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    How to Not Get Tipped

    Earlier this evening my husband, son and I went to Golden Corral for supper. We get a table and after a couple minutes our server comes over. She tells us the plates, silverware and roll are all self serve now and have been moved to a central location. Ok fine no problem.

    What I have a problem with is she saw my son sitting on my lap, and never offered to get him a highchair, ask if we needed one, or even pointed in the general direction of where they might be. She signed her name on our receipt, then never came back. No offer for refills, no dirty plates cleared or anything and we saw her in our general vicinity several times.

    We didn't leave a tip, as my husband I both agreed we aren't just going to tip someone for signing their name on our receipt and neglecting our table.
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    I'd have to agree with you. If you want a tip, you have to do some work for it. I won't tip you for ignoring me. (I've been a waitress, My mom was a waitress and my younger daughter is a waitress).

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    • #3
      Quoth Teskeria View Post
      I'd have to agree with you. If you want a tip, you have to do some work for it. I won't tip you for ignoring me.
      Agreed. I work hard for my tips, making sure my tables are always well taken care of, and i would expect the same when i go out to eat somewhere. No service = no tip.

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      • #4
        I'm a pretty easy tipper: keep my drink filled, clear any plates I put on the edge of the table, and get my order correct. I don't even insist on a smile... just don't be surly.

        After that I start tipping at 15% and go up from there pretty liberally.
        More liberally if you're a cute young male waiter and you smile at me.
        Sorry, my cow died so I don't need your bull

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        • #5
          The BF and I have very different ideas of tipping. I don't like leaving nothing at all, but he refuses to ever leave anything less than 15%, which, if we're getting crap service, I think is over-tipping.

          I think the tip should reflect the service, he just leaves 15% regardless. It's a double-edged sword, but I think the other day when we were out for dinner solidified MY side.
          Our waitress took about 20 minutes to get our drinks, never came to the table once during our meal, gave me a soggy, dirty coaster for my drink, and grunted when we asked for the cheque.
          And the place was dead, with two waitresses.
          We left 10% and I think that's fair.

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          • #6
            Quoth boringscreenname View Post
            Earlier this evening my husband, son and I went to Golden Corral for supper.
            I'm sorry.

            "We were put on this Earth to fart around, and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." -Kurt Vonnegut

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            • #7
              Personally I've noticed a thread of crappy service if you have a big enough party to prompt gratuity on your check.

              All this summer I had parties and dinners to go to. It seemed like the minute there was enough for gratuity the server took that as a sign that they could slack off. I've never worked in a restaurant but I would think if you really work your butt off taking care of a party that you'd get a huge tip from the hosts. The folks I know that DO work in restaurants have always said they love working parties.
              "It's not what your doing so much as the idiotic way your doing it." Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy 7.

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              • #8
                Quoth Mamadrae View Post
                Personally I've noticed a thread of crappy service if you have a big enough party to prompt gratuity on your check.

                All this summer I had parties and dinners to go to. It seemed like the minute there was enough for gratuity the server took that as a sign that they could slack off. I've never worked in a restaurant but I would think if you really work your butt off taking care of a party that you'd get a huge tip from the hosts. The folks I know that DO work in restaurants have always said they love working parties.
                I'll start off my saying that i have never slacked off whilst working an auto grat sized party. The automatic gratuity is usually a minimum amount, and while it isn't bad, you can make significantly more by paying extra attention to a party.

                I worked a party once, of about 60 people, which is about the max for our private party room. Anyway, myself and 2 other servers worked our tails off for that party, making sure they had a great time, and all their needs were catered for. At the end of the night, the guy throwing the party walked up to us and handed each of us a $100 bill... ...on top of the very nice tip added to the check.

                So... yeah... don't slack off on your parties, people!

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                • #9
                  mom's rule is approximately 15% down to the penny, though 14% is ok too if she miscalculates

                  18-20% for good service
                  especially for breakfast or if the waitress is pregnant
                  (cos the baby deserves to be healthy)

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