Why do we tip, do you?

[Joelcool7]

NotStan said:

I feel like a prat if I don't tip, and there are paid releatively low wages here in UK, a friend of mine works as as a waiter, he makes about £25 for an 8 hour shift, and gets about 20 in tips. So it's the tips that push his pay to the minimum wage othrwise he'd get nearly a half of the minimum wage per hour, I am not sure if that's the case in Canada, but I thought it was like that worldwide.

In Canada the minimum wage sticks at least in my province. I know some waitresses and a cook (Who also gets a share of the tip) they all make 8.95$ or higher. I know a waitress who makes about 200$ a day in tips (She works at a bar and grill) really high end place. But honestly I can't see how she deserves it or any other waiter or waitress in my province. Why do they deserve to get tipped when no one else does.

Its unfair to pay a waitress or waiter below minimum wage, thats BS. I guess tipping would be justified in those cases. But definatly not in BC.