Uh, apparently you didn't know that there are states out there that require restaurants to pay their servers minimum wage, no exceptions.
And you want to know what makes this even funnier?
Jagec's very early post in this thread:
Apparently you didn't even have time to read 1 post, but you seem to have plenty of time to comment on it::roll:
"Fairly well" usually meaning ~20-25%.
mrSHEiK124
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I usually tip 20% if the service was good; if it's horrible I'll leave 12%, sometimes 10% if the service sucked ass. I'll never leave w/o tipping because 1. I worked at an Arabic restaurant here and all the fucking stingy ass FOBs assumed I was like the owner's son or something which automatically means I don't get a tip; or even worse, they don't consider it real service ("aaaah it's just a takeout place with tables" "NO BITCH I'M A FUCKING WAITER") 2. waiter wage is like 2 or 3 dollars in Florida. I left a 25% tip at an upscale sushi place once, most of the dishes were expensive, we ordered cheaper ones ($12-18) and the service + food was kickass.
I've stopped eating out with people that don't leave tips.
I've stopped eating out with people that don't leave tips.
SolMiester
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Originally posted by: Captante
If I were you I'd either change that policy or avoid going back to a restaurant here in the USA often enough to be remembered by the staff ... that is unless you enjoy the flavor of special sauce!
Sorry bud, but there are too many places in the world I would rather go than the USA
Agreed & confirmed by the posters in this thread.
Captante
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- Oct 20, 2003
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Wether you would prefer going to the USA or not isn't the point ... anyplace I travel I take the time to learn the local customs & all you prove with a statement like "I don't tip ever" is that the same can't be said for you.
Also you fail at quoting.
I don't remember the last time I was at a fancy/formal restaurant. Most of the places I eat are coffee house/sandwich shop typa places. I do tip a small amount even though it's not a custom around here. It's not because I want to 'support minimum wage workers that bust their ass working a thankless job'. I tip because of all the freebies I get and of course, the warm smiles. 
Plus it's great when you take a chick out to a place where the staff treats you like royalty. Small-time random poor guy that I am, I appreciate being treated nice every once in a rare while - even if it's just a small coffee shop.
Plus it's great when you take a chick out to a place where the staff treats you like royalty. Small-time random poor guy that I am, I appreciate being treated nice every once in a rare while - even if it's just a small coffee shop.
Nik
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It's pointless to argue this on these forums. AT is full of perfectly logical, perfectly reasonable customer types who aren't willing to tip for bad service because they know that tips aren't a given and need to be earned.
Then you have a bunch of halfwits who can't get a better job than waiting tables and are motivated enough to bitch about the size of their paycheck but not motivated to get another job. Instead, they take their frustrations out on the undeserving customer by giving shait service.
These two 'factions' will always be butting heads; there's no point to argue with people who will stop at nothing to defend their imposing, deserving attitude like the world belongs to them and they shouldn't have to earn anything the hard way.
I think it just comes down to a dying work ethic.
I am so proud of you, OP! You finally managed to create an office complaint thread that didn't revolve around a female coworker. Have you turned a new leaf or is this an anomaly?
dainthomas
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- Dec 7, 2004
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Originally posted by: Captante
If I were you I'd either change that policy or avoid going back to a restaurant here in the USA often enough to be remembered by the staff ... that is unless you enjoy the flavor of special sauce!
Agreed & confirmed by the posters in this thread.
People in the US who never tip fail at life. :thumbsdown:
Maybe you do, but I don't.
I'd rather have that extra tip going to those who deserve it or put it in my brother's piggy bank.
He can have his employer pay him the extra 1 cent or whatever is required to increase his salary from $2.13 to the state minimum wage.
If you think service is shitty in a tipping system imagine how bad it would be if your waiter knew he wasn't going to get a tip no matter how well he performed.
You don't realize the whole theory behind the 1 cent tip do you? It's the ultimate dick move. It's even more insulting than leaving no tip behind. At least the server can think that maybe someone swiped the tip, they just forgot, whatever.
But you leave a single penny on a table, the server knows you were pissed and hated the experience. They walk up to the table, start looking around for the tip, then see that single penny.
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