You know, there was a time when I despised the entire idea of tipping.
My dislike for it was further enforced when I saw "Reservoir Dogs" for the first time iin '92 or '93 and watched as Steve Buscemi's character Mr. Pink refused to throw in a buck in the beginning of that film.
In case any of you haven't seen it or have forgotten, here is a bit of what he said...
(I took this directly from the screenplay)
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NICE GUY EDDIE
Whaddaya mean you don't tip?
MR. PINK
I don't believe in it.
NICE GUY EDDIE
You don't believe in tipping?
MR. WHITE
(laughing)
I love this kid, he's a madman,
this guy.
MR. BLUE
Do you have any idea what these
ladies make? They make s**t.
MR. PINK
Don't give me that. She don't
make enough money, she can quit.
NICE GUY EDDIE
I don't even know a Jew who'd have
the balls to say that. So let's
get this straight. You never ever
tip?
MR. PINK
I don't tip because society says I
gotta. I tip when somebody
deserves a tip. When somebody
really puts forth an effort, they
deserve a little something extra.
But this tipping automatically,
that s**t's for the birds. As far
as I'm concerned, they're just
doin their job.
MR. BLUE
Our girl was nice.
MR. PINK
Our girl was okay. She didn't do
anything special.
MR. BLUE
What's something special, take ya
in the back and suck your dick?
They all laugh.
NICE GUY EDDIE
I'd go over twelve percent for
that.
MR. PINK
Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've
been here a long f**kin time, and
she's only filled my cup three
times. When I order coffee, I
want it filled six times.
MR. BLUE
What if she's too busy?
MR. PINK
The words "too busy" shouldn't be
in a waitress's vocabulary.
NICE GUY EDDIE
Excuse me, Mr. Pink, but the last
thing you need is another cup of
coffee.
They all laugh again.
MR. PINK
These ladies aren't starvin to
death. They make minimum wage.
When I worked for minimum wage, I
wasn't lucky enough to have a job
that society deemed tipworthy.
MR. BLUE
So you don't care that they're
counting on your tip to live?
Mr. Pink rubs two of his fingers together.
MR. PINK
Do you know what this is? It's
the world's smallest violin,
playing just for the waitresses.
MR. WHITE
You don't have any idea what
you're talking about. These
people bust their ass. This
is a hard job.
MR. PINK
So's working at McDonald's, but
you don't feel the need to tip
them. They're servin ya food, you
should tip em. But no, society
says tip these guys over here, but
not those guys over there. That's
bulls**t.
MR. WHITE
Waitressing is the number one
occupation for female non-college
graduates in this country. It's
the one job basically any woman
can get, and make a living on.
The reason is because of tips.
MR. PINK
f**k all that.
They all laugh.
MR. PINK
Hey, I'm very sorry that the
government taxes their tips.
That's f**ked up. But that ain't
my fault. it would appear that
waitresses are just one of the
many groups the government f**ks
in the ass on a regular basis.
You show me a paper says the
government shouldn't do that, I'll
sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll
vote for it. But what I won't do
is play ball. And this non-
college bulls**t you're telling
me, I got two words for that:
"Learn to f**kin type." Cause if
you're expecting me to help out
with the rent, you're in for a big
f**kin surprise.
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Well after reading that you can understand why I was against tipping for so long.
But now as I get older I do realize that these people bust their asses and they do deserve tips.
One exception though was just last night (3-6-04) when we went to Ryan's Steak House.
It is a buffet and I go there all the time with my family. (I wonder...do any of you guys have Ryan's Steak Houses where you live?)
We usually always get an awesome waitress who is attentive to us and our every need and we always tip her accordingly.
Last night however we had THE WORST waitress ever!
She was unfriendly right from the beginning and she never smiled...not once.
Her appearance was slovenly and unkempt.
