Cinnie said:

No you don't. If a person chooses not to tip, that's their right to not to. It's not etched in stone.

Slave2daGroove said:

xenon said:

Bingo.

many years ago i took my then hubby out to dinner for his birthday
the waitress spent her time sucking up to him and rolling her eyes at me whenever i asked for something i ordered something i had had before with a few (easy) changes, and he ordered what ever it was, and she asked him if there were any special requests or something...he said nope..she looked straight at me and said 'oh you're gonna make it easy for me, aren't you?'...all i asked for was a med well steak,and for the sauce to be left off the veggies...point is, the look on her face when she realized who would be paying for the dinner(and the tip)was priceless...and i still remember it...i left her 50 cents

sometimes you do,sometimes you don't..

my husband and i went out to dinner with my parents (my parents were paying, not us), and the service was REALLY BAD, so my mom decided to leave 2 cents on the table. well that pissed the waitress off, she came behind my husband outside into the parking lot and started throwing the dishes from the table at him.

The key is that he recognized you as a regular customer...he should have realized that this is not common practice from you. Even after you explained your situation, he still carried on...

Wrong on his part, all the way...

Now, I wouldn't go to that restaurant ever again, just because he does know your face and you may end up eating something similar to cat in your next dish.

This sucks dude...

obsessed said:

lol wow. where did u go and eat? that place sounds raw as hell. he googling you prolly.

I worked in a salon,lived off of tips,and I made it my business to KNOW my customers. If they didn't tip me one time, then usually they would drop a large tip when they could and I would make out better in the end. I had a repeat customer, and tipping is a way of saying THANK YOU and not obligatory.

You do not have to tip, and what the waiter did was straight tacky!

he lost a customer over a few bucks? Stupid. Why try to nickel and dime your customer like that? TACKY! I am sure Ren wouldda hooked him up the next time.

Word of mouth travels fast, when its negative.... tell everyone what he did...

kimrachell said:

obsessed said:

xenon said:

Thank god I live in Australia..I hate the tipping system ...staff here get paid a decent hourly rate.

Mara said:

I love that clip!

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I always tip, even if the service sucks, because I know that the staff works for peanuts....but my tips reflect the service....and no, I don't expect a dog and pony show to give a tip, but if you suck, the tip reflects that...HOWEVER...I have yet to see where it is written or etched in stone that a.) I HAVE TO give a tip...and b.) that if times are a bit tight, then I shouldn't go out to eat if thats what I want to do...that is BULLSHIT!! I tip out of gratitude, not out of obligation...After Ren explained the situation (which he TOTALLY didn't have to do), the dude should've rolled with it and let it go....

...I wish like hell someone would trail me to a parking lot asking for a tip...the first thing I'd say after giving them a strong would be "WATCH THIS"...then ...then another just to make sure they got my meaning clearly....the nerve of some motherf**kers!!!

Fuck that. Never. I tip on I want to tip. If the service was great, then I will exceed the tip scale, if it sucked, then I will adjust it below. Amd if it was downright horrible, then they gets nothing!

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I think it's a case of 2 wrongs.

CarrieMpls said:

In Texas, waitstaff make HALF of minimum wage. So, tips ARE your income. I woulda been mad too BUT I would never have said anything. Renny, if it was me and this is a regular place I eat at and I unexpectedly found myself short, I woulda told the guy and said, I'll catch you next time. I had some of my regular customers tell me that when I was a waitress and they always made good. But, yeah, dude was outta line. Sorry he was so confrontational.

PEJ said:

It would never cross my mind to do this. Ban my ass, my wallets banned from YOU!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'd be the type to say something WILD. So, that's why I just throw on my North Face and pick the food up myself.

Mara said:

You have no idea how ghetto trash I'd become on his ass

Whoa!

That was DEF tacky

What happend to the days when waiters get cranky if you showed up the next time and didn't previously tip them?

Thing is, tip should NOT be an obligation to begin with,,,,,it should be a common courtesy.

Here you have the WHOLE bill and you ban somebody for some measly ass tip? Good look keeping that job

Harlepolis said:

x 10 million

OMG, I went to a restaurant one time and a waiter was like "hold on, I REMEMBER YOU. You didn't tip me." As SOON as I walked in the door. My friend bust out laughing.

Mara said:

Thats nothing.

Some of them spit and put buggers on the food, and the poor cheap basterd eats away like its going outta style

I know ALL about that shit because I used to be a waitress in highschool.

Mind you, that shit is considered old school now these guys nowadays are going ALL the way,,,,,banning is one of them

You have to realize that people in this business count on tips for money...they get a low hourly wage. If your funds are low then don't go out to eat. I know it's harsh but it is what it is.

CarrieLee said:

Hey heey heeeeey!

Thats discrimination against broke ass people

Harlepolis said:

Last week while working the bar some guy left me nickles and dimes...I laughed in his face and flicked all of the change right back at him and said no thanks!

Pre-game at home and/or bring a flask if you can't afford to tip. I don't even get an hourly at the bar...it's all tips I count on.

CarrieLee said:

Ok, but you just can't tell people "not" to go out and eat just because they're low on funds. That's their right to do that. And it works both ways, no one forced people to be waiters/waitresses. They know what comes with the job, and getting stiffed for tips is one of them.