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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Am I the only one who tips a standard amount regardless of service (unless it is terrible which is almost never) and just doesn't go back if it wasn't enjoyable?
I do tip better if it is somewhere I go all the time and they know who I am otherwise it is pretty standard though
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This is the sentiment i can't understand. I have been on both sides of the counter, and having the ability to control the tip is one of the little privileges that helps me keep my sanity in day to day interactions.
I also think that it was a little too easy to pile on major major earlier in the thread, and the posters flaming him clearly haven't been in a lot of those situations. I think he's justified in his continuing service for crappy tippers being a little crappier itself, it's only natural. and as far as making the odd comment goes, people are only human, and these little measures of revenge, although petty can be pretty therapeutic in stressful environments.
I sing in a band and lots of times i'll leave more money at the bar than i walk out with. I enjoy buying good bartenders shots and tipping well, and when you're drinking it gets pretty easy to lose track of your %s and start throwing money around and buying lots too many drinks, which are all good things for bar and bar staff. and are all a product of good service and a fun environment, which i can be partly responsible for as well, if the show is fun for the crowd.
but the flip-side, i can relish in being a jerk sometimes. I will never leave no tip or tip under 5-10% on a bill, and i'm never outwardly rude or mean, but i do however feel compelled to have some fun when i get bad service sometimes.
One game i like to play is ordering drinks that are hard to pour and never the same one twice. If i get really bad service then it goes from "pint of kieth's please" to "lemon drop" "mojito" "zombie" "white russian" "paralyzer" "harvey wallbanger"
i personally don't care what i drink but this slows them down and screws with thier night and makes me very happy in a childish way. and when the bill comes i don't feel bad about leaving a standard tip because i put them through the wringer for it.
so the question is which is worse, leaving no tip when you get bad service or ordering increasingly difficult to pour drinks? i'm not cheap in any way at all but i do loathe crappy service. who wants to get yelled at, get sarcastic lip, or get fronted on while giving away their money?