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by Spooky23 2627 days ago
Sorry it was intended to be "stiffing".

Usually when a group grows to a certain size, somebody will decide that rather than chipping in $30, because they "just had a salad", they'll toss in $12.95 for the salad, skip tax and tip and disappear.

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Interesting. I can understand that they don't feel obliged to pay the tip, but how do they justify not paying the tax?
Are prices in US restaurants given net, instead of gross?
At least prices in Canada are net, tax is added when paying.
Interesting. In Poland, and most EU places I've been to, the prices in restaurants and stores are almost universally gross, to make it easier for the buyer to know how much they'll pay.
Yeah, I got surprised a few time when I was there to study. Also the "mandatory" tipping was unusual, compared to Europe