Have you ever left a bad tip?

[Fatman LOU]

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When it comes too food i always am polite when i go through a drive-thru, or to the person taking our order, and try to tip reasonably well when it comes to my food.
But if service was not-so-good, i will leave a lower % tip. I dont think it's appropriate to leave a tip in the ( Sub Way ) jug, for example, for someone doing their job. Whats you're tip protocol ?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news...b-food-tampering-dinner-delivered/2993613002/


When it comes too food i always am polite when i go through a drive-thru, or to the person taking our order, and try to tip reasonably well when it comes to my food.
But if service was not-so-good, i will leave a lower % tip. I dont think it's appropriate to leave a tip in the ( Sub Way ) jug, for example, for someone doing their job. Whats you're tip protocol ?

Hey Urblock. How are you feeling?

 

[TL1961]

Only once in my life have I left the “message” tip for poor service. It was due to extremely rude behavior. I left a dime and the waitress followed us out to the parking lot, screaming “Thanks for the dime!”

My friend assured we had done the right thing and I got a funny story for only ten cents.

 

[Fatman LOU]

Only once in my life have I left the “message” tip for poor service. It was due to extremely rude behavior. I left a dime and the waitress followed us out to the parking lot, screaming “Thanks for the dime!”

My friend assured we had done the right thing and I got a funny story for only ten cents.

She had some balls to her.

 

[Fatman LOU]

Hey Urblock. How are you feeling?

I messaged him about 4 days ago , no response.

 

[DC]

There is a time and place for a bad tip. I always leave at least roughly 5% bc the majority of servers tipout support staff based off sales. So you don't want them to have to pay for waiting on you.

 

[number51]

People that have lived off tips at some point in their life are usually good tippers. The server would have to really do something terrible to get me to leave a coin.

Subway LOU? If you live out in the middle of nowhere, and it sounds like you do, and have no other options, okay. If you live in a place like Chicago and still go to Subway you don't deserve good food.

I have never tipped at a fast food place, I didn't even know that was a thing.

 

[Fatman LOU]

People that have lived off tips at some point in their life are usually good tippers. The server would have to really do something terrible to get me to leave a coin.

Subway LOU? If you live out in the middle of nowhere, and it sounds like you do, and have no other options, okay. If you live in a place like Chicago and still go to Subway you don't deserve good food.

I have never tipped at a fast food place, I didn't even know that was a thing.

Yes # 51 you know i live in the sticks. The only fast food here, besides the closed down for the season drive in, is shared with the Sinclair Gas Station. Plus the kids like Subway .

 

[ruprecht]

Yes but it was leprosy related

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Yes but it was leprosy related

gangrenebacks?

 

[Warden of the Northeast]

I'll tip the same as usual but if the service is bad or the food is bad then I won't go back to that place to eat. Simple as that.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Want to run a scenario by you guys. I've been to a couple of places the past few weeks where you order at a counter and pay, then sit down and someone brings the food out to you. That's really it for the service. There was no waiter. But when you pay there is a spot to tip. Typically, I never give a tip to those places, but the past two times I've done that I was given a look. Not really a dirty look, just like a 'wow okay dick'.

Would you guys tip at a place like that? They aren't really doing anything to earn a tip besides taking my order.

 

[Fatman LOU]

Want to run a scenario by you guys. I've been to a couple of places the past few weeks where you order at a counter and pay, then sit down and someone brings the food out to you. That's really it for the service. There was no waiter. But when you pay there is a spot to tip. Typically, I never give a tip to those places, but the past two times I've done that I was given a look. Not really a dirty look, just like a 'wow okay dick'.

Would you guys tip at a place like that? They aren't really doing anything to earn a tip besides taking my order.

No like the Subway here, i feel thats what they are hired to do. I dont tip them and i see many people dont tip them either by the amount of money in their tip jar.lol

 

[Hawkeye OG]

No like the Subway here, i feel thats what they are hired to do. I dont tip them and i see many people dont tip them either by the amount of money in their tip jar.lol

I'm gonna be honest Lou, I haven't been in a Subway in probably 5 years

 

[Fatman LOU]

I'm gonna be honest Lou, I haven't been in a Subway in probably 5 years

O'h no problem, my kids like Subway and sometimes its just a matter of convenience.

 

[TL1961]

She had some balls to her.

