Why do we tip, do you?

[NotStan]

Joelcool7 said:

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.

If the waiter earns minimum wage then fair enough, there are still instances when the service has been exceptionally good. For eg, if I went to pizza hut with friends and we got an apalling waiter, who does not refill the drinks when out so we have to wait for a long duration of time, or is generally being a prat and ignoring his/her customers then yeah not tipping is justified, but if the waiter actually drops by every now and then to check on the drinks then thats tipsworthy, even if that is in his job description, think of it as a bonus to them. I am not even sure they get bonuses considering they get quite hefty amount from tips.