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Originally posted by Brenthoven View PostI usually start with 20%, and go from there. I rarely have had bad service, though, and then I think I dipped to 10%. Most of the places I go to, I'm a semi-regular, and the staff generally remembers me/my group, or I know that I'm going to get good service, and the tips are usually higher.
For years in Omaha, the Italian restaurant across the street from the radio station held a table for several of us at lunch. We were treated better, and our tips reflected it.2011 Poser of the Year & Pulitzer Prize winning machine gunner.
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Originally posted by Old Pio View PostThere are variables, of course. You have a right to expect a certain level of service in an expensive steak house. But it's unreasonable to expect that kind of service in a neighborhood restaurant. And the people I'm principally talking about are the ones for whom under or no-tipping is just part of their act. Looking for any excuse to get "comps." Unreasonable demands. Funny business when it comes time to pay. And on and on.
For years in Omaha, the Italian restaurant across the street from the radio station held a table for several of us at lunch. We were treated better, and our tips reflected it.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View PostIt's true. The Anti-Christ has been conceived.
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Originally posted by bigblue_dl View PostI'm skeptical of some of those stories. Sure, waiters and waitresses get screwed over on tips, it happens and it sucks. But I don't like the idea that they expect a good tip if the service is terrible, maybe they don't, but that is impression that I have gotten. I have no problem tipping well when I get even decent service, but if the service is completely horse****, I don't think it is out of line to leave a horse**** tip. On the other hand, if the place is somewhere where I plan on going back to regularly or soon, I tip well no matter what because I don't want my food to get ****ed with, but that's a different issue.Code:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
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One thing's for sure, it's good to be His Airness. Check out the house.
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Disagree, Pio. If good service is to be rewarded with a fat tip, poor service should be punished with a lousy tip. I still remember as a kid we were down in Washington County picking my dad's experimental blueberries. As a big treat we went out to Helen's in Machias, famous for their pies. After the six of us ate dinner, my parents asked about the night's pies. The server said they were all out. She got a nickel tip - dad said if he left nothing she might think it was a mistake, but by leaving a nickel she would know it was on purpose.
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Originally posted by UncleRay View PostDisagree, Pio. If good service is to be rewarded with a fat tip, poor service should be punished with a lousy tip. I still remember as a kid we were down in Washington County picking my dad's experimental blueberries. As a big treat we went out to Helen's in Machias, famous for their pies. After the six of us ate dinner, my parents asked about the night's pies. The server said they were all out. She got a nickel tip - dad said if he left nothing she might think it was a mistake, but by leaving a nickel she would know it was on purpose.
Oh, did I mention that we were sitting right next to the pie locker and could plainly tell they weren't out, she was just trying to turn the table?
If your father had a beef about her lying to you, why not bring it up with the manager? Heck, he'd probably comp you the pies, maybe even the meal. Everyone knows and understands (or should) that waitstaff are hugely dependent on tips to make a living. Leave a smaller tip than you otherwise would. Tell the wait person. Tell the manager. But don't leave an insultingly low tip, then brag about it. Unless she intentionally dumped the soup in your lap, the punishment does not fit the crime. And it shows me you acted far worse than the waitperson did.Last edited by Old Pio; 02-29-2012, 09:57 PM.2011 Poser of the Year & Pulitzer Prize winning machine gunner.
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I've been on both sides of the coin. I'll tell you right now, that an "insulting" tip leaves an impression, and most (I stress most) of the time, it makes a server wonder whether or not they did do their best. No tip? Most of the time, the server just thinks that the customer forgot. A small small tip? A message has been sent.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Originally posted by Brenthoven View PostI've been on both sides of the coin. I'll tell you right now, that an "insulting" tip leaves an impression, and most (I stress most) of the time, it makes a server wonder whether or not they did do their best. No tip? Most of the time, the server just thinks that the customer forgot. A small small tip? A message has been sent.2011 Poser of the Year & Pulitzer Prize winning machine gunner.
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Originally posted by Old Pio View PostThat's probably true. As I've said, I believe the actual amount of "bad" service is far exceeded by people throwing their weight around, dumping on a helpless person who, most of the time, is doing the best he can. Besides, lots of these problems originate in the kitchen and aren't the fault of waitstaff. Honestlly, I can't recall a single instance in my life where I left a tiny/no tip or even thought about it. Some people, not necessarily anyone participating in this discussion, seem to attract "bad" service way out of proportion to the public. I wonder why that is.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Originally posted by Brenthoven View PostI was a cook, and if we screwed up, we heard about it. At length. The server isn't always at fault, but God help that cook if s/he deals with the wrath of a server. It is truly motivation to not screw up.Last edited by Old Pio; 02-29-2012, 10:24 PM.2011 Poser of the Year & Pulitzer Prize winning machine gunner.
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Originally posted by Old Pio View PostYou're proud of that? What are you, 12?
I normally do 20% and round up. This was the single worst server I have ever had. She didn't even deserve a tip. Like Brent said, no tip wouldn't send a message.Code:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
Originally posted by SanTropezMay your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.Originally posted by bigblue_dlI don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..Originally posted by KeplerWhen the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
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