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Originally Posted by Sainters7
So my question is this: If a friend/family member/significant other/co-worker, etc.. treats you to a meal and they tip terribly, is it rude of you towards the person treating you to pull out some coin and add to their tip? As by doing so, you're basically announcing to them that you think they're a cheap-ass tipper.
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This happened to me at one of my favorite places, which I visit quite often. We finished eating, the bill was $47.50 and the person I was with left $50.
I visit the restaurant twice a week and really enjoy the people/service, and they're very nice to me all the time. I simply went back later in the evening, explained that I was in earlier and my friend didn't tip very well, and gave the server another $5. She was grateful. Most people would not do this.
I worked in the service industry for many years and what it comes down to, is tipping is optional here for a reason. There's nothing I hate more than bad servers getting good tips. If your service sucked, don't tip. It's as simple as that.