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09-03-2008, 06:56 PM #1j7wild Guest
When did Restaurant Waiters/Waitresses start keeping the change?
I was at a Bar B Q restaurant for lunch last week in Dallas:
total bill, $9.21
I paid with a $20
the waiter returned with only $9 change - when I asked him where the other $1.79 cents was, he said something about a tip and I reminded him he cannot automatically add/deduct a tip unless he is dealing with a party of 6 or more and that it was up to me determine the tip, not him.
So he gave me my $1.79 and I left him 79 cents because of what he did - I would have left 15% tip if he didn't pull that stunt.
Andrea and I had dinner at a casual diner a couple of weeks ago here in Houston:
total bill, $31.45
I paid with $40
the waiter didn't bring me our change - instead he brought us a comment card to fill out.
Once again, I asked him about the change and he said "Oh I thought you gave me as Tip?"
I told him that the service was okay to deserve 15% tip but not 27%!!
He brought the change back and I left him $1 because of the stunt he pulled.
I was at lunch with one of my employee today here in Houston at a Mexican restaurant:
total bill, $23.13
I paid with $40
the waitress picked up the $40 off the table, gave me $6 back and started to walk off.
I stopped her and told her, "Hey you still owe me $10.87", If you think I am going to tip you 47%, you are crazy!!"
So she said very rudely "Oh I thought you gave me $30" and she gave me the $10 and said she didn't have 87 cents in coins.
I told her to keep it and I didn't give her any more for tip.
In all 3 cases I told the Manager and they all apologized and assured me that maybe the waiter/waitresses made an Honest mistake which I don't buy!!
p.s. I usually tip 12% at a restaurant like a Buffet or IHOP or Denny's, 15% to 18% at casual full service restaurant and 20% to 25% at a more full service upscale restaurant
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Dont know, must be a U.S. thing , I know, they do everything big in Texas, that must be part of it, bigger tips
Seriously, my wife and I go out to eat at least weekly, and have never experienced this anywhere. But then again, I do it differently.
I pay with a credit or debit card, and leave a tip in cash.
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I understand why you are angry. This is really weird.
I don't know, this is never happened to me.*´¨)
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Heh lucky I live in a country where minimum wage is enough to get you by, you only tip if it was good service. Or if you are trying to get the waitresses number.
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09-03-2008, 10:02 PM #5j7wild Guest
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Maybe it only happens in Houston. Ive been out to eat plenty of times and I live in New Jersey, and I have never encountered a problem like that. I usually try to tip generally 20% at the very least, waiters and waitresses only make like $3.00 an hour so their main salary comes from tips. As long as the server keeps up with the soda refills im pretty satisfied. One time though I was at a diner and had the most obnoxious waitress, she had the worse attitude and I tried to ask a simple question and got a smart a** response. I was with another friend and the bill was probably like $30-40, but because she was so arrogant I left her a $2 bill that I got from change at a store.
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I live in New Jersey too and I grew up in Staten Island NY and that never happened to me either. Sounds like your having a bad streak of people trying to take advantage of you buddy. DON'T LET THEM DO IT!!!!!!!!!
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09-06-2008, 08:59 PM #8j7wild Guest
guess I just had bad luck!!
I just happen to get the a-hole crooked waiters and waitresses.
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Under 18: $6.01
18-21: $8.13
22+: $9.76
And those are the legal requirments, most minimum wage jobs give more than that anyway. Last job I worked which was a minimum wage job I got $11.67 a hour. Most places if they offer minimum wage people wont take it so they bump it up a little extra.
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09-06-2008, 10:28 PM #10j7wild Guest
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come to germany. here you don't have to tip. you tip if you liked the service.
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