I am getting sick of this tipping entitlement...

[shortylickens]

I'm more sick of tipping threads than the discussion itself.

 

[KLin]

I hope the OP went on yelp and posted a review for the restaurant retelling this story.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I hope the OP went on yelp and posted a review for the restaurant retelling this story.

Still waiting for him to tell us what the restaurant was. I believe he lives locally to me.

 

[SandEagle]

While I think the tipping system is a farce to a degree, I abide by it when I eat out.
Why ?? Because I have options.
If I don't want to tip, I can go eat at a fast casual restaurant or cook at home.
Simple as that.

You are clueless on how restaurants operate.
Most restaurants fail within the first yr of business.
Its not easy to turn a profit.
You need learn how a restaurant operate before making stupid comments like "$15 for chicken and pasta"

options? screw that. eat at a nice restaurant and don't tip if you don't want to. servers should know they might get no tips. they also have "options" like finding another job. tipping is not mandatory. it should however be a crime (its extortion basically)

 

[Pr0d1gy]

options? screw that. eat at a nice restaurant and don't tip if you don't want to. servers should know they might get no tips. they also have "options" like finding another job. tipping is not mandatory. it should however be a crime (its extortion basically)

Yeah, why should we carry on a tradition that creates a living for people making $2.13 an hour? Those greedy socialists!!!

 

[SandEagle]

Yeah, why should we carry on a tradition that creates a living for people making $2.13 an hour? Those greedy socialists!!!

their fault for taking a job that pays below minimum wage. not that hard to find a job that pays $11/hr with no experience, education.

 

[SandEagle]

http://www.bantipping.com/

 

[manimal]

their fault for taking a job that pays below minimum wage. not that hard to find a job that pays $11/hr with no experience, education.

I hope you dont frequent the same places where you live. Your loogie to clean plate percentage is probably higher than you think.

they leave YOU a tip to than you.

 

[SandEagle]

I hope you dont frequent the same places where you live. Your loogie to clean plate percentage is probably higher than you think.

they leave YOU a tip to than you.

only low class lowlife would do that to the food of someone who doesnt tip. is this the type of people the service industry attracts?

 

[zinfamous]

Some of you assholes need to cook your own meals. If you're that tight to bitch about the tip, you shouldn't be eating out. Fucking commoners.

lol. I pretty much agree with you, but I thoroughly agree with the OP.

Cheap bastards with zero respect piss me off--but not as much as entitled workers in the service industry that assume a tip is expected, and not earned.

Accept it, end of story.

 

[Capt Caveman]

only aow class lowlife would do that to the food of someone who doesnt tip. is this the type of people the service industry attracts?

There's an episode on ABC 20/20 that shows what folks in the food service industry do to the food of folks like you.

 

[Dannar26]

Yeah, why should we carry on a tradition that creates a living for people making $2.13 an hour? Those greedy socialists!!!

Duh, because we cant outsource *these* jobs to China!

Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

That's retarded. If I owned the place that guy would be shitcanned.

 

[SandEagle]

lol. I pretty much agree with you, but I thoroughly agree with the OP.

Cheap bastards with zero respect piss me off--but not as much as entitled workers in the service industry that assume a tip is expected, and not earned.

Accept it, end of story.

wrong. i bet the restaurant owners would rather have non-tipping customers than no customers at all. logic fail

 

[SheHateMe]

I live in a College town and I used to work for my University's telemarketing/fundraising program. We were a pretty HUGE group and would order out often. Restaurants actually threatened to not serve us anymore because we didn't tip well.

Excuse us for bombarding you with 50+ orders and giving your business money especially on days where you'd be slow.

We would call in orders and have bills in the $100+ range.

 

[zinfamous]

I live in a College town and I used to work for my University's telemarketing/fundraising program. We were a pretty HUGE group and would order out often. Restaurants actually threatened to not serve us anymore because we didn't tip well.

Excuse us for bombarding you with 50+ orders and giving your business money especially on days where you'd be slow.

We would call in orders and have bills in the $100+ range.

50 or more orders only coming in at ~$100+ ?

Shit, I'd be fucking pissed to if your group called in, took up my employees time with your 50 orders of tea and salt packets, then refused to tip.

asses.

 

[zerocool84]

lol. I pretty much agree with you, but I thoroughly agree with the OP.

Cheap bastards with zero respect piss me off--but not as much as entitled workers in the service industry that assume a tip is expected, and not earned.

Accept it, end of story.

To me, tips are earned, simple as that. I worked at my grandma's Mexican restaurant when I was young and got tips there, then she opened up a burger joint with that of course had tables to eat there and we would still bring food out to the tables but no tipping there. Why tip at one and not the other? I never understood people. Customer service is customer service and they all get paid minimum wage the same.

 

[alkemyst]

options? screw that. eat at a nice restaurant and don't tip if you don't want to. servers should know they might get no tips. they also have "options" like finding another job. tipping is not mandatory. it should however be a crime (its extortion basically)

I'd love to have you at an adjacent table to me and hear you spout off that idiocy.

 

[alkemyst]

To me, tips are earned, simple as that. I worked at my grandma's Mexican restaurant when I was young and got tips there, then she opened up a burger joint with that of course had tables to eat there and we would still bring food out to the tables but no tipping there. Why tip at one and not the other? I never understood people. Customer service is customer service and they all get paid minimum wage the same.

you have to be trolling.

 

[alkemyst]

only low class lowlife would do that to the food of someone who doesnt tip. is this the type of people the service industry attracts?

the irony is it's probably the same type of lowlife that doesn't tip as well.

 

[SandEagle]

the irony is it's probably the same type of lowlife that doesn't tip as well.

what irony? i am a paying customer. you have a job to serve me. i do not have to do anything except try to enjoy my food.

I'd love to have you at an adjacent table to me and hear you spout off that idiocy.

what would you do seriously? nag me to death?

 

[alkemyst]

don't think so bro.

 

[Sinsear]

I hope the OP went on yelp and posted a review for the restaurant retelling this story.

I hope he uses the handle "cheap fuck" when leaves his review

 

[lothar]

Waiters are MUCH happier with our system. Here waiters make 20 to 40 an hour with tips, which is more than they would make in the European style system.

I know plenty of people who have done waiting, and it was very very good money.

Hell, a forum member here has bragged about earning $400 per night by waiting tables.

 

[AlienCraft]

Yes, but . . . it's a common practice that goes on quite often, although not to that extreme.

You go regularly to a bar with a group of friends or co-workers, and a good, smart waitress give you great service and let you slide just a bit on the bill, maybe not charging for every single drink or throwing in some appetizers for free or whatnot, and in return you all chip in and give her an extra healthy tip.

I can't say it isn't what you say it is, but it's also more like a getting frequent drinker miles -- you're happy, the waitress is happy, and the owner still makes a healthy profit and gets loyal, free spending, repeat customers.

Rationalizing is one of the things that makes humans special.