That box labeled "TIPS" is not a take-a-penny tray!

[wraiths_crono]

*scha-wing!* off with his hand!

Hmmm I believe America could benefit from this policy. Lets try it out. bwa ha ha ha ha

[BookstoreEscapee]

and there will be a MANAGER who happens to be working who actually lets it happen and tells the workers they can't say anything to them!

Why the fk not?!

I've had the cashiers at Starbucks occasionally take a penny or two out of the tip jar themselves just to make my change easier (and when they do I always make sure they get it back and then some) but I would never in a million years even think to ask them to, let alone take it myself!

[Peppergirl]

Why the fk not?!

I completely agree. Typical spineless managers.

[Snowbird]

Yeah, that's one of those things that infuriates me. It's stealing, same as if he'd reached around the counter and stuck his fingers in the drawer, but at least there you could close it on them.

If your manager isn't so spineless, maybe you could bring in a tip jar that has a slotted top instead of having money openly available for sucky, sticky fingers. Even a cute piggy bank would do the trick. Just.. make sure you keep an eye on it or the whole thing will disappear.

[RootedPhoenix]

Yeah, that's one of those things that infuriates me. It's stealing, same as if he'd reached around the counter and stuck his fingers in the drawer, but at least there you could close it on them.

I did that to someone once. I wasn't trying to (hadn't noticed they were that far over), but I had a moment of to myself afterwards. They didn't get anything, and they had to pretend that they hadn't had their arm in my cash drawer.

I should have been paying far more attention (learned my lesson!), but it felt good to win that one.

I wonder if there's some kind of locked box system out there to keep sticky fingers out of tips.

[kibbles]

Is it possible that the type of jar it was, he honestly didn't know it was a tip jar?

[NightWatch]

Is it possible that the type of jar it was, he honestly didn't know it was a tip jar?

I'm pretty sure a reasonable person should know that stores don't just keep buckets of money around so they can have their $5 purchase for free. Although, that would be kinda nice.

I had my tips stolen a lot when I made sandwiches, I worked my shift alone so I couldn't catch anyone doing it either. Although the one that pissed me off the most: A woman came in and ordered a sandwich and then said she didn't have any money. She looked rather pathetic and I felt sympathetic so I told her she could just have the sandwich. At the time I had $15 in tips in my jar. When I walked away she took that too. I was so pissed. That's when I stopped doing nice things for strangers. I think I've told this story on hear before, but it still pisses me off that much.

[Jester]

For some odd reason, I'm thinking of old Persian law...

Iranian law, I think it is.

Iran IS Persia. Iran is the modern name of what was once Persia. So Persian law and Iranian law are, for all intents and purposes, the same thing.

[Chattyaholic]

There are no tip jars at any of our local Subways.

It was wrong of him to take money out of your tip jar though. Couldn't you have said something like "Sir, do you realize you just took money out of our tip jar to pay for your sandwich?"

[chainedbarista]

a jar full of change above pennies and having dollars should be a HUGE sign that this is not a 'take a penny' tray (i've never seen a jar, just a tray), and that it was stealing; he was pretty blatant about it, reaching in, grabbing what sounded like enough to cover the entire purchase. accident? i think not...

i've heard that some are bold enough to steal tips off tables as well...we live in a sad world full of lowlives.

[Jester]

I am, of course, biased, being someone who has lived on tips for the majority of my working life. That being said......

Those who steal tips from tip jars and off restaurant tables should be taken out into the street and duct-taped to the rear bumper of a 1972 Chevrolet Impala driven by a very old, very short woman who doesn't go over the speed of 32 mph and who is constantly hitting the brakes....preferably during rush hour traffic when there are many impatient vehicles behind her.

After a few hours of that, they should be released from their bonds, given a cool glass of water, be instructed on the error of their ways, be allowed to ask forgiveness, and then shot in the fucking head. (What? I'm not really that forgiving a guy.)

[Broomjockey]

Those who steal tips from tip jars and off restaurant tables should be taken out into the street and duct-taped to the rear bumper of a 1972 Chevrolet Impala driven by a very old, very short woman who doesn't go over the speed of 32 mph and who is constantly hitting the brakes....preferably during rush hour traffic when there are many impatient vehicles behind her.

After a few hours of that, they should be released from their bonds, given a cool glass of water, be instructed on the error of their ways, be allowed to ask forgiveness, and then shot in the fucking head. (What? I'm not really that forgiving a guy.)

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One question.

Why a '72 Impala?

[Jester]

Why a '72 Impala?

Why not? They're huge, boat-like behemoths. I know. My grandparents had one for years. And I am sure many other elderly people still drive them. They're big, slow, not very maneuverable, and old. A perfect choice.

Besides, it just wouldn't look right to do that with a PT Cruiser. Ya know?

[Broomjockey]

Besides, it just wouldn't look right to do that with a PT Cruiser. Ya know?

Fair enough. I was just wondering if there was something special about the '72s in specific, or you knew someone with one, or something.

[Jester]

Well, while I did know someone with one, and they are huge boats, frankly, it just sounded good.

Hell, I was a broadcasting major. I GO for the sound bite!