Archive for the ‘Bad Tip’ Category

I Only Have $30 And we All Need Food And Desert

Posted: May 5, 2013 in Bad Tip, Cheap, Stories
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I work at a national chain restaurant. A woman came in with her three small, unruly children. I greet the table with a smile but before I am able to get anything out of my mouth she says: “I have 30 dollars. That’s all. You need to make sure that the bill isn’t over 30 dollars and we all need to eat and have ice cream.”

Ummm are you kidding me? How the hell is that MY responsibility?! Great, so I am clearly not getting a tip and now I have to do math on top of it. It ended up being one of the most difficult dinner/dessert service of my life (complete with MANY substitutions, send backs, and my manager having to comp due to her dissatisfaction) the bill came to $29.84…AND SHE HAD THE NERVE TO LEAVE THE CHANGE ON THE TABLE.

-Raleigh

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Gospel Stiffers

Posted: May 4, 2013 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I had a very large group of people come in 15 minutes before closing. They special ordered everything. Sang a VERY loud and animated rendition of Happy Birthday, gospel style. Asked me very awkward questions, and left no tip whatsoever. hallelujah!!

-Todd

Your Guilty Conscience Doesn’t Pay The Bills

Posted: April 3, 2013 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I was working a double on Easter yesterday, and we have a relatively busy restaurant that’s generally reservations only (especially on a holiday.) We had a walk in of a mother and daughter, and we bent over backwards to cater to their every needs. At the end of their meal (after they had been there for almost 3 hours), she told me I had been the best server she had ever had in her entire life and she was so thankful I took care of her and her daughter and made their Easter fun…but that her policy wasn’t to tip, so not to be offended since the tip didn’t reflect my service.

Worst verbal tip I’ve ever gotten. Still can’t believe she pulled me aside to explain her guilty conscience to me.

-Andrew

When a Customer Pays The Bill in Change

Posted: March 29, 2013 in Bad Tip, Stories
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You’re not getting a tip …

Says the girl who once had to count out 40$ worth of quarters because a customer brought in a massive baggie of them : /

-Nikki

Yankee Douching Penny Tippers

Posted: January 26, 2013 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I had a couple of yankee douches tip me a penny because they ordered appetizers and entrees but only had 30 minutes for lunch. As if there lack of time management was my fault. Anyway, I walked outside and threw their yankee douching penny at them as they drove away.

Later the same night the very same pair of yankee douches called to complain. Fortunately my yankee douche manager Troy answered the phone and proceeded to insult them for improper tipping.

- Nicklaus

Sometimes When You get a $1 tip on an $85 check….You Just Have to Give it Back

Posted: November 13, 2012 in Bad Tip, Videos
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You need this more than I do….

Ladies Night Cheapskates

Posted: November 6, 2012 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I worked at a pretty nice fondue restaurant which held “ladies night” a couple times each month. It gave customers a discount drink list and discounted meals for one, since most of the stuff on the menu is for couples. There was a group of women that came in every time, being sure to rotate their members to keep it to 5 at a table, so that they would not fall into the 18% auto-grat.

Every server knew them by name and each time they came in with the same complaints. Ordering the same food and them complaining that they don’t like it, or remembering that they are allergic to something in the salad so that they could send it back and have a reason not to tip.

The most anyone ever got on one of their tables (always over $150 combined bill) was around $12, paid in mostly change. Most of the servers began requesting off on ladies nights, because it was luck of the draw if you got their table(s) and it is hard to get enough tables while serving 4 intricate courses in a night to recover from such a terrible tip.

-Lizette

Foreigners

Posted: November 6, 2012 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I worked in a very popular area at TGI Fridy’s by downtown Disney. I was working a party of 15 Europeans. On the bottom of the menu, mind you, states that any party of 8 or more will have added gratuity. I did my very best to please everyone and make sure everything came in in a timely manner. They were very friendly and said everything was great. So when I gave them the bill they were flabbergasted by the fact that the gratuity was already added and I explained to them how it’s stated in BOLD print on the menu. They wanted to speak to my manager and after two minutes of my manager explaining he ended up taking the grat. off and the BASTARDS only left me $0.67 on a $268.67 bill! Yes I kept the receipt to remind me everyday why I will NEVER go back to the restaurant industry especially in a very touristy area!

-Kerry

Grumpy Old Men

Posted: November 3, 2012 in Bad Tip, Stories
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I’m a waitress in a country club restaurant, so I get a lot of grumpy old men for customers. One night I had a 6 top and the guy that was the member is very well known by all of the staff and very disliked. They all put in their orders with me and he gets the baked stuffed lobster, which is 36$. I bring them their food and come back a couple minutes later and ask how everything is. Everyone said their food is fine and I come back as everyone is finishing up. With an empty plate in front of him, he tells me it was awful. I laugh, as I thought he was joking because his plate was empty. I clear all the plates and without my knowledge, he goes to my manager and requests another lobster, and my manager not knowing the situation, brings him one. The guy somehow gobbles it down before I brought out dessert and another waitress cleared the plate. I only figured out the situation when they were on their way out the door, leaving me with zero tip for a 130$ bill…and all the guy drinks is MGD 64…fucker..

-Tori

Candy is Not a Tip

Posted: October 31, 2012 in Bad Tip, Stories
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Even though its Halloween, candy is not acceptable in place of a tip. I just got a snickers bar and 2 jr. sized kit kats on a $57.00 tab…

-Chris