Does anyone else out there think she is a little to cheap with her tipping? How about ordering water with a meal? To me, it just screams CHEAPSKATE!!!! Just wondering if anyone else feels the same. It's almost like she has the attitude of: take me in the kitchen, show MY show the recipes and maybe I will leave your serve $ 1.34 for a tip!!
2007-04-04 19:04:49 · 29 answers · asked by Ellyn C 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
god i am glad i'm not the only one that was extremely annoyed by this woman's audacity to tip that poorly. i mean, HOW much money does she make? those poor waiters and waitresses. first they have to listen to her then they don't even get reimbursed for the torture.
2007-04-05 12:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi. I have actually met Rachel Ray, and she isn't that nice either. She is very matter of fact and she give the impression that she is bothered by people. It is really bizarre. She should tip more but can't with her budget and the places she eats. Is she even doing 15% for a tip? If I hadn't met her before I would think maybe she slips a little extra on the table later, but after meeting her I dont think so.
2007-04-05 04:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, you could be right...
grrrrrrr & ummmmm
I order water with my meal as... being brought up in an orphanage it was thought ... way back then... that one should use their natural mouth juices to help process the food NOT wash it down. This has carried over into adult hood for me. Now, I may have coffee with my dessert... but in no way am I a CHEAPASKATE = when it comes to tipping the waitress.
As one who eats out regularly... the waitresses scurry to my table... but then in one of my past lives *I was a waitress* also.
And I don't care for Rachael Ray... she sure don't make my day...
SEW = what does water have to do with anything???
2007-04-05 04:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hence the name of the show $40 A Day. So food travel shows that do not even show what the cost of the food or tip is... do you think the meal is free and they did not leave a tip?
I like the fact that she shows the restaurant and the food and portion sizes you can get when traveling on a budget. Which again I believe is the purpose of the show.
Is she cheap? Probably not near as cheap as I am when I travel.
Rachael Ray. You either like her or you don't. Doubt she is going to lose any sleep over it.
2007-04-05 01:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Mee-Maw 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
They go back and tip more. And the crew eats too at these places. For the sake of the thrifty traveler she's helping (the viewer) she acts like she's on a budget. She takes you back in the kitchen to try to get you to go to those places if you choose to visit that locale. Trust me, those restaurants want her in their kitchens. I believe $40 a day is actually shot over the course of a few days to be honest.
I've been reading over some of these responses and I just have to say...if you want serious money, get a better job. Don't try to get receptionist money if you're a waitress. 10% is the expected tip. That's why you try to upsell when dealing with your diners. You don't try to change the standard to 20% so you make out regardless. The standard is set that way to prompt servers to actually do some work. The nicer you are and the more you sell, the bigger your tip can be. If you want money, do the work.
2007-04-04 19:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by The Bride 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I'm sure the restaurants are thrilled to be getting free television publicity, plus excellent reviews from such a popular show. If she came into my restaurant and not only paid for a meal, tipped, and said the food and atmosphere was great, I'd tell her to come back anytime! Plus, what's wrong with ordering water with dinner? Why pay $2.00 for a soda when it's not only bad for you to drink soda, but also way too expensive in restaurants?
2007-04-04 19:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by spunion 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I order water all the time--it's healthier than soda. She's careful with her money, because she works hard for it. With tipping, there are no guarantees. That's why it's a tip.
BTW, I waitressed for several years and gave great service. People don't have to give 20%. Some people just don't tip. Some people tip a lot.
2007-04-04 19:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by salsera 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Forty dollars is not a lot of money to have the types of meals that she eats as it pertains to the show. She sacrifices tips for the sake of showing the viewers that it can be done. She probably runs out of the restaurant before the waitress/waiter realizes that they provided smiling service for a meager tip.
2007-04-05 09:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by ambusher 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you forget what the show is about. Rachel is trying to show the traveler on a budget how they can eat well reasonably. I am sure that normally she tips well. For purposes of the show she is tipping the minimal expected.
As for touring the kitchen and seeing how things are made - she is giving these restaurants GREAT "free" publicity. They don't HAVE to allow her to film their place, but I can bet they would pay her to do so. If I owned a restaurant and they wanted to use it for one of the shows I'd be honored.
As for her eating out all the time - get real, she cooks all the time at home. It is a show...one designed to educate people as to what is available for a moderate cost across the country.
I appreciate knowing places worth visiting when traveling. I am always on a budget and like finding places that show me the true flavor of the area.
2007-04-05 01:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by dddanse 5 · 7⤊ 3⤋
We were just discussing this at my office. We think her tipping stinks! I think it is fine to order water but you shouldn't hold that against your server when figuring out the tip. The way I see it is I don't want to work as a food server or a busy boy so if someone is willing to do that so I don't have to, they deserve a big tip, regardless of whether I spend $5 or $50.
2007-04-05 08:34:38 · answer #10 · answered by heatheranne102777 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The show is called $4O a day. Its just showing you that you can go to some fancy city and eat that cheap.
Ya, 20% is customary, but on 10% is the norm.
And trust me, when the cameras are off, the restaurant is happy as hell because all the business they will get!
2007-04-05 09:31:04 · answer #11 · answered by wishiwas 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