She had countless stains on her clothing. She herself looked like she hadn't bathed or showered in a couple of days. (While I do forgive the stains, her physical appearance was no excuse. If I were her manager I would've sent her home for the night)
She did not appear to be very busy (we observed her standing around a lot talking to co-workers) and it was us who had to constantly flag her down to ask for refills on our drinks or extra plates (these are things that, as a good server, she should've noticed and had them there and ready for us BEFORE we had to ask)...remember in a buffet you have to use a different plate each time you approach the smorgasboard.
When she did bring us our plates she slapped them down onto the table loudly causing all of us to look first at each other and then at her.
We were all thinking, "Whoa! What's her deal?"
When we asked for the free special warm rolls with the delicious honey butter that comes with them, she put the rolls in their basket down on the table fine enough but when she gave us the butter, she half-assed let the 6 or 7 of them fall out of her hand and when they hit the table they went in various directions causing us all to again look at each other and then to her.
My dad had to grab one quickly to avoid letting it fall off the table!
She then walked away.
At a buffet, a person is required to use many plates as I stated before.
I went through 4 of them myself.
My family & I literally had a pile of 8-10 used plates, some with uneaten food still on them stacked up at the corner of the table and there they sat for almost 45 minutes before she happened to notice them and take them away.
Needless to say, this woman DID NOT get a tip.
Halfway through our dinner my mother said, "Our waitress sucks!"
I totally agreed and said to my dad, "Don't you dare give her a tip!" "She is without a doubt the worst waitress I think we've ever had here and she has done absolutely NOTHING to deserve a tip."
He evidently agreed.
He left no tip for her.
As we all got up to leave, she was cleaning off the table behind us and I noticed her quickly glance around at us.
Her eyes went from us and then down to the table....she was scanning it for some green but she didn't find any and I saw her scowl.
I put my coat on and we all left.
Well, it was a lesson to her I hope.
If you give s**tty service to the point that it becomes part of the dinner conversation of the customers you're serving, you ain't getting a tip!
I was, in the past, a non-tipper but now I do feel the need to tip when I, my friends and/or my family receive excellent service.
Many of my friends work in the service industry and they have firmly convinced me of the need to tip accordingly when it is appropriate.
I am now a good tipper!
Go here for an awesome article on tipping at howstuffworks.com
http://people.howstuffworks.com/tipping.htm
It is a VERY interesting article and goes into the many aspects of tipping such as who and why we tip and who we shouldn't tip.
Also discussed is how this custom was started in the first place & international tipping customs.
Check it out!
My question for you is this....
Do you believe in tipping and if you do, how much do you give and why do you give it?
Have you ever not tipped?
If not....why not?
Do you believe in Mr. Pink's statements in "Reservoir Dogs"?
Post Edited (03-07-04 07:32)
I do believe in tipping. Mr. Pink's analysis was wrong for the following reason:
* Waitresses serve people thoroughout the meal, so they should get tipped.
* Counter workers at McDonald's only take your order and hand it to you, so they should not get tipped.
I am a pretty good tipper. My base is 20% and I go up or down from there. If I spend a long time in a restaurant, I tip extra because I'm taking up a table that would normally be generating tips from another group of people. For instance, for my anniversary last year, my wife and I were in the restairant for almost 4 hours. I told her at the beginning that it was our anniversary and we intended to have a nice, relaxing dinner from appetizers to salads to main courses to dessert. The waitress was very attentive and did not rush us. I gave her a nice tip . . . around 35% I think . . . maybe even a bit more.
I have never given $0 tip . . . I don't think I've ever had a waitress who was that bad. I have probably given tips as low as 10% for slow, unattentive waitresses. If I give 15% it usually means "okay, but nothing special." I give about 18% - 20% for above average service and I'll go over 20% if the waitress is excellent.
I was in Detroit once and I heard a waitress talking about a group of people who had just left the restaurant. There were about 8 of them and they didn't leave a tip. She was very upset, nearly crying, asking the other waitresses if they thought she did anything wrong that would have angered the customers. It was obvious that she was a very pleasant young lady. I felt bad for her and left her an extra $20 to make up for the deadbeats who didn't tip her.
