On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:54:18 -0600, John Kuthe >
wrote:

>On 2 Feb 2013 13:00:23 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>Boy, this outta be good for a battle royal.
>>
>>Should restaurant patrons be subject to an automatic surcharge (it's
>>not a tip!) for groups over a certain number?
>...
>
>I think not too. If any restaurant I ever went charged an automatic
>"tip" then not only would that be ALL they got as a tip (I typically
>tip very well too, more than 20%) it would also be ther last time I
>ever patronized them!
>
>John Kuthe...

If the waitress waited on 10 tables of 2 people in the same amount of
time, she would realize a nice amount of tip. Because she is tied up
with 20 people at one table (takes a lot more time than one table) she
is vulnerable to getting stiffed for her work.
Janet US