A Tipping Question

If my waiter sneers when I ask for some ketchup for my crispy steak, he ain't getting the buck that I had on hold for him.

 

I'd give myself hell for just the $80 meal (if it were just my wife and me).

 

In the situation you described, I'd tip what I normally would.

 

Caving to internet peer pressure, I went back to the restaurant today. Naturally, both waiters had the day off. I left an envelope with a note and $25 in it with the manager and told him what happened with glowing compliments for both servers. Hopefully they both get a gold star for the day.

 

This reminds me of the Great Walmart Jewelery Counter Affair of '08.

 

Should have invested the grand in gold.

 

Batman,

You are one of the best ever posters here at SJ.com!

You have a great sense of humor too!

I'll send you my address via PM.

VB

PS. It's a post office box for anonymous transactions.

 

You should have put their names and photos on a billboard advertising them as "America's best servers" and then driven to their houses to deliver their tip.

If you weren't so damn cheap.

 

Damn. You gave $5 too much. Now go back to ask for a Lincoln back.

 

I've been a member 'round here for nearly 15 years. The two biggest non-politics fights I can remember were about tipping and charcoal vs. gas.

I avoid both of those topics.

 

Why are you giving an example of tipping nearly 40 percent ($30 on an $80 tab) as a reason you can't afford to tip 20%?