I believe in tipping because I would not have the patience to be a waiter. I can't imagine all the aggravation they must have to deal with. They should be tipped for that.
Rule #1, never eat the rolls they give you at a buffet. These are used so you fill up on rolls and make less trips to the buffet. They save on food and in their pocket. That's why they refill drinks constantly as well. Cheaper to buy soda than steak. but thats' off topic
I do know waiters/waitresses earn very little - often below minimum wage since they rely heavily on tipping. That's why I also tip around 20%, usually 15-20. I have certain criteria I judge service on:
1. Speed - where they quick to get my refills or other requests?
2. Attentiveness - Did they notice I was flagging them down or low on a drink? Or that I needed napkins etc etc
3. Quietness - I really hate chatty waiters, particularly when you are in a conversation with someone and they interrupt loudly. I think as a waiter you should notice if there is a conversation and step in and wait a second for you to stop. Also I hate it when they come to your table every 3 minutes to ask "how is everything? Can I get you dessert or blah blah blah". Do it once, slip away quietly. maybe that's just me but I hate the guys named Todd who practically squat in your lap to be your best buddy. Overdoing it makes me want to tip less...because it becomes intrusive
4. Friendliness. They don't have to be my best friend, but I have had many an experience with very rude waiters. Why the hell are you in a customer relations job if you hate customers?
Among things I have had happen with a restaurant worker that I've summoned a manager on:
- At Ryans steakhouse (which I also love..hehe) A waiter began vaccuming the floor. The whole floor in one area which wasn't dirty. I suspect he was just finding something to do, he began to vacuum directly underneath my table..repeatedly knocking my feet while i'm eating. I'm imagining all these nasty dust particles and debri flying around so I got the manager.
- Again at Ryans, I suspect it WAS the manager who noticed I wanted mashed potatoes. He got on the microphone (mind you this was right after 9-11) and yelled "I have thelma and louise over here holding a GUN TO MY HEAD. They want mashed potatoes or they're going to open fire". Ok that was really inappropriate and half the patrons turned around in horror. I didn't go back for months and when I did - he no longer worked there.
Remember the commercial where the guy said he didn't want mayo on his sandwhich and the waitress scrapes it off on the edge of the table? I had a waitress like that where everything i ordered was on a seperately plate..I swear i had like 10 plates that wouldn't fit on the table. I called her over thinking it was ridiculous and I think they should be put on just 1-2 plates (mind you i also have a sense of humor and wans't rude at all about it). She threw me a nasty look and jerked up each plate one at a time and scraped the contents onto one plate. Oh hell do you didn't just do that in front of me. The manager profusely apologized and said he's had complaints on her before and gave me the meal free.
And yes - there have been a couple occasions where i didn't tip anything. If I have service that was so horrible, tipping only rewards it. I don't do it often - someone really has to do something bad for this. I also overtip, if I have really great service i'll over over 20%...sometiems i'll leave a nice note on the napkin
Post Edited (03-07-04 10:39)
usually I will tip 15 to 20% - and I make sure to tip well with any trainee that serves me because I know they are hoping everyone will tip them.
However, there was one time where I went with a bunch of coworkers to a Don Pablos (sorry, no Ryan's Steakhouses near me) and we all threw in for the bill. One of the girls with us only had a $20 and her meal (with tip) was $6.00
However, the change that was returned to our table was only $4.00!!!
We did the math over again, and we knew that $10 was missing. When we called the waitress on it, she pulled a $10 from under 5 receipts in her hand and said "Oh, I was wondering why I had this...."
Needless to say, the next time our group had this waitress serve us, we made our tip the spare change and we put it in a random soup bowl so she had to hunt for it.
Funny thing, she doesn't volunteer to serve us when we go anymore...
