When I tip well at a Restaurant.....

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I have to stay until the waiter/waitress sees the tip he or she got. Does this make me a bad person

My wife hates that I do this.

[Snoogans]

I have to stay until the waiter/waitress sees the tip he or she got. Does this make me a bad person

My wife hates that I do this.

yea thats pretty fuckin weird, bro. Just leave the cash. If you are really THAT concerned with making sure they know, put it on a credit card so they have to see you write it in. That way you dont seem so creepy

[King Hippos Bandaid]

yea thats pretty fuckin weird, bro. Just leave the cash. If you are really THAT concerned with making sure they know, put it on a credit card so they have to see you write it in. That way you dont seem so creepy

I hear ya, but I still get a young kid vibe who probably wont tip well from the servers, I want them to know I tip like a pro and to treat me that way

[Snoogans]

I hear ya, but I still get a young kid vibe who probably wont tip well from the servers, I want them to know I tip like a pro and to treat me that way

its not like money walks off a table or they forgot who was sitting there. Part of this means you dont totally tip well to be a nice guy. Part of it is also so you can feel like a nice guy or better then people. I dont mean that as like an attack, i think everyone has that to a point. This is just one of your ways it is there. Could be alot worse, I guess

[MellySmelly]

My friend's dad tips at the beginning of the meal to make sure that he gets good service.

[DiabloSammich]

I hear ya, but I still get a young kid vibe who probably wont tip well from the servers, I want them to know I tip like a pro and to treat me that way


Problem is by the time it gets to the tip, they've already treated you however they're gonna treat you. The best you can do is make them feel like a douche for thinking you weren't gonna tip well. Which I LOVE to do.

I hardly ever get served by the same waiter/waitress, even when I go to the same place.

[DiabloSammich]

My friend's dad tips at the beginning of the meal to make sure that he gets good service.


I was just getting ready to post that I wich we could tip at the beginning to make sure you get good service. Would you be uncomfortable with that?

I don't know that I could pull that off. There is a touch of arrogance to it.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

My friend's dad tips at the beginning of the meal to make sure that he gets good service.

thats cool, Italian style tip 1/2 in the beginning give the rest after good service. older gentleman get respect from the 20 somethings. The 20 somethings look at me and think , oh great 15% , why try

[Snoogans]

thats cool, Italian style tip 1/2 in the beginning give the rest after good service. older gentleman get respect from the 20 somethings. The 20 somethings look at me and think , oh great 15% , why try

I kinda look like a kid and i dont ever get that feeling. Aside from a mistake being made, which happens, I can't remember ever getting what I'd call bad service

[MellySmelly]

I was just getting ready to post that I wich we could tip at the beginning to make sure you get good service. Would you be uncomfortable with that?

I don't know that I could pull that off. There is a touch of arrogance to it.

I have never done it either. This guy is a big friendly goof, so he gets away with it.

[Snoogans]

i think it depends on where you are. If you were at Chili's, tipping up front would seem weird. But if you walk into a really nice place, I don't see why throwin the guy a 20 off the bat would ever be a bad thing.

[Doctor Z]

What's "special"? Take you in the back and suck your dick?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I kinda look like a kid and i dont ever get that feeling. Aside from a mistake being made, which happens, I can't remember ever getting what I'd call bad service


true, it could also be the attitudes of 20 something in SI, the hot chicks think their shit dont stink

I get much better service in NJ

[Snoogans]

true, it could also be the attitudes of 20 something in SI, the hot chicks think their shit dont stink

I get much better service in NJ

thats a good point. i hardly ever eat in NYC. And if I do, its usually a special occasion so its at a fancier place that usually some older family member has set up. In Jersey, the people who serve and things in restaurants seem more pleasant, but also arent nearly as busy at most places

[DiabloSammich]

i think it depends on where you are. If you were at Chili's, tipping up front would seem weird. But if you walk into a really nice place, I don't see why throwin the guy a 20 off the bat would ever be a bad thing.


Maybe if I start eating somewhere besides Chili's we can have this conversation.

[oh_kee_pa]

i usually do it as well... I like to make sure I get the extra thank you after the realize the tip i just gave them...
I dont see it as being weird

[reillyluck]

fuck that. i base my extremely generous tips on their overall performance. the key to being a good waitress/waiter is making sure the table has whatever it needs. filled drinks, napkins, condiments. AND ASK ME IF EVERYTHING IS OK OR IF I NEED ANYTHING. THIS IS IMPORTANT, FOOD PEOPLEZZZZ!!!!! you dont ask me...you dont get good tip.

