Tips-another rant
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lrb1200
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Ya know...Cajun.
As the years marched by me, I got the cognizance of running into
and dealing with intelligence in front of me just wasn't a realistic
expectation, and just accepted it and deal with it accordingly.
As the years marched by me, I got the cognizance of running into
and dealing with intelligence in front of me just wasn't a realistic
expectation, and just accepted it and deal with it accordingly.
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sousana
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What REALLY got my goat, the wife went to Jason's Deli for lunch with friends, normally this is not the type of place we'd go as we've had issues a while back, but her friends all wanted to go. Here's the thing, I dropped her off and went over to BassPro, and the LGS, went to get her, got inside and took her bill, went to the cashier used my card, here is where I lost it, her total was $11.95, I put my card in and went to sign, signed and removed my card and the silly thing refused to give me my card back, when I questioned the girl at the counter she said it will hold your card until you add a tip. I'm sorry, but I give tips in person, never leave on the table as I've seen people going table to table taking tips off. What I DON'T want is to be told I have to leave a tip. In the end, I left a penny tip as the wife had given the waitress her tip at the table.
Long ago a wise young man explained "Tips are bribes for Future Service." So true if you are a regular customer. You will be remembered and given superior service.
The few place I get to semi-regular have staff which remember me and my NICE tips. I always get GREAT service. Glass is never empty. Dishes seem to disappear by magic.
Bekeart
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
All restaurant bills get paid by credit card. Only cash tips paid go to hotel housekeeping and parking valets.
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Protocall_Design
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The server probably did see it was $100 bill and was hoping you thought it was a $50.
When the service was really bad, my dad would leave a penny tip. My mother would flip and tell him that was worse than no tip at all, and my dad would invariably reply that's exactly the reason he did it. When the service was acceptable, he would always tip accordingly, sometimes really generously.
John
John
My dad was a heavy tipper and whenever he walked into an eatery the servers would body check each other trying to get to him. He taught me well.
He also taught me to put salt on my napkin/coaster so the beer mug wouldn't stick to it.
I've always Preferred to pay cash whenever I could. Now it’s 99% credit cards in restaurants. I’m sick and tired of trying to assure I get the proper change if any back. I’ve had more than one adventure in getting any change from a jerk server.
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When I was a volunteer bartender at the American Legion, I learned a lot about the lives of people who need tips as a major source of their income. I always thought I was a decent tipper, but as a result I upped my game in taking care of serving staff.
I use my Golden Dollars a lot for tipping. To help me remember to leave a tip at the first item I stand 2 Golden Dollars on edge on the bar and then start adding more Golden Dollars as the meal goes on. Happily the Golden Dollars help the servers to remember that I left them a good tip.
Part of the reason I keep putting coins or $2 bills on the bar/counter throughout the time I'm there is because back in the mid-1970s I was having breakfast with my parents at a restaurant in Carlisle, PA, and I was in a hurry and completely forgot to leave a tip. I was totally embarassed when I realized what I did. When my parents and I got to where we were going, I found stationary in the motel room desk and wrote a letter of apology, described the waitress and stuck what would have been a really good tip in the envelope and sent it to the restaurant.
So now I'm in the habit of standing money up on the bar right from the start. It becomes a good conversation starter when I've got 4 Golden Dollars standing up on the bar.
I use my Golden Dollars a lot for tipping. To help me remember to leave a tip at the first item I stand 2 Golden Dollars on edge on the bar and then start adding more Golden Dollars as the meal goes on. Happily the Golden Dollars help the servers to remember that I left them a good tip.
Part of the reason I keep putting coins or $2 bills on the bar/counter throughout the time I'm there is because back in the mid-1970s I was having breakfast with my parents at a restaurant in Carlisle, PA, and I was in a hurry and completely forgot to leave a tip. I was totally embarassed when I realized what I did. When my parents and I got to where we were going, I found stationary in the motel room desk and wrote a letter of apology, described the waitress and stuck what would have been a really good tip in the envelope and sent it to the restaurant.
So now I'm in the habit of standing money up on the bar right from the start. It becomes a good conversation starter when I've got 4 Golden Dollars standing up on the bar.
Ivan the Butcher
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I want my pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters! I have plans for them. For me, when possible tips are in folding cash + a single gold dollar to remember me by! If I don't like the poor service, it won't matter if they remember me or not, I won't be back!
Golddollar and I had lunch together earlier this year, The waitress had never seen him or me before, I can guarantee she will never forget the guy with the Royal Crown Bag stacking gold dollars for her tip!
Ivan
Golddollar and I had lunch together earlier this year, The waitress had never seen him or me before, I can guarantee she will never forget the guy with the Royal Crown Bag stacking gold dollars for her tip!
Ivan
sigp220.45
US Veteran
I worked for tips for all five years it took me to get my four year degree. Working for tips was more of an education than my classes were.
I tip everybody now. Servers of course, even if service isn’t great. Movers get tipped up front, at least a 20 each “for lunch”. We just had wood floors installed - same for those guys. Last summer I had some guys plant a tree in the yard - it was hot as blazes and I didn’t have any cash on me so I loaded up a discrete bag with the last of my cold Modelos and gave it to the leader “para luego”. Luego turned out to be two minutes after they finished the job, parked in the shade in front of my neighbor’s house. Door Dash guys - of course. The nice Vietnamese lady who chatters into my half-deaf ear while she cuts my hair and I nod stupidly - definitely a good tip. I tipped a kid a five spot at Best Buy for helping me with a TV and I thought he was going to start yelling “Stranger Danger”!