I still like to save the tip for a reward, but almost always tip (at least when going out for a proper sit-down meal). If the service is average, I think 10-12% is fine. If I'm impressed with the service, I give more, and if the service is bad (bad attitude, slow service, mistakes, or a waitress I actually have to go look for) I give nothing.
The excecption would be for a buffet, since all they do is show me to a table and get me a drink. Even then, I might sometimes leave something if I really enjoyed the meal.
The only problem with tips as a reward these days is that a lot of restaurants pool them and distribute them among the entire staff, based on their hours. I suppose this is more fair to the cooks and dishwashers, but it also means the best waitresses aren't getting the reward they've earned.
I'd probably leave bigger tips if I could afford it, but for some of us, just having a night out at a nice restaurant can be enough of a luxury without adding gratuities. I hope waitresses consider that if they think the tip is a little low. I can say that if they do a real bang-up job, we'll go out of our way to leave a good tip.
I wasn't always so thrifty of course. Back when I was, oh, 18 to 21, my friends and I used to be big tippers for any waitress we thought was cute. I can recall one time we threw in a five each, plus whatever pocket change we had, for a meal that wasn't all that expensive. It was just that the waitress was really attractive and very friendly. I don't remember exactly, but the tip had to be more than 50%. We'd even do that at places we weren't likely to return to. Seems pretty stupid in hindsight.
I usually tip fairly good. Last week my wife and I didn't leave this guy at Ruby Tuesdays a tip since there were only three table there (early weekday afternoon) and all he did was flirt with this table of girl's and not even do anything for us. My wife figured that he made up for our no tip from the girls he was giving the extra attention to.
One idea I had would be to put up a digital scoreboard at each table starting at whatever percent you want it to tip. Then the waitress would know where they stand and could do things to improve it. Each good thing...add a percent, each bad thing...drop a percent. My sister (who waitresses currently while in college) said too many people would give up on the table if it hit zero but I still think it's a fun idea and might work good in a sports bar atmosphere where a scoreboard setup would fit it.
Yeah I'm a tipper to. I ussually tip around 15-20%. I tip most of the time, only when service is unbelievably bad do I not tip, around here it's good most of the time.
Reminds me of the story on the news a week or two ago. Some businessman asked his waitress what a good tip would be and she jokingly said "A car." His meeting went well, so he bought her a car!
When in doubt, I usually tip...even in buffet situations where I get my own drinks I usually tip the bus person especially if they've been good about clearing empty plates. Usually in buffets where the waiter brings your drinks it's best to tip about a buck per person.
If you get bad service it's usually better to tip a insultingly small amount than to leave nothing, just so they get the message that the service was bad.
I tip around 15-20 percent. I will sometimes tip a dollar even in situations where there is no wait person to tip [like at subway or some place like that, usually at burrito joints] if the staff really hustles.
What I really hate is that my in-laws are awful to wait on, but they are also poor tippers. I'm almost embarrassed to go out with them sometimes.
In Neon Noodle's situation they might have had a service charge for a large group.
There are some great websites out there with stories by waitpersons on which famous people are lousy tippers, but I can't remember any offhand...I think one might be bitterwaitress.com or something like that.
If you're getting life and social advice from character diatribes in movies I suspect that your problems run much deeper than 'what percent to tip'
I alwasy make sure to tip. I've never had really bad service but I do notice when a waiter is really good. so I try to tip as well as I can.
I thought this thread was going to be about cow tipping. Imagine my disappointment.
Brother R
Dude!
How did I somehow know that you would pipe in talking about cow tipping!?
Hehe!
I must be psychic!
I suck at head math, even something as simple as calculating 15% of a bill. But I estimate that since I usually don't get that much expensive stuff, my tip is rarely over $3. Also I = broke-ass college kid who can't afford to be giving waiters all my money. Once I forgot to leave a tip, and I felt awful. A good way to let a waiter/waitress know he/she sucked is not to leave no tip (because it could seem like you just forgot), but to leave just a couple of pennies. That way they know you didn't like 'em.
