TYT: Why Did This CEO Ban Tipping In His Restaurant?

[WhoIsNumberNone]

"The bill arrives at the end of your meal in a restaurant and you look to see how much you should tip -- 5 per cent? Ten per cent?

Not at Noodles & Co, an American fast-food restaurant serving noodles, sandwiches, salads and soups inspired by cuisines from around the globe.

Its chairman Kevin Reddy has introduced a no-tip rule at his eateries and says that the policy has been a success."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2590823/Please-DO-NOT-tip-waiter-Noodle-restaurant-implements-unusual-gratuity-policy-respect-does-not-cost-anything.html

[brewens]

1. Cool that he realizes he could afford to do that but I kind of wonder if most people tipped at

all there anyway? I worked at a Skippers from 79-81 and even though we had servers, it was enough like a regular fastfood place that most people never tipped. You placed your order at the counter but we brought the food to your table.

Nice gimmick anyway. "You don't need to tip at our restaraunt." People will think that's cool and probably not think that they wouldn't have anyway.

[fasttense]

8. I've gone into fast food restaurants that had tip jars

prominently displayed for customers to fill.

Dunkin Donuts is one, Starbucks is another. There was a Hardees in Virginia, we use to visit, that also had tip jars on their counter. I always wondered if the jars got many tips.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Anybody remember Choc-Full-O-Nuts...

restaurants years ago? They had a no-tip policy, only hired minorities, and paid better than other places.

[yeoman6987]

4. Choc-Full-O-Nuts

Did it go out of business?

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Yes-- a long time ago.

[yeoman6987]

6. Too bad

Especially a place that hired minorities. I wonder what went wrong.

[yeoman6987]

3. I ate their once

The staff is extraordinary, but the food was awful. I was taken aback when the staff said no tipping. I believe I forced them to take the tip by having to go to the manager who grudgingly allowed me to.

[kenfrequed]

7. Hmm...

Noodles and Company had a design that sort of made tipping more difficult as it was. Many people probably wouldn't tip there so this is a good thing.

[benld74]

9. I call BS on the CEO

You order and get a number. Food is brought to you. You get your own drink. NO CHANCE to tip. It is a level slightly above fast food.