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Tipping on tax? Dori stiffs the servers

May 3, 2012, 4:57 PM | Updated: 5:44 pm

After hearing the story of a group getting locked inside a restaurant and having to deal with the police for refusing to pay the mandatory 17 percent gratuity, Dori offered his own tipping strategy.

Much to the disappointment of waiters and waitresses everywhere, Dori does not tip off the total bill, but instead, subtracts the sales tax first. Brilliant move, good sir.

 

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Tipping on tax? Dori stiffs the servers