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To: epicure who wrote (21372)	5/6/1998 7:27:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Yes, it is very common in the Northeast. If a waitress gets caught "pocketing" her tips she is usually fired on the spot. My ex-wife saw one girl get fired for doing it. This is probably as close to communism that America ever got. Jim

To: epicure who wrote (21372)	5/6/1998 11:23:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 108807

Well I think that there are more restaurants than you might suppose where the tips are pooled. The theory that I have heard is that it is an incentive to everybody to be helpful in the dining experience. I have noticed that in restaurants where I have known that the tips are pooled, that I have never had to wait for "my waitress" to get me something. Anyone will respond with fulfilling a request, regardless of whether it's "their" table. In better restaurants here in Arizona, the pay can be quite good, and competition for the jobs tends to attract better service staff. Who cares whether it seems like communism. As a restaurant patron, I think it is good business practice.