Few things worse in a restaurant than being seated in "no man's land". Watching other patrons all around you getting drinks, orders, and food while you have yet to make contact with anyone.
I understand if they're busy and can't get to me immediately. At least acknowledge my presence. If nothing...I'm out of there. And no...I don't leave a tip.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
Tipping is an acknowledgement of the quality of the service provided. I keep a pocketful of pennies for the really crappy servers, and the good ones can earn a cash tip equaling or even exceeding the cost of the meal. It's their choice which way I jump!
I usually tip 20% on the card because it’s mainly work-related expenses and I don’t get reimbursed for leaving cash. What is annoying is every counter service place now has a tip jar out by the cashier and has an automatic tip screen when you pay with default at 18% with 20% and 25% as options! Really? You expect a tip like that for ringing up my order? And now I gotta screw around on your touch screen to straighten that out? 🖕🏿🖕🏿 I might give you ten if you’re extra polite and actually give me a straw and a few paper towels without me having to ask. Rarely seems to happen too.
The liberal states requiring pay at $15 an hour get 10% max. You shouldn’t be making more than me to wait tables beetches; Especially when I just dropped $20 for a kids pb&j.
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Then just go to McDonalds. Fine restaurants are off limits for you.
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Then just go to McDonalds. Fine restaurants are off limits for you.
While I readily admit to being of lesser social status than my betters, I did not call for the abolishment of tipping, I merely am puzzled as to why it should be related to the bill.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
I have noticed lately if you pay cash at the table they bring back all but the change. If it is 40c or 80c it is still mine, if this happens I figure this is what they think they worthy as a tip. I tip well as a rule but this bothers me. charlee
This and one of the servers at a local haunt just likes to tell you your total and not produce a bill. I want to see what I’m paying (and tipping for).
Remember when covid was in style, the government relieved us of a few trillion dollars and gave us $1400 in return? We took that pittance and began to overtip the people who waited on us. Because of restrictions you couldn't fill all the tables and had to leave several empty ones between those with people. They went to extraordinary length to clean everything all the while having to wear the stupid masks. It cut into a lot of people's income.
We decided to spend the 1400 to help those who worked their butts off to keep the doors open usually 25-50 percent of the bill. Also usually buy a round of drinks for the folks that work in the kitchen that you never see. The 1400 is long gone but we keep tipping. I should mention that we are treated like royalty now in the restaurants we frequent. Seemed like the right thing to do.
Who was it saying they tip their garbage man every Christmas? "He'd get rid of a rug rolled up with feet sticking out of it if I pulled it to the curb."
Eagles may soar, but a weasel never got sucked into a jet turbine!
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Then just go to McDonalds. Fine restaurants are off limits for you.
While I readily admit to being of lesser social status than my betters, I did not call for the abolishment of tipping, I merely am puzzled as to why it should be related to the bill.
What's so hard to understand about the fact that if you order 10 beers instead of 2 the waitress had to make 8 more trips to your table?
We go out to eat maybe once a week at a sit down take your order place and my wife handles paying and tipping the girl who is the 22 year old daughter of a good friend. I don't know how much but my wife is a generous sort. All other times if possible and when travelling most of the time I go to a place where I can walk up to the counter and get my stuff and refill my own drink. Saving a dollar here and there mounts up mightily over a lifetime. This year at the Hastings Nebraska Subway I was directly asked for a tip by the girl that handed me a sandwich. She didn't get one.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Then just go to McDonalds. Fine restaurants are off limits for you.
While I readily admit to being of lesser social status than my betters, I did not call for the abolishment of tipping, I merely am puzzled as to why it should be related to the bill.
What's so hard to understand about the fact that if you order 10 beers instead of 2 the waitress had to make 8 more trips to your table?
If I ordered a $100 steak or a $10 dollar burger same amount of trips back and forth no? Why does burger waitress get $2 but steak gets $20?
I was at a bar one night on a company gig, so the boss asked me to put a tab on my company card.
It wasn't alot, maybe $600 all told but I was in no condition to do math so when the time came to close out the tab, I gave the waitress a $50 tip which in my state I thought was pretty decent. Easy math.
On the way out the door the manager tracked me down and asked if there was a problem with the service because I gave such a crappy tip. I told her to tell me what a fair tip was. I was embarrassed that I did it, but in my head, I thought $50 was pretty good for slinging drinks for a couple of hours.I don't remember what I ended up giving her. I'm sure it was probably 20%.- whatever number the manager came up with that I thought was reasonable.
That was the first and only time anyone tracked me down for being a schitty tiipper.
I will never understand the reason for a tip being a percentage of the bill.
Then just go to McDonalds. Fine restaurants are off limits for you.
While I readily admit to being of lesser social status than my betters, I did not call for the abolishment of tipping, I merely am puzzled as to why it should be related to the bill.
What's so hard to understand about the fact that if you order 10 beers instead of 2 the waitress had to make 8 more trips to your table?
If I ordered a $100 steak or a $10 dollar burger same amount of trips back and forth no? Why does burger waitress get $2 but steak gets $20?
Exactly.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
Who was it saying they tip their garbage man every Christmas? "He'd get rid of a rug rolled up with feet sticking out of it if I pulled it to the curb."
Wasnt me but I've done it in the past, i also tip the guy who pressure washes my house, movers, I tip my taxidermist. An extra 20 goes a long way.
Now what I cant stand is a waitress/waiter that starts the whole do you want to close out or transfer tab mess, with technology these days, their pos system should be able to keep up with who has what tips left for them and those tips be distributed accordingly.
