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Originally Posted by Misha888
I think not. It is a warranted question.
When I purchase a Gift Certificate for services and give it to someone, I include cash in the card so the person can ascertain whether the 18% is warranted.
Personally, I have an all day spa "gift certificate" that was given to me 5 years ago. That's $350 they made without rendering the service . . . and if there was 18% tacked on they're going to get that too?
Just more entitlement speak.
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Your 5 year old unused gift certificate is an entirely different matter, and relates to all manner of gift cards, tip-included or not.
I'm not a huge fan of the over-done "tipping culture" in America, but like it or not a gratuity is essentially non-optional in these cases. Unless of course the service was horrible or something totally abnormal. So you could argue it either way about how/when/where a gratuity should be factored in on something like this.
Additionally, we operate in a free capitalist market, if you don't like the business policies, you don't have to shop there.
I also never said OP's question was unwarranted, just that I thought they were over-reacting (which was in response to the post asking for opinions). Try not to assert statements to me that I didn't make.