Re: Automatically tipping servers via Interac or Credit Card?
 

OP is right, most places, well, at least most higher end places that do 75%+ in Credit, tip out at the end of the week in check form, most places also take 3-5% out of the tips for processing fees. Pay by credit, write cash on the line, tip in cash. Best way imo.

Re: Automatically tipping servers via Interac or Credit Card?
 

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OP is right, most places, well, at least most higher end places that do 75%+ in Credit, tip out at the end of the week in check form, most places also take 3-5% out of the tips for processing fees. Pay by credit, write cash on the line, tip in cash. Best way imo.

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True. I worked in a large 5 star resort chain for a while, they never paid cash. Credit card or room charge tips were paid fortnightly with your regular pay, and of course taxed. The [censored] also limited a single tip to $100, so if someone offered an excellent waiter a $500 tip (which happened from time to time), they would pay you $100 out of it. Rumor from the finance guys was that they kept the rest, but I'm not 100% on that. Oh and the wage was $13/hour, so we didn't rely on them or anything.

OP: Thanks for being thoughtful about this, I'm sure many waiters appreciate it.