ifs and buts.
-
- Now, if there is a cost to running the business, inform the customer that
- this is the *total* price tag and let them decide if they want to buy the
- good or service. Irrespective of that, customers ought to be treated well.
-
- Because product and service providers prosper because of customers, not
- inspite of them.
-
- Satya Prabhakar
-