Business & Tech
What People Think About Diner's 'Kid Tax'
A server said she and her colleagues depend on tips to make a living. Others said they don't have a problem with it. Others said they do.
WAYNE, NJ — A diner's practice of adding a gratuity to kids' bills has generated a lot of comments on social media from people who are both in favor and against it.
A mother informed Patch that the Wayne Hills Diner was charging her daughter and friends a gratuity because, according to her, the diner's servers do not make enough money. A man at the diner said it is a private business and the owners have the right to charge whomever they want to.
People left comments about the practice on a post about the story on the Wayne Patch Facebook page.
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One server who commented said that she "sees nothing wrong" with the gratuity being added to the checks.
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Here is what other people said:
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Photo: A receipt from the Wayne Hills Diner on Friday showing the business charging a gratuity for small purchases./Courtesy of Melissa Desch
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