Catatonic
Nine Lives
I agree with that and I also will tend to tip $3 on a $7 bill especially if I got a lot of refills on coffee (breakfast).
On those rare occasions when we eat at a place where the bill is over $50, it is 15% with good service.
Should a tip be based on the waitperson's sexual orientation or lifestyle?
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I agree with that and I also will tend to tip $3 on a $7 bill especially if I got a lot of refills on coffee (breakfast).
On those rare occasions when we eat at a place where the bill is over $50, it is 15% with good service.
pretender
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Assuming the service was good, I also tip more based on the length of time we may linger over dinner.
pretender
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Does this mean I don't really look like George Clooney?
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
if you do...better watch out for Cachsux! lol
pretender
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Did he... tip you afterwards?? lol
rod
Retired 23 years
Could I get that in a larger font and maybe with a spotlight focused on it?
Nimnim
The Nim
I try to tip well when I actually sit down at a place, if it's a takeout order it's a tossup. When I sit down though how am I supposed to know the servers sexual orientation or lifestyle? I came to the place for food not to hear about how the server lives their life. Someone in this thread mentioned how these kinda lifestyles aren't a choice, but I beg to differ not from a true biological standpoint, but from a "trendy" young person standpoint. I've seen way too many people on social networks and in person of the younger generation (like 25 and younger) who will actively change if they're straight/gay/bi/trans/whatever because of what's popular in the groups they are around now. The science isn't conclusive enough for me to say that homosexuality is a complete genetic thing or whatever, but it doesn't even matter to me, if that's how a person is fine, it's the people who do it to be trendy that causes problems. Anyways, I'm deviating now, if I go to a place and get service at a table you get a tip unless you suck, if you do really well the tip will be better. If the server makes it a point to impress their lifestyle upon me, it's more likely to get a reduction of the tip since that's not what I went to the location for food/service for.
I really don't care until people try to "inform" me of it.
Edit: As far as the poll goes I say "No, until the server makes it an issue."
I really don't care until people try to "inform" me of it.
Edit: As far as the poll goes I say "No, until the server makes it an issue."
rod
Retired 23 years
I see now the couple who supposedly stiffed this waitress because she is gay has come forward with their copy of the receipt and their credit card statement showing that they had indeed tipped the waitress (actually about 20%). Something is really fishy here. This waitress has collected thousands of dollars in donations from people who felt sorry for her. I hope they stick with this story and the truth comes out.
CaliforniaPaul
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Assuming for a second the incident actually happened, what kind of person would accept thousands of dollars in donations because some couple stiffed you out of a $20 tip?? It's not like her house burned down or something and she lost everything....
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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It wasn't just the tip----it was what was supposedly written on the receipt as the reason for not leaving a tip that led to the donations. I mean, who writes that on a receipt? I guess someone looking to take advantage of a situation by slandering an innocent couple and defrauding all those stupid enough (including me) to have fallen for her story.
What kind of person does this? The same type of person who claims that one of their children has cancer.
ill take the extra $1000
