Dog3 <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in
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> "Peter Aitken" >
> :
>
>>
>> But call it a service charge or something like that - a tip or
>> gratutity is, by definition, voluntary.
>
> The problem with service charge is; Some patrons will not notice
> it and tip on top of it. At least in the US.

In Europe and in Québec you often have a 15% service charge. Everyone
knows this (or ought to) as well as Federal and provincial tax and tax
on alcohol, where applicable.

Gratuities are usually, and should be, calculated on the unaugmented
value of the meal.

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