Brother R
Damn right. I once gave a s**tty waitress at Applebee's twenty six cents. I figure that if you only give them twenty six cents, they know exactly how much they suck, rather than being able to justify their suckiness by saying "I'm sure they just forgot" or "That a***ole is a bad tipper". A figure like twenty six cents is way too premeditated to be a coincidence.
I'm 36 years old and in my life I have gone back and forth on tipping. As my job requires me to travel and my company has a "tip what is proper" policy, here are my guidelines:
WAITRESSES:
Sit down establishments where they do the work 20% base +/-
Buffet $1.00 per person
Fast Food nothing unless it's a drive-in like Sonic, then $1.00 per person.
CONSIERGE:
If the consierge does a good turn or favor for you, tip to show your gratitude. If they get you tickets to a sold out show, pony up cheapskate, probably 1/4 of the price of a ticket ($80.00 seats warrent a $20.00 tip). If they simply make dinner reservations, a $5.00er will do.
MATRE DE'
Screw the matre de'. He/she gets a cut of the tips and doesn't do anything to deserve more money.
VALET or BELLHOPS
$1.00 per bag up to $5.00 per person (in other words, 2 people with 11 bags is $10.00)
CHAMBERMAID
$1.00 per day per occupant of the room, given at the end of the stay
TAXI / LIMO DRIVER
$5.00 for short distances
$10.00 for anything over 15 miles
Understand also, the more consistantly you tip, the better your service will be. Maids, bellhops, doormen,....they all talk. If you take care of one early, they all know that you will take care of them later.
Brother Ragnarok wrote:
> I suck at head math, even something as simple as calculating
> 15% of a bill. But I estimate that since I usually don't get
> that much expensive stuff, my tip is rarely over $3.
Be sure to watch those figures, sometimes I may go to cheap places and tip about that but forget when getting a pricier meal that may be undertipping. The best thing I ever got was a little tip card at some grocery store or target or something years ago. It gives you 5 dollar incriments of meals and 15% tip and 20% tip so I never have to think about it. I suck at math too ;-)
George wrote:
> I'm 36 years old and in my life I have gone back and forth on
> tipping. As my job requires me to travel and my company has a
> "tip what is proper" policy, here are my guidelines:
>
How do you tip the pizza guy? I have to admit it, if he had to drive through torrential rain, tornadoes or ice I tip high. i know they don't make crap and some of them aren't teens but grown men trying to support their family..not only that but they have to pay gas
Btw I think i tip higher at a buffet in certain circumstances. Some buffet's the waitresses are VERY attentive - they bring rolls, refills, ask if you need anything, more food, napkins, straws (oddly enough i've had better service at some of these places). And you know they earn crap money at a buffet..it depends on how much the total of the meal was (not all buffet's are cheap)
Post Edited (03-08-04 08:18)
>Be sure to watch those figures, sometimes I may go to cheap places and tip. >about that but forget when getting a pricier meal that may be undertipping. The b
>best thing I ever got was a little tip card at some grocery store or target or >something years ago. It gives you 5 dollar incriments of meals and 15% tip and >20% tip so I never have to think about it. I suck at math too ;-)
Best way to figure it out? Tax is usually 5% of the meal, just multiply the tax by 3 and you have your 15% tip - or multiply by 4 if you want to tip 20%.
Funny, I've never even considered tipping anybody other than waiters and waitresses. Then again, I've never used a concierge, and I always carry my own bags. Come to think of it, I've only needed to use cabs on rare occasions.
Interesting that you should mention limo drivers. A coworker of mine used to date a limo driver (until his idiotic driving got him fired). This guy used to be tipped very well. Apparently, there are some celebrities and rich people who will hire a limo for anything when they're away from home. It's unthinkable to me, but I guess it's like an extra-nice cab for them. In that light, it's not hard to believe some of them like throwing money around. In the case of something like the Toronto film festival, with lots of celebrities all using limos, I'm told this guy could easily rake in a couple of thousand in tips.
