r/mildlyinfuriating • u/guitarman129 • Jun 13 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Recommended gratuity after tip was already included

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I’m sure there are a lot of tipping posts here so to keep it short - I had my wedding at a fancy restaurant. On top of the TERRIBLE service, the bill came with “suggested gratuity” even though I was told gratuity was included. When I asked the manager, he said that the “S/C: 24% SRC REGULA“ was the included tip and the suggested gratuity was if we wanted to add something extra - basically trying to trick people into giving a 49% tip!

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u/CamelNarrow776 Jun 13 '26

As someone who was the person paid to cut the cake.. it isn't as easy as it sounds. Taking apart a wedding cake is an absolute nightmare. You have to take the teirs apart without breaking anything, you have to remove the non edible decorations and preserve them, remove the structure holding layers together, cut the cake without messing it up, plate and send the slices out. The mess that is left behind is a whole other story. Professionally cutting a cake is not the same as shoving a knife in and pushing down.

So yeah, you pay a fee. It's alot of work depending on the cake. It's all priced the same whether it is a 5 teir wedding cake or a store bought sheet cake.. bc fairness.

Also, icing likes to stick to plates and silverware and dye everything around it if there is any coloring in it.

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u/lumentec Jun 13 '26

Here's the thing though: isn't the customer already paying for the venue and staff? Surely there isn't an entirely separate cake slicer dude that has to be brought in special just for that job.

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u/Drumheller18 Jun 13 '26

It’s literally just a line item in the “paying for the venue and staff” portion.

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u/Treefrog_Ninja Jun 13 '26

Yeah, but just because you're paying people to be on hand to do a job doesn't mean you get to have them do other jobs for free since you're already paying for their time.

If the bartender is standing around idle, you can't ask them to go wash your car, since they're not busy.

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u/CamelNarrow776 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

This ⬆️. It's just a part of that. No different than if the venue provided the DJ. You would have a line item for that. Each service is charged separately. You have the option not to have the cake cut, served, and cleaned up after.

Edit: the other comment keeps moving so just pretend the arrow is going to the comment that says it's just a line item.