This seems like it goes way too far. What exactly are we punishing the server or restaurant for if a patron drops some bills on the table and walks out when no one is looking?
As I’m imagining this, it would not constitute accepting a tip unless the server or the restaurant keeps it. Ideally the server would notice before the customer was out the door and return the money to the customer. But surely that won’t always happen, especially in the transition. In that case, let the restaurant donate the money to a nonprofit.
This seems like it goes way too far. What exactly are we punishing the server or restaurant for if a patron drops some bills on the table and walks out when no one is looking?
As I’m imagining this, it would not constitute accepting a tip unless the server or the restaurant keeps it. Ideally the server would notice before the customer was out the door and return the money to the customer. But surely that won’t always happen, especially in the transition. In that case, let the restaurant donate the money to a nonprofit.