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Old 04-16-2009, 03:06 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by Noir View Post
Okay. You may have to explain this bit for me. How is cash being taken away from you when a customer fails to tip?

I can't seriously see you losing anything out-of-pocket.

OK, Assume that I have $20 float (servers at my restaurant all keep their own float for change. It comes out of my wallet).

Say a table comes in and their final bill is $100. They tip nothing. Assume that this is the only table that I serve all night. (unlikely, but for demonstration sake)

The amount of cash that I'm holding right now is $120. $100 which belongs to the restaurant, $20 which belongs to me.

At the end of the night, I may have to tip out, say 3% of my total bills/revenue to kitchen and house.

That means that when I am doing my cash-out, I have to give the $100 back to the restaurant and then I have to give out $3 tip to the kitchen and house.

I end up leaving with $17, which is $3 less than what I came to work with.
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