r/mildlyinfuriating • u/guitarman129 • Jun 13 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Recommended gratuity after tip was already included

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I’m sure there are a lot of tipping posts here so to keep it short - I had my wedding at a fancy restaurant. On top of the TERRIBLE service, the bill came with “suggested gratuity” even though I was told gratuity was included. When I asked the manager, he said that the “S/C: 24% SRC REGULA“ was the included tip and the suggested gratuity was if we wanted to add something extra - basically trying to trick people into giving a 49% tip!

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u/theemptydork Jun 13 '26

If you normally pay select the % option on POS terminals, you are paying a tip on the tax too. Difference is where the money goes

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u/jackissosick Jun 14 '26

Usually this is untrue. Most POS systems calculate tips based on pretax and pre-discount subtotals

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u/Funny_Statistician16 Jun 13 '26

False

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u/GDswamp Jun 13 '26

Well, this is informative.