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Joe's Crab Shack's new dining tip: don't leave a tip
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Nov 13, 2015
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Joe's Crab Shack's new dining tip: don't leave a tip
Joe's Crab Shack will be the first nationwide restaurant to test out a no-tipping policy. But it's not clear how that will go over with diners.
The online menu for Joe's Crab Shack
The online menu for Joe's Crab Shack
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Joe's Crab Shack will be the first nationwide restaurant to test out a no-tipping policy. But it's not clear how that will go over with diners.

 Thinking about dinner, tonight?

Well, go to the restaurant chain Joe's Crab Shack and an Arctic Bay Steampot could run you about $26.

Then you have add in a little extra for the tip – let's say the service was alright. So 18 percent of $26 is...uh...what again?

But wait! What if at the end of the meal, you didn't have to do simple math? What if the server got a decent wage and didn't have to rely on tips?

Joe's Crab Shack will be the first nationwide restaurant to test out a no-tipping policy.

But it's not clear how that will go over with diners.

Steve Dublanica, author of "Keep the Change" and the blog Waiter Rant joins Take Two.