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YATT - I accidentally 45

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So on the way home I realized I made a rookie mistake when I didn't read the bill. I was sort of starting to read the bill, but there were 7 of us, the adults all had drinks before & during the meal, everyone had starter, main, desert, coffee, and I was splitting it with my sister (taking out mom for bday) so I didn't think $235 or so for my half was all that much. Sitting on the train coming back from CT, was thinking about something on the menu, and realized it said 18% gratuity added for parties of 6+. Doing some quick n dirty math, I figure the meal and drinks came to $350, and in total we tipped $160 on that. 😱

We tipped on the freaking tip.

I laughed with the sis about it, and we figure the next time we show up they'll roll out the red carpet.

Cliffs: Read the damn bill.
 
At least it went to a person that is working and probably needs it. I don't know of too many people that CHOOSE to be a waiter/waitress.
 
GotIssues said:
At least it went to a person that is working and probably needs it. I don't know of too many people that CHOOSE to be a waiter/waitress.
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HUH?!?! If you are waiting a fast food restaurant don't except much in the way of tips or cash. Waiting at a higher end restaurant will definitely earn you some good cash if you are a good waiter. I know someone that makes 70K-90K a year as a waiter here in San Antonio. All in tips.
 
I think we've all done that at some point. I've done it. I've also tipped like $13 or so bucks for Outback curbside pickup by mistake. I usually tip them couple bucks for bring the food to my car but one time I thought the $10 bill was $1 and included that. Glad it wasn't $100 bill.
 
HumblePie said:
HUH?!?! If you are waiting a fast food restaurant don't except much in the way of tips or cash. Waiting at a higher end restaurant will definitely earn you some good cash if you are a good waiter. I know someone that makes 70K-90K a year as a waiter here in San Antonio. All in tips.
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So your life ambition was to become a waiter?

Regardless of where the job is at, you can poll 100,000 kids from the ages of 6 to 18, and not a single one will say "I really want to be a waiter when I grow up."

Do some waitperson jobs end up paying well? Sure. But your clientele, for the most part (there will be a reacher here or there, but never consistent), will be of a higher social class than you, and thus it's going to someone who probably needs the money more. It's not that prounounced when you look at the low end (BK, TGIF, etc), but it is so on the top end.

If someone tips 45% and doesn't realize it, I guarantee that they need the money less than the server, whether the server works at TGIFridays or the highest end steakhouse.
 
I've had a bartender refuse tips before. Actually, it wasn't me attempting to tip, it was my friend, who, in a moment of drunken absurdity, decided that a $300 tip was appropriate for a single pint of PBR. She made me take the money, which was good, as it kept us drunk and fed for the next week.

Ah, to be young again... Oh, wait, I'm still young. Booyah!
 
When the cost of a meal passes 3 digits, not only do I check if gratuity is automatically added, I'd go through the itemized list to make sure they didn't add anything we didn't order or added anything we ordered but never got. It's easy to overlook a bill for 5 softdrinks when your party ordered 4, especially if the list was lengthy and the bill was split evenly amongst the group. I also check if they calculated it with before tax or after tax total and adjust accordingly.
 
GotIssues said:
So your life ambition was to become a waiter?

Regardless of where the job is at, you can poll 100,000 kids from the ages of 6 to 18, and not a single one will say "I really want to be a waiter when I grow up."

Do some waitperson jobs end up paying well? Sure. But your clientele, for the most part (there will be a reacher here or there, but never consistent), will be of a higher social class than you, and thus it's going to someone who probably needs the money more. It's not that prounounced when you look at the low end (BK, TGIF, etc), but it is so on the top end.

If someone tips 45% and doesn't realize it, I guarantee that they need the money less than the server, whether the server works at TGIFridays or the highest end steakhouse.
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What is this needs the money crap? They don't "need" it more, they "want" it more so they can spend it. You need, Water, food, basic shelter. That's it. Everything else is a want.

If I tipped $160 i better end the night smelling of strippers and cocaine.
 
JeffreyLebowski said:
What is this needs the money crap? They don't "need" it more, they "want" it more so they can spend it. You need, Water, food, basic shelter. That's it. Everything else is a want.

If I tipped $160 i better end the night smelling of strippers and cocaine.
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Water, food, clothes, and shelter are not free. You need money.

People need money to varying degrees. Someone who makes a lot and has a large bank account will need the money less (but will still need to have money) than someone scraping by with no savings. Either way, the bills don't stop coming until after you are dead, and even then they still come for some people.
 
At least you tip on the CC so they can't skip the tax. I don't tip w/ cash 'cause I know they won't report it on their tax.
 
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