the check is for, say.....$9.38, you hand him/her a $20.00 and they ask "do you want your change back?". to me, that is asking for a tip, when i was a server, i never asked if they wanted their change back, i always just placed thewir change on a tip tray and sat it with their receipt on the table, and usaully ended up with more than 20%. do you find this "subliminal begging" to be lacking of tact?
2006-09-04 22:02:39 · 6 answers · asked by daddysboicub 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
i need to add tho, that this happens at applebees, olive garden, red lobster, and just about anywhere, even happened at cracker barrel, only 2 places that i can think of, where it doesnt happen. one of my servers when i was in management did that, i called her to the ofice and promptly instructed her that we dont do that there, and we dont tolerate it. sh went back onto the floor and in les than 5 minutes, she did it again...needless to say, she was relieved of her duties.
2006-09-05 01:00:40 · update #1
That's not asking for a tip - that is just plain rudeness!!
You would be tipping more than your bill - that's not right.
I would expect to be treated how you said that you used to. I would be more inclined to leave you a bigger tip than the first one. How rude!
2006-09-04 22:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by MISS B.ITCH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is asking for a tip. You should have reported him or her. Ive worked in resturants before and managers are not happy when their servers ask for a tip or even hint for a tip.
2006-09-05 05:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a jerk. Leave him/her a smaller tip and tell him/her why the tip was small. Servers live for tips so the bad behavior will change.
2006-09-05 05:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by ssbn598 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, sounds rude and begging! The funny thing is their reaction when you tell them you want your change back and they then take their time getting your change back.
One time my husband told the waiter he wanted his change back and the guy acted like he forgot! Not a pretty site after that, lol!
2006-09-05 09:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it is a bid for a tip whether the remark is conscious or just a bad habit. It is certainly rude.
2006-09-05 06:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by ne11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right- I wait tables and NEVER do this. I think that it is RUDE.
2006-09-06 02:31:52 · answer #6 · answered by ellasmomma1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