I remember how it felt to get a good tip, and I remember how it felt to get stiffed.
That said, I don’t think I’d pony up a tip in the case Caj cited in his OP. Pretty sure it wouldn’t get where it should.
I tip everybody now. Servers of course, even if service isn’t great. Movers get tipped up front, at least a 20 each “for lunch”. We just had wood floors installed - same for those guys. Last summer I had some guys plant a tree in the yard - it was hot as blazes and I didn’t have any cash on me so I loaded up a discrete bag with the last of my cold Modelos and gave it to the leader “para luego”. Luego turned out to be two minutes after they finished the job, parked in the shade in front of my neighbor’s house. Door Dash guys - of course. The nice Vietnamese lady who chatters into my half-deaf ear while she cuts my hair and I nod stupidly - definitely a good tip. I tipped a kid a five spot at Best Buy for helping me with a TV and I thought he was going to start yelling “Stranger Danger”!
I remember how it felt to get a good tip, and I remember how it felt to get stiffed.
That said, I don’t think I’d pony up a tip in the case Caj cited in his OP. Pretty sure it wouldn’t get where it should.
I'm trying to remember the last time I used cash in a restaurant.
Bet its been 10 years at least
Bet its been 10 years at least
Given the loss of business during COVID, I tip well. The wait staff at the little diner I go to for Sunday breakfast does great service, gets tipped accordingly. Win-win.
31FordA
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When I was a kid my Dad made it a point to explain why it was important to leave an appropriate tip. Good service required hard work and should be rewarded. It was also important not to have people think you were a cheapskate. So good service always received a good tip, really bad service on the other hand received an appropriately small tip. I generally leave a 20% tip, more if the service was really good. If the service is marginal I’ll leave 10% or 15%.
A few years back a waitress dropped an entire tray of drinks on my brother. The waitress was just a kid, looked horrified and was very apologetic. She probably wasn’t expecting much of a tip, but I left her 30%. My brother still gets annoyed when that story comes up, I think he believes I paid the waitress to dump the drinks on him.
A few years back a waitress dropped an entire tray of drinks on my brother. The waitress was just a kid, looked horrified and was very apologetic. She probably wasn’t expecting much of a tip, but I left her 30%. My brother still gets annoyed when that story comes up, I think he believes I paid the waitress to dump the drinks on him.
Ranger17
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The struggle is so bad for staff and owners these days just to be able to stay open let alone handle any volume, the signs posted about asking for patience are frequently seen here. To be honest it has been very rare (since covid) that we have had poor service. Even those you can tell are new are trying hard; our thought is if they are showing up then they want to/need to work. So are doing a good job.
So we tip well, and during any conversations with our servers we also thank them for the effort. We are in an area with govt mandates (I am not saying anything pro or con here) and they have to deal with that as well with customers. Sometimes I have gone out of my way to apologize for the actions of others, these workers aren’t making anywhere near enough to deal with the opinions and fits of others.
We also have a really bad issue here with fast food places trying to staff, so are kind to those who do show up. As they have to do the work of others as well as their own.
We have family in the restaurant business and know how hard it has been and continues to be during this crazy time we are in.
So we tip well, and during any conversations with our servers we also thank them for the effort. We are in an area with govt mandates (I am not saying anything pro or con here) and they have to deal with that as well with customers. Sometimes I have gone out of my way to apologize for the actions of others, these workers aren’t making anywhere near enough to deal with the opinions and fits of others.
We also have a really bad issue here with fast food places trying to staff, so are kind to those who do show up. As they have to do the work of others as well as their own.
We have family in the restaurant business and know how hard it has been and continues to be during this crazy time we are in.
The waitress was very happy with the tip. She received a nice stack of Golden Dollars. She deserved it.
Right on! You'd fit real good in Vegas, partner!
If you don't know how to tip, stay out of Vegas, stay out of casinos, stay out of the High Limit Room! I'm a regular in a few houses. The floor staff is fond of me. Tips are really a part of their salary. It's customary to tip the slot attendant when getting a hand-pay for a jackpot. They love it when I do well. Other folks tip $1 to the cocktail waitress for a drink, the same $1 they would give 30 years ago. Give me a break. There's no $1 to folks you've known for 10 years... And like one poster above said, I don't like to leave the tip on the table: some folks have sticky hands.Kaaskop49
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P.S. Almost forgot: the barber who spends a lot of time doing my hair properly: Besides his $20, he always adores the JD Single Barrel I come across a few times a year. Now if the casino gift shops would only carry Dickel 12!!
To me, servers are tipped for the service they provide. If they provide good service, the will get a good tip. If they provide no or losey service they will get a single coin.
Case in point. It was a hot summer day and I drink a lot of water. Emptied my water glass while waiting for the food and looked for the waitress to come by and refill it. She was "too busy" talking with other restaurant staff and never came by to fill it. I got up and refilled my own water glass. Meal was served and during the meal, I needed another refill of water. She was back talking with her friends so I refilled my water glass again. Upon leaving, I left a quarter tip. The coin was left to show that I had NOT forgot to leave a tip and to express my displeasure with her lack of service.
Case in point. It was a hot summer day and I drink a lot of water. Emptied my water glass while waiting for the food and looked for the waitress to come by and refill it. She was "too busy" talking with other restaurant staff and never came by to fill it. I got up and refilled my own water glass. Meal was served and during the meal, I needed another refill of water. She was back talking with her friends so I refilled my water glass again. Upon leaving, I left a quarter tip. The coin was left to show that I had NOT forgot to leave a tip and to express my displeasure with her lack of service.
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