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Re:Groupon Is Laying Off 1,100, Shutters Operations in 7 Cou... by steveklabnik on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @01:12PM (#10260019)
The business might consider it a marketing expense, but the employee might also take a hit through things like reduced tips.
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Re:Groupon Is Laying Off 1,100, Shutters Operations in 7 Cou... by commandar on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @01:26PM (#10260130)
Yeah, for things like restaurant deals, theoretical tipping etiquette is that you should tip based on the pre-discount total.

The vast majority of people don't/don't realize that's the case, though, which makes huge half-off type deals pretty miserable for wait staff.

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Re:Groupon Is Laying Off 1,100, Shutters Operations in 7 Cou... by xiaoma on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @03:52PM (#10261196)
Especially if they preemptively treat the customer horribly!
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