I don't normaly go to a sit and wait resturant without my mom or an adult to pay for the meal but when I do I always tip. I haven't gotten a bad waitress yet and I also smile at them and say "thank-you" when they do a good job. Often it's inbetween $3:00 and $6:00 that I tip. I often give a good tip to my barber also.
You only tip between 3:00 and 6:00? A.M or P.M.?
Brother R
I do believe in tipping, but Im also very picky about who I tip. My standards for a waitress or waiter are high, so I'll tip any where from 0 to 30%. Looks also play an important part of it and I usually will tip a really hot waitress big.
I tip 15%. Period. It's what I learned growing up. I know people who are/were waitresses who try to sell me the "Oh, it's not 15% anymore, it's 20%." Yeah right.
I've spent some time around restaurants and waitresses, and I have NEVER been around at the end of a night and NOT seen all the waitresses with huge wads of cash crowing about how they made hundreds of dollars in tips. I also know that at most places if they tell their manager they got stiffed, the manager will actually pay them what the tip should have been. Furthermore, if you think a waitress declares all her tips (which get taxed AND are shared with the just-as-hard-working bus boys and kitchen people) you're nuts.
15% is plenty.
Ok, I have one for all of you. Do you tip at a Buffet? We went to a Chinese Buffet that is very good and a bit more expensive than average buffets. Well, I would only tip when my wife would order hot tea (which was often) because they make the extra effort. Went there many times, but once my wife didn't order tea and I didn't tip. The waitress followed me out of the restruant and said "sir you didn't tip" and I was a little surprised, then I said "well I don't always tip" and she said "never come back ! " , so we haven't and she saved us plenty. We have gone a couple times for special events like birthdays and anniversaries, but not for a regular buffet. Thats my little tale for today. Again I ask do you tip at a Buffet?
Brother Ragnarok said:
No I said $$$$$$$$$$$$ 3.00 to $$$$$$$$$$ 6.00 as in DOLLARS not TIME.
Ah yes, but you used a colon to separate the 3 and the 6 from the 0's. You see, I was making a joke.
Brother R
I'm sorry I wanted to say "I hope you were making a joke" but I was afraid you'd take offense. I'll remember your tip(ha ha *sigh*) now, and since you've made it clear that it was joke it's pretty funny (snickering while typeing)
Afraid I'd take offense? Dude, what have I ever said on this board that made you think I was such a tightass? ;)
Chances are, if I make some droll statement that doesn't have any emoticon :0 ;) :) stuff after it, I'm actually joking. I've been told by most everyone I know that it's really hard to tell when I'm joking because about 90% of what comes out of my mouth is monotone sardonic humor. So hopefully no one else on here ever thought I was being a dickweed when I was saying something that was, to me anyway, pretty funny.
Brother R
Forgot about the pizza guy. I usually pay with a check and round up to even dollar amnout plus a buck. If the delivery is $15.50...I go to $17.00.
My question would be.... What do you tip an "exotic dancer"? I haven't been to an establishment like that in years. Is it still $1.00??
George wrote:
> My question would be.... What do you tip an "exotic dancer"? I
> haven't been to an establishment like that in years. Is it
> still $1.00??
Well, here in Canada, every bill smaller than a five was changed to a coin years ago. Back when my friends and I visited the peeler bars (on rare occasions), we'd typically roll up a two. Of course, it's hard for the dancer to take a coin out of your mouth, so I imagine it's up to five now. Still, back when the two-dollar coin (toonie) was introduced, I did have a couple of buddies who saved every two dollar bill they got for this very purpose. At one stag party (we used to rent a bus and visit several establishments) these guys were selling the bills to the rest of us. I imagine the dancers were pretty surprised to see so many in one night. Virtually none of them were still in circulation by that time.
Oh, in response to Scott's post, if a waitress ever asked me for a tip, I sure wouldn't give one. And if she told me not to come back, I'd have a word with her manager.
