when you leave a tip on your credit card at a place like The Cracker Barrell,where you take it to the counter, does the waitress (waiter)know right away or at the end of the night? Or do they think that you stiffed them?
2007-03-23 05:07:56 · 17 answers · asked by baileysmom 3 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
I wasn't impling that I stiff waiters. I have always wondered how it worked when you tip on a credit card. I have never been a waitress so I have not had first hand experience. Typically I will tip even if the waitress was rude ( as was the case last night). I rarely cary cash and always feel bad that I tip on the card and not by leaving cash on the table. I just wondered if they knew right away or not. Thanks to the people who understood what I meant, and jeers to the people who assumed the worst.
2007-03-23 07:57:35 · update #1
I used to work in a restaurant. The waitress knows at the end of the night that you tipped them. They dont automatically think that you stiffed them because they realize that ALOT of people use their credit cards to tip. When the cashier closes out the cash register at the end of the night, they give all the servers the cash from the credit card tips that were left for them.
2007-03-23 05:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by I know, I know!!!! 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know specifically for Cracker Barrel, but the answer depends on the place.
Some places just split the tips amongst the wait (and sometimes bus) staff.
Other places will track who the wait person was (notice that the wait person's name is on the check). With credit card tips, this is how they have to do the match-up.
If you get a good server, leave the tip on the table, in cash. No guarantee that the place doesn't have a policy where the wait person doesn't have to put their tips in the pool, but...
If you want, you can tell the server they did a good job and say that you want to give him/her a good tip. Ask if tips are shared or not. If shared, ask if you can hand him/her a personal tip. You can also let the manager know that you want to reward this particular person. Even if your tip doesn't go to the person, at least the manager knows of the kudos.
2007-03-23 12:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I may not be the average owner/manager, but I was always the one ringing up the bill and the only person authorized to swipe cards. As soon as the patron(s) left I would immediately give my waitress her tip. Otherwise they'd sulk about no tips and their service would go downhill the rest of the night. So it was in my best interest to keep the waitresses happy by giving their tips right away. Plus, it helped with the bookkeeping at the end of the night.
2007-03-23 13:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A majority of restaurants with counter-payment operate in this fashion, so it is common knowledge for the servers that they will get tipped on the card rather than on the table. They will typically find out at the end of the night when they do their payout with the manager or shift leader. Although, at some greasy-spoon style diners, the cashier will automatically take the tip equivalent in cash and place it in an envelope for the server.
2007-03-23 12:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by LGB 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always hand it to them (cash) as i am walking out, this way is more personal, and gives their day a boost. i hand it to them and thank them for making our meal enjoyable. i also never tip under 20% (which is why i tip, and not my husband..lol). i figure, even if they didnt do the most wonderful job by my standards...they work hard for very little pay if not for tips. if they were terribly rude (rarely do i do this), i will hand them a standard tip and tell them that i felt that they could do better.
the previous answer that refers to claiming tips is also true. cash tips are more valuable than credit card tips because cash can be 'under the table-ish'. you also run more of a risk of errors or outright fraud (happened in my town) when you add a tip to a credit card at the table (where they later run it through as a total that you never get an actual reciept for).
2007-03-23 12:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They will always know at the end of the night, though some restaurants the waitress is the one who is the cashier, in which case she will see what you wrote on the transaction. Either way she will know you are a cheap piece of garbage, and next time she will have her friend Juan put his butt crack on your food. But before all this happens, the cashier probably talks crap with the waitress about how poor you are. Most people are friends with their co-workers, so obviously they talk about such things, and as you're leaving they probably say things about the park bench you sleep on.
2007-03-23 12:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by Jesse C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many restaurant owners will give the waiter cash right away from the register.
2007-03-23 12:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by Matt S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a waitress, and trust me, they know right away. I check at each table when the just customer after they leave, or another host will let me know.
2007-03-23 14:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by Jazzabell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course the server knows, this is their job, you think you're the only one that pays with a credit card?? Don't worry about it, if they really are concerned they can always ask the cashier.
2007-03-23 12:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say it depends if she looks at the receipt. Now if you left her a super tip and want to make sure she knows it, just suggest it gracefully.
Hope I helped
2007-03-23 12:11:41 · answer #10 · answered by Mouchie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