Naomi Darvell wrote:

> Whether I tip or not has nothing to do with the person's hourly wage. Most of
> the time, I have no idea what that is anyway. I tip to pay for any kind of
> personal service. Ringing up a purchase is not a personal service. Serving food
> is. I see an espresso bar as kind of a gray area if they are making your drink
> for you.

I see no gray area if I have to go to the counter to order my espresso. I realize
that it requires more ground coffee, more labour and the use of an expensive
machine. However, where I would have paid $1.10 for a regular cup of coffee, I am
paying $2.55 for the espresso. That extra cost gets rid of the gray for me.