She asked if we were ready to order, and we were not. She then said "Can you order anyway, I just had another table come in."

We found that very funny, and went ahead and ordered. No harm done.

My friend ordered a steak rare, and received it well done. Not the waitress' fault (unless she wrote it wrong. But we didn't blame her)

He sends it back (at my insistence - he knew of he did we'd be there longer and have to watch each other eat), and she exclaims "They'll have to cook you a-whole-nother steak!", as if this is HIS issue. He proceeds, and SHE is pissed at HIM!

The waitress completely ignores us after we do this, refusing to check and see if we need more beers, which we did. We had to literally STAND up at our table to get her attention. We ordered two more longnecks, which she brought and slammed down on the tile top table.

Steve eventually got his meal, finished it, and after I received the change, which included bills and one dime, we decided to leave the dime.

For ten cents, I got this story, which I have told a number of times.

I am a good tipper. I have a daughter who is currently waiting tables. I appreciate that servers are absolutely not the only factor in the equation regarding how quickly you get your food, etc. I am not hard to please at restaurants.

But, damn, that dime was money well spent!

 

[Fatman LOU]

She asked if we were ready to order, and we were not. She then said "Can you order anyway, I just had another table come in."

We found that very funny, and went ahead and ordered. No harm done.

My friend ordered a steak rare, and received it well done. Not the waitress' fault (unless she wrote it wrong. But we didn't blame her)

He sends it back (at my insistence - he knew of he did we'd be there longer and have to watch each other eat), and she exclaims "They'll have to cook you a-whole-nother steak!", as if this is HIS issue. He proceeds, and SHE is pissed at HIM!

The waitress completely ignores us after we do this, refusing to check and see if we need more beers, which we did. We had to literally STAND up at our table to get her attention. We ordered two more longnecks, which she brought and slammed down on the tile top table.

Steve eventually got his meal, finished it, and after I received the change, which included bills and one dime, we decided to leave the dime.

For ten cents, I got this story, which I have told a number of times.

I am a good tipper. I have a daughter who is currently waiting tables. I appreciate that servers are absolutely not the only factor in the equation regarding how quickly you get your food, etc. I am not hard to please at restaurants.

But, damn, that dime was money well spent!

Wow , what a ***** that waitress was . I might have been married to her .

 

[Hawkeye OG]

O'h no problem, my kids like Subway and sometimes its just a matter of convenience.

Feel you on convenience. I was in a pinch last week and had to hit a Hardees. Pretty terrible, but I made it through.

 

[Fatman LOU]

Feel you on convenience. I was in a pinch last week and had to hit a Hardees. Pretty terrible, but I made it through.

I took a road trip last weekend went to a Hardees drive thru and i seen they had Biscuits & Gravy. Man i use to crave Hardees Biscuits & Gravy.Been years. Waited in the drive thru line for 15 minutes and the line didnt move so i had to leave.

 

[TL1961]

Want to run a scenario by you guys. I've been to a couple of places the past few weeks where you order at a counter and pay, then sit down and someone brings the food out to you. That's really it for the service. There was no waiter. But when you pay there is a spot to tip. Typically, I never give a tip to those places, but the past two times I've done that I was given a look. Not really a dirty look, just like a 'wow okay dick'.

Would you guys tip at a place like that? They aren't really doing anything to earn a tip besides taking my order.

I have heard some good points on both sides of this discussion.

I don't want to leave zero, but it puts the customer in an awkward spot.

When we go full serve - when the wait person takes our drink order, brings drinks, takes the food order....makes several trips to the table, including refilling drinks - they get 20%, right?

So when I stand in line at Panera, fill my own drink, including refills, if any, and they only drop the food off one time....what % seems fair?

When I pay, the suggested tips show up as $ amounts at Panera, but as % at other places. Panera, I leave what feels like a measly 50 cents, yet I am tipping them 50 cents for bringing my food out one time, and that is it.

At a local sandwich shop, similar to the setup at Subway, one stands in line to order, and gets zero service. They make the food. They hand it to you with an empty cup. Go sit down. Get your own drink. Clear your own table. And when you pay, not only will our system show suggested tips, but they will start at 18% and go UP.

My first reaction is "**** that!", but I don't want to feel cheap, and I tip 15% or 18%, and that is ridiculous.