That's pretty typical in restaurants here. One reason is to assure that the servers don't get screwed out of a tip that is appropriate for such a large group.
I'm not sure how it is in Oz, but here in the States waiters/waitresses make a base hourly wage and rely on tips to bring it up to a "reasonable" amount. in some places the tips are split between the front end personnel, not just the servers. Dan --- On Sat, 6/5/10, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: From: Hendrik and Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT tax and tips To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 5:13 PM Yeah we got charged a service charge in a eatery and me being a tight wad, asked the managment what that is all about, turns out when there are more than 8 people in a party they are entitled to charge a service charge. Hendrik who will be eating out of dumpsters before too long, the way the missus is spending money On Sat Jun 5 8:36 , John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> sent: >And sales tax varies by state... And some things classify differently; >sometimes ready to eat food is not considered for sales tax, but >entertainment tax... > >Oh beware of resturants including a precalculated tip in the "total"... > >-- >John W Reames _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
