[Nfbf-l] paying gratuity to server, corrected.

[cheryl echevarria]

Good morning all:

Being a business owner in the hospitality industry, which if you are not aware, I own a travel agency.

That being said, no matter where you travel to. Restaurant, hotel, car service, etc. Everything is tipped, these people are paid less than the minimum wage, because their main "Bread & Butter" is their tips. Many of them have to split these tips among the other staff as well. 

If you go to a restaurant here in Florida even at a Steak n Shake, there is tip indicated of how much to pay for the service, anything less you are gipping them, they may not say anything to you about this. They may be thinking oh the poor "blind person" may not have the money to pay it.

Believe me, I have gone to some restaurants and they have said, oh you don't have to worry about that. I ask why, "Well you know you are blind", had this happen the other day at Longhorns, when I was meeting a client for dinner. They immediately thought to give my client the bill. Until I said, first of all I am paying the bill, they smiled, etc. I gave them a business card, and I said I am the owner of the business and this is a business meeting. I said I want to see the manager, and the manager who knows me, apologized and said he will be spoken to.

So make sure if you cannot read you bill, use your knfb reader or ask what it is. If you are not tipping for these services, not good.

We want to be treated like "equals" like our sighted brothers & sisters, then we pay our fair share.

Cheryl and Nelson Echevarria
cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
321-245-7561 home number

631-456-5394 (Echevarria Travel) for business only


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Subject: [Nfbf-l] paying gratuity to server, corrected.

Okay, here's the article.  Not sure what happened there.

Sherri

                  Many people don't know the facts listed below. FYI, 15% of your bill (before discount or coupon) is minimal tip for satisfactory service.
                  *Servers are paid $2 to $3 per hour.
                  *Most servers end up receiving little to no wage. 
Essentially, they are solely making money from your tip.
                  *Only a percentage of your tip goes to your server. At the end of a shift at most restaurants, servers have to tip out their bartender, host, food runner and busser.
                  From The Chef's Circle "Things Your Waiter Wishes You Knew"



The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

Sherri Brun
flmom2006 at gmail.com
President NFB of Central Florida
NFBF Newsline Marketer
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