Even though I accept that tipping is proper etiquette, and that people count on the money, it's still my choice to leave the tip, and my decision as to how much I give. I think, with all of the guidelines and expectations, the idea of a gift freely given has been lost. Demanding a tip, to me, is crossing a line. Likewise, giving deliberately poor service to a lousy tipper is unprofessional. Tipping might be customary, but the only obligation a customer has is to pay the bill. Anything over and above that should be appreciated.
And, as I've said, there are sometimes good reasons for a small tip that have nothing to do with the waitress. If I walk in with a $20 bill, and my dinner comes to $18.50, then the tip can't be more than a buck fifty. I'm not digging out my credit card or ordering something cheaper just for the sake of the tip. Also, if I'm taking a group out for a dinner that comes to, say, $150, I can hardly afford that, much less an extra thirty for a 20% tip. If $10-$15 is the best I can do, then that should be appreciated. It's more than I had to give.
Likewise, I don't agree with automatically adding the tip to your bill. A friend of mine got married a few years ago, and after gouging him on everything you could imagine (corkage, decanting fees and other cash grabs), the hall owners actually included a percentage for gratuities. We're talking a couple of thousand bucks on top of an already bloated bill. That is a total ripoff, but they all do it.
I understand that there are even some restaurants that calculate tips automatically on meals (and occasionally get double tipped by the unwary). That doesn't seem right to me. Tipping must be done of the customer's own free will, or I think it becomes meaningless. It would be more honest to raise prices, raise wages and adopt a no-tipping policy than it would to impose a compulsory tip. It's just an added fee at that point.
I wasn't sure if you were joking or not. I was afraid to say "I hope you are joking" and I didn't want it to turn out that you were serious but I really don't know what I was thinking last night because I was in a weird mood where I was somewhat in a joking mood and yet also in my "Hyper Cautionious Mood where I don't want to annoy anyone at all" So I'm very sorry about my last post Mr. Ragnarok I never meant to get on your nerves.
as far as the pizza guy, me and the wife tip $8-10 each time. Why? because of one person. He delivered to us in the POURING rain and I saw him turning back to my house when I was getting home. I asked if there was a problem, and he said 'your wife gave me too much money'.
Now THAT'S a cool delivery person. I guess he wasn't used to genuine human kindness. Karma has a funny way of turning on ya, better to keep the positivity flowing.
Mr. Ragnarok
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
ASHTHECAT Said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!>
What's wrong with Mr. Ragnarok? It means I respect him, ASHTHECAT. And I'm done posting this at this topic. I misunderstood Brother Ragnarok in thinking that he was being serious and now I regret my foolishness. So let's end this because it's kind of ridiculus (ms) on how long I've kept this running. Deal?
Oh...I wasn't mad at you Dave.
It's just that I've met & hung out with Brother R. and the thought of calling him Mr. Ragnarok is hilarious!
Trust me...it is!
Scott wrote:
> Ok, I have one for all of you. Do you tip at a Buffet?
If they provide table service, yes. Even panchos mexican buffet i leave a small tip...because a waitress serves you drinks, food, appetizers..etc. I go to one chinese restaurant where the tip isn't left on the table but added to the bill. I don't tip but the bare minimum there since the waitresses only refill drinks and that's it. if i got no real service i don't tip at all.
As far as the pizza guy, a little thing I picked up from my parents: I write the check out to a nice round number over the cost and that's their tip. I always tip them well, since they're driving it out to me. As for tipping strippers, I'm not ecactly sure how it works. A friend of mine is a part time stripper(and I hear she makes killing for tips most of the time).
Ash is right, that's pretty funny. But Dave, calm down, dude. No harm, no foul. You never got on my nerves, I promise. Now stop apologizing profusely and go back to being the groovy dude you are.
Brother R
The only time I didn't tip was at a Happy Joe's The waitress dropped a slice of pizza on one of my friend's backs, and then just walked away. Nobody could believe she did it.