Tip Not Included

0022: Hey Hooker, Where's My Sock?


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Tipping. It's a power play. It's that dynamic that says "I have the money and you'll be my servant". It's that dynamic between server and servee, hooker and hookie that makes, um, strange bedfellows. And when you're going to pay after a roll in the hay, do you still have to tip if you can't find your sock? Even if it was one from a four-pack you bought marked down at Marshalls?   In this episode of "Tip Not Included", Host Eric Levine dissects this most complex of human rituals - tipping not the loss of a sock - and poses the question whether it's a modern day incarnation of the slave trade, or merely entrepreneurship at its best. Indeed, it's that centuries old practice that even baffles people with fancy degrees who probably never waited tables. And it's not hard to see why, especially considering who we tip and who we don't. We'll tip the Valet for parking our car, but won't tip the Vet for cleaning our cat's anal gland.    As Levine points out, tipping has sadly created a class divide between the tipper and the tippee that allows employees to shift the wage burden to customers and hides the real cost of dining.    So should we do away with tipping altogether? Listen in to the episode for that and more. Plus, Levine features the new segment "What I Hate About Being A Server" - voices from those waiting tables that you'll find shocking, funny and truly unbelievable.   Contact Host Eric Levine at: [email protected]
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Tip Not IncludedBy Eric Levine - Restaurateur

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