[Gvac]

I always tip well (usually around 25%) and never wait around.

I'm incredibly classy.

[Snoogans]

I always tip well (usually around 25%) and never wait around.

I'm incredibly classy.

Thats why everyone is gettin with Gvac

[King Hippos Bandaid]

fuck that. i base my extremely generous tips on their overall performance. the key to being a good waitress/waiter is making sure the table has whatever it needs. filled drinks, napkins, condiments. AND ASK ME IF EVERYTHING IS OK OR IF I NEED ANYTHING. THIS IS IMPORTANT, FOOD PEOPLEZZZZ!!!!! you dont ask me...you dont get good tip.


very important, Reilly gets it, I can get take out and eat the same food

[MellySmelly]

I always tip well (usually around 25%) and never wait around.

I'm incredibly classy.

50% if they are dressed like this.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3015/istockphoto2807854stripcy8.jpg

[Snoogans]

that might be gettin old, fast

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I always tip well (usually around 25%) and never wait around.

I'm incredibly classy.


old tongue eyes knows how to tip and be classy,when I get to be your age in 30 years I hope to have your class

[Snoogans]

old tongue eyes knows how to tip and be classy,when I get to be your age in 30 years I hope to have your class

you're 45?

[DiabloSammich]

old tongue eyes knows how to tip and be classy,when I get to be your age in 30 years I hope to have your class


Your 40?

[epo]

I start at 20%.
I go to 25% if you are great.
I'll go to 15% if you suck.

But hanging around to see them open the tip? That's crazy talk.

[Snoogans]

Ha Ha

[DiabloSammich]

Holy shit Snoogans, that's creepy.

[Snoogans]

it woulda ruled if you had actually said 45

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I start at 20%.
I go to 25% if you are great.
I'll go to 15% if you suck.

But hanging around to see them open the tip? That's crazy talk.

crazy or so sane that is scares you


probably crazy

[DiabloSammich]

I was going Price is Right Theory.

At least he'll be more pissed off at you.


45. That's just insulting.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I set the lob and snoogs and diablo slammed it home

[Snoogans]

I was going Price is Right Theory.

At least he'll be more pissed off at you.


45. That's just insulting.

Gvac loves me

[sailor]

I have to stay until the waiter/waitress sees the tip he or she got. Does this make me a bad person

My wife hates that I do this.

it only makes you a bad person because ron said the same thing in the replay, what, yesterday? give it some time before you pilfer his ideas.

[reillyluck]

it only makes you a bad person because ron said the same thing in the replay, what, yesterday? give it some time before you pilfer his ideas.



OHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAP, SON!!!!!!

[Bossanova]

Being that I used to chef and will eventually get back into it, I always leave a standard 25%. Waitresses make dick and put up with a lot. If they were average they get no more, suck maybe I scale back. If they went above and beyond I will bump it accordingly


And yes, it makes you a huge creep for waiting to see how they react

[King Hippos Bandaid]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAP, SON!!!!!!


I did not listen yesterday , wifey and brought this up at Jose Tejas, odd coincidence, but I work during the week and catch the replays, maybe when I was sleeping this came up, i go to bed with ron and fez on

[TheMojoPin]

I have to stay until the waiter/waitress sees the tip he or she got.

Are you hiding in the coat room, jackin' it while you do?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Are you hiding in the coat room, jackin' it while you do?

sometimes

My wife hates when I stay to see the tip and usually forces me to leave

[TheGameHHH]

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/miramax_films/reservoir_dogs/steve_buscemi/dogs.jpg


I don't tip

[ToddEVF]

well the theory behind leaving a tip and waiting so you see the waitress/waiter recieve it is because quite a few times I have seen other patrons and busboys pocket the cash as it sits there. Now thats madness.

Usually what i will do is when i get my change back or give them my card, I will give them their tip right then and there. No waiting and you know it is going to the person you want it given to.

And on rare occasions, I've received service so bad I refused to leave a tip.

[sailor]

i go to bed with ron and fez

you wish, stalker.

[sailor]

well the theory behind leaving a tip and waiting so you see the waitress/waiter recieve it is because quite a few times I have seen other patrons and busboys pocket the cash as it sits there. Now thats madness.


many (most?) places pool tips.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

you wish, stalker.

thanks Larry Literal, I sleep with the radio show on

[ToddEVF]

many (most?) places pool tips.

While i understand many if not most places do pool tips, having other patrons cherry pick what you left for the waitress is very beat.

[sailor]

While i understand many if not most places do pool tips, having other patrons cherry pick what you left for the waitress is very beat.

i glossed over patrons the first time. that's just fucked up.