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Topic	Average American spends $1200 on fast food each year.
_Rinku_ 06/29/18 4:10:28 PM #48:	spanky1 posted... _Rinku_ posted... the_rowan posted... _Rinku_ posted... Also, it sounds like you're not tipping the minimum, which is pretty sleazy. $3 on a $9 meal is perfectly sufficient. I don't hog the table; I eat and then I'm out. It's not, really. You're occupying the table, but not spending enough money to make it worth the restaurant's time. Unless you are literally out in ten minutes every single time, you are putting them in the negative for opportunity cost. Restaurants run on razor-thin margins. I don't like it/the pressure they put on you to order more/the pressure they put on employees, so I just get it to-go if I'm not having a drink, app, and entree. Wait, what? 33% tip isn't high enough? Wtf? The general rule is: 20% or at least $5, whichever is higher. There's an opportunity cost of taking up the table and the restaurant can "lose" money on someone who doesn't spend "enough." <cite>_Rinku_ posted [p:904200289] in Average Am... [t:76760913]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>_Rinku_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>the_rowan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>_Rinku_ posted...</cite> <quote> Also, it sounds like you're not tipping the minimum, which is pretty sleazy.</quote> $3 on a $9 meal is perfectly sufficient. I don't hog the table; I eat and then I'm out.</quote> It's not, really. You're occupying the table, but not spending enough money to make it worth the restaurant's time. Unless you are literally out in ten minutes every single time, you are putting them in the negative for opportunity cost. Restaurants run on razor-thin margins. I don't like it/the pressure they put on you to order more/the pressure they put on employees, so I just get it to-go if I'm not having a drink, app, and entree.</quote> Wait, what? 33% tip isn't high enough? Wtf?</quote> The general rule is: 20% or at least $5, whichever is higher. There's an opportunity cost of taking up the table and the restaurant can "lose" money on someone who doesn't spend "enough."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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