Do you think they should get rid of tipping in restaurants in the United States?

@samueltyler2 there was a trend in high end restaurants there about 10 years ago and it faded. US consumers appear to love to maneuver tax, tips, fees, rounding up to $.99, sales, club card discounts, etc. anything but "this costs X" even though we complain about it.

@JonLosAngeles66 not a restaurant, but JC Penny did away with running sales and rounded up to the dollar. Just keeping prices as low as they could. It failed miserably as well.

@JonLosAngeles66 some places ask if you will donate the rounded off to s9me charity.

@samueltyler2 Overall, a waitress spends maybe five minutes with any one party. Take order, bring food, stop by now and then to ask if everything is alright. Five minutes total, unless the party is needy or demanding.
Then they expect a 25 to 30 percent tip? On a $50 bill, that comes to $10 to $15 for those five minutes. That comes to at least $120 an hour.

But then when they are ASKING for tips, it just creates an uncomfortable situation. Like being at a gh3tto Walmart or asking to borrow someone's toothbrush.

Owners claim, "We are running on razor thin margins and cannot afford to pay!" Well maybe they need to close shop.

@HoeBag sorry, my kids all did some time as servers, they worked really hard!

@samueltyler2 I would never work as a server. Yeah you have to work hard just so your actual boss can pay next to nothing and depend on tips. The whole situation is just awkward.

I very seldom go to restaurants except fast food where they do not ask for tips just yet.

@CreyvinMoorhead exactly, pay a good wage and just have your customers expect to pay for their waters and a little extra for the food