[Matt Reeeeead]

Originally Posted by Springs1

Then WHY have we tipped 25%-30% before or one time last year I eat out by myself, left a $7 tip on a $12 and something cent check?

Firstly, you have no actual evidence that proves you tip as you say.

Secondly, I won't believe any wild examples you use since its not consistent with your viewpoints on the service industry.

Thirdly, I'm not sure who you are trying to convince, me, or you. I'm surprised you care about what a random idiot like me thinks about how much you tip.

We left just recently $9 tip on $34 and something cents.

I don't even want to know what the server had to do to get that tip.

WELL DUHH! SO WHAT? Doesn't matter where you are, servers mess up and some don't try their best.

You know who also don't try their best? Every other subset of employees in the universe. Servers are not unique. Some are good. Some are bad. You should go in expecting a reasonable level of service, not perfection. I also have tipped poorly when I felt I got bad service. But it's rare, and not over petty things.

WHY? They want our money, so WHY would I not complain? They want something, we want something. Why can't it be an *EVEN* trade, huh?

It should always be an even trade. You tip to the level of service.

The difference is that you require "exceptional" service to deal out 15%. The rest of the world is just looking for pleasantries and a reasonable effort.

HOW do you misunderstand sauce and the fruit as a whole, huh? Exact words are exact words, so I don't understand how she would have thought I wanted sauce? Also, since they had both, a GOOD server would have OFFERED me both.

You probably had your mouth full of pie while you were talking. Forgive the waitress for trying to understand your verbiage while the crust was spewing from your mouth.

he waiter DID NOT DO AS I DID, **********COMPARE THE DRINK MENU PRICES FROM MY CHECK TO THE DRINK MENU PRICES ON THE CHECK. WE DID and FOUND THE ERROR IDIOT!

Agreed, he missed it. Hang him!