Comments on: A Crisis, If You Care http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/ Food reportage in a city of untapped wonder Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: noisegroove http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2755 noisegroove Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:49:12 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2755 Doesn't anyone see that the real problem is condoning any employment situation where the individual performing the service is paid a substandard wage? Ideally, there would be no tipping, for anything. and labor laws would be ENFORCED. And then the actual price of the food would be on the menu. If you think this utopian ideal cannot be achieved, visit London. As it is, I tip quite high, higher than all my friends. And my friends are generous. But it's a screwy system and making the consumer feel guilty is misguided. And noone is chaining those guys to a bike either, So it must feel worth it to them. I think the guys protesting outside Saigon Grill have the right idea: go after the employer, not the customer. Meanwhile I will keep giving ~$3 to the food delivery guy, in cash, because it's the only way I can keep his employer from stealing it from him. I guess. Doesn’t anyone see that the real problem is condoning any employment situation where the individual performing the service is paid a substandard wage? Ideally, there would be no tipping, for anything. and labor laws would be ENFORCED. And then the actual price of the food would be on the menu. If you think this utopian ideal cannot be achieved, visit London.

As it is, I tip quite high, higher than all my friends. And my friends are generous. But it’s a screwy system and making the consumer feel guilty is misguided.

And noone is chaining those guys to a bike either, So it must feel worth it to them. I think the guys protesting outside Saigon Grill have the right idea: go after the employer, not the customer.

Meanwhile I will keep giving ~$3 to the food delivery guy, in cash, because it’s the only way I can keep his employer from stealing it from him. I guess.

]]> By: joe russotto http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2748 joe russotto Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:49:37 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2748 "Our high-minded and cynical tipping philosophies revolve around an antiquated nostalgic view that we tip to reward good service. This is incorrect. As we all know, tipping is our way of paying for the cheap food and incredible service we have available to us nearly around the clock. That cheapness and availability comes at a cost we never see" When you're spending a whopping $100 for dinner, I hardly think this is cheap. I resent that there is tipping at all, as restaurant owners should pay their employees, and not expect us to pay for them, while NOT passing on the savings to us. Oh, and another thing that annoys the HELL out of me is the ever-inflating "tip" (that has now become a "chunk"). When a "tip" of 20% is expected (excuse me- DEMANDED) we have have problems. A tip (if there should be such a thing at all) should be just what the name says, a "tip". “Our high-minded and cynical tipping philosophies revolve around an antiquated nostalgic view that we tip to reward good service. This is incorrect. As we all know, tipping is our way of paying for the cheap food and incredible service we have available to us nearly around the clock. That cheapness and availability comes at a cost we never see”

When you’re spending a whopping $100 for dinner, I hardly think this is cheap.
I resent that there is tipping at all, as restaurant owners should pay their employees, and not expect us to pay for them, while NOT passing on the savings to us.
Oh, and another thing that annoys the HELL out of me is the ever-inflating “tip” (that has now become a “chunk”).
When a “tip” of 20% is expected (excuse me- DEMANDED) we have have problems.
A tip (if there should be such a thing at all) should be just what the name says, a “tip”.

]]> By: Lauren Armstrong http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2747 Lauren Armstrong Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:15:35 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2747 Did you know that none of these restaurants are in Northampton! I mean, seriously, who knew? =) Did you know that none of these restaurants are in Northampton! I mean, seriously, who knew?

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]]> By: Lianne http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2494 Lianne Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:51:56 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2494 Wow, this really opened up my eyes and I too, will never tip under 20% ever again for my deliveries. Thank you so much for raising awareness on this overlooked issue. Wow, this really opened up my eyes and I too, will never tip under 20% ever again for my deliveries. Thank you so much for raising awareness on this overlooked issue.

]]> By: Jesse http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2426 Jesse Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:19:56 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2426 Thanks, Doug. I hope people read Jennifer's article and resolve to bring their tips up -- it's the absolute least we should be doing. Thanks, Doug. I hope people read Jennifer’s article and resolve to bring their tips up — it’s the absolute least we should be doing.

]]> By: Doug http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2425 Doug Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:40:41 +0000 http://allyoucaneatnyc.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/snack-a-crisis-if-you-care/#comment-2425 Great post! Its definitely a neglected issue - I've seen them on strike recently. Great post! Its definitely a neglected issue – I’ve seen them on strike recently.

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