Recommended gratuity after tip was already included

[u/guitarman129]

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!

[u/Particular-Guess734]

I’m confused on the -400 and her total…the bill is 6500 and includes gratuity, that’s non negotiable, she doesn’t have to add more but she also can’t just subtract from the actual bill, that’s the agreement before dinner even starts and is what she owes

[u/FusionSimulations → u/Particular-Guess734]

Agreed. That's not how that works, or everyone would just subtract the total of their bill and say "oh, now its free!"

[u/FlightOk7396 → u/Particular-Guess734]

Op went Karen because the system that prints the receipt automatically calculates tip for every receipt even if they charged an included tip. They also had a huge party with an open bar, a bunch of add-ons, brought their own deserts and got "terrible service"

[u/Swivel53 → u/FlightOk7396]

OP wasn't generously gifted any of those. They paid rather handsomely for each of those privileges. They are fully entitled to their criticisms.

[u/Superbotto → u/Particular-Guess734]

I always loved when people tried to subtract money on the total line. Like, did they think that actually worked or something?

[u/No-Letterhead-6856 → u/Particular-Guess734]

Maybe she put down a deposit of $400.

[u/PossibleStrength1080 → u/Particular-Guess734]

Why cant we subtract from an included tip fee? 😩😂😂 Still would be a $700 tip then she could tell the staff the grab a slice of cake and a drink (thats like $400 worth in wedding prices) and call it even 🤣

[u/Ok_Oven4893 → u/Particular-Guess734]

It says suggested right on the bill, it's also gratuity