Problem is the waiting staff in the US get **** all in terms of salary - typically half, or less, of 'minimum' wage, so without tips they earn virtually nothing. Most US restaurants 'suggest' the tip on the bill -this has been creeping up over the last few years, quite typical to give you three...
Very common now for hotels to take a 'deposit' against possible charges - I travel on business a lot and they know it's a corporate booking, so I'm pretty unlikely to be doing a runner, but they still do it anyway. The article is only aimed at petrol stations not other types of store - I'd be...