MOM get the camerah ! <| sep |> If the servers are getting paid minimum wage or a bit extra , why should the customer care ? In theory , more money for the restaurant better quality food . That ' s what people go there for , to eat . Not for the people that bring the food . If that ' s not the case , as in the restaurant no needing the extra tip money , then they can lower the prices . Which goes against the belief that restaurants will fail because people are not tipping . If you think the pay is too low for the job , don ' t work there . Waiters want $ 15 hr and more ? I bet they do . So does everyone else working for minimum wage . Any way you look at it , tipping should go away . If someone still wants to gift you money , that ' s on them . Not even going to mention waiters treating customers badly because they didn ' t get tipped enough . Everyone else still has to do their jobs correctly for minimum wage . The entitlement is nauseating .