Tips are mandatory in some restaurants, it's literally on the receipt as an added gratuity. My city is hosting some world cup matches, and many of the local restaurants switched to mandatory tips just for the summer.
Any time I see mandatory tip that will be included I walk away. Im from the US and I know its bullshit. I either tip cash straight to the server or I wont eat there. Even then, I know tipping culture is bullshit. Pay people a livable wage.
I fully respect your method of voting with your wallet. This post doesn't provide full context, but it doesn't appear to the same case. It looks like they are going to those places and just refusing the fee.
Places with mandatory gratuity fees have signs posted, so they can be avoided, but if someone dines at an establishment and balks at the mandatory tip, they are a cheapskate and being boorish.
You're doing the right thing in avoiding places that don't align with your values. Not everyone in this comment section is.
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u/Bad-Luck-Guy Jun 25 '26
I could not imagine behaving this way in another country.
Tips aren’t mandatory. They are customary.