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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3263237, member: 1414"] Absolutely. I do the same. And they have to price them that way to move them. They can't mark up a $100 bottle 100%. So applying a straight 20% for service is contrary to how they know they have to price the wine and hurts sales. The markup decreases dramatically as the price climbs, to the point where on some bottles, tip at 20% will exceed the markup. So, for a billionaire, who cares? I wouldn't either. But for ordinary people who want a nicer bottle on a special occasion it's an impediment and hurts the restaurant. Some are clearly realizing this. Two of my favorite places to order wine used a unique approach. One was in Saratoga, CA and other in Brookline, MA. Both charged $10 or 10% (I forget which) over wholesale/cost. So for some bottles, under retail. I always splurged at those places (and yes, tipped 20% on the whole bill). And most importantly, went back, over and over. [/QUOTE]