So why should i have to tip him or her????we all go out to eat and most of the time the service is ok...i hope.. what do you do if you were so unhappy with the service in the place where you ate??? Do you or dont you end up TIPPING your server if you were really not happy??Do you care if they came running after you telling you that you did NOT leave a tip????How would you handle this situation????(good one huh)???
2007-10-20 03:17:36 · 15 answers · asked by robin r 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
If the service is bad, I leave a penny on the table, or I don't leave anything at all but I might say something to the manager of the restaurant before I leave.
Also - if you feel that your waiter/waitress is not giving you good service, then you have the right to request a different one. I've done it once or twice.
If they came running after me to say that I didn't leave a tip, I would tell them exactly why. You provided terrible service, so I provided a terrible tip....none.
2007-10-20 03:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by Paul L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I have had terrible service, I generally don't leave a tip, but I will leave a brief note explaining why to the server. It will generally say, no service, no tip. The last time it happened, I wrote a note on the napkin. The server refused to wait on me, but she would serve my husband. Unfortunately for her, I was paying the bill.
If a waiter or waitress ran up to me and indicated that I had not tipped, I'd tell them to fetch the manager, so they could both hear the explanation.
2007-10-20 14:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't tip, they conclude you forgot.
What you do is leave 2c as a tip. That's what's known as "putting in your two cents worth." If you're really unhappy with the service, they'll understand exactly what you mean.
I normally leave about 15% for a tip, for average service. I leave at least 20% if the waitress has been especially attentive about refilling my drink, etc., and if she puts on a big smile as if it were her pleasure to be hospitable to her customers, instead of acting like she has a sore back (which is probably true), her shoes are killing her (which is probably true), she's worried about her kid, who's apparently started using drugs (and maybe she's actually worried about something else about her kid), and she's frustrated because she hasn't had a date except with jerks in the last six months (which, I'm told, is a common complaint.)
And if I'm only getting a cup of coffee and a donut, I may well spend far more on the tip than on the food, because it's not fair to punish the waitress because I'm not hungry. She only has N tables to take care of, and I'm using one of them up.
There's a story about the waitress in the diner who takes the money off the counter, sticks it in her apron, and turns to find the owner glaring at her. "What a wierdo! Comes in, gets a $5 order, leaves a $10 tip, and then walks out without paying. I guess it takes all kinds!"
But being president and leader of the free world isn't the toughest job in the world. Being a good waitress is. And I do my part to make sure that great waitresses can't afford to quit their jobs, and lousy waitresses can't afford to keep theirs.
2007-10-20 13:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont eat out often, but it usually depends who I am with. If its with male friends, then I would most likely skip the tip. If its with a female friend then I suddenly become generous lol. I care less about the service, more about the food lol. If the server is clean and has a pleasant personality I might tip.
2007-10-20 18:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tipping is based on the server doing THEIR job. Which is good service, checking back with you, taking your order in proper time, and so on. If the food is poor, that is the chiefs fault. If the server is not doing their job, then NO they should not get a tip. If they are running after you saying you didn't leave a tip?? hmmm?? I would talk to management, they shouldn't be running after you, and explain to management of your dissatisfaction of job done.
2007-10-20 10:24:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ro 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is considered proper to tip, even if just a small "token" amount. It should be a personal choice, but a lot of folks want to eat that that establishment again, so grumblingly leave a tip. On the few occassions that I have had bad service, however, I did NOT leave a tip.
2007-10-20 10:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the service is REALLY bad and I don't want to tip, I usually just leave an insultingly small amount of change on the table. That way, they realize I didn't just forget to tip and hopefully they'll get the message.
2007-10-20 10:21:30 · answer #7 · answered by Kristina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been a server and busted my *** to give great service because i depended on tips to live. that being said I don't take kindly to bad service and i tip accordingly I have had assholes stiff me and they service i gave was great so i won't give lazy bad servers my hard earned money if they want some of it they gonna have to work hard to get it
thank you and come again
2007-10-20 10:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Cassie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whenever we go out to eat i only leave a tip if my server is constantly on track as far as getting drinks, removing the plates and ext. if some one would come to me when i am leaving and say i didn't leave a tip, i would say maybe you will good the next time to get one.
2007-10-21 17:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by sista bigbone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tip 5% if i don't like the service, but maybe i shouldn't tip at all, huh?
no, i wouldn't care if someone came running after me, i'd tell them why.
2007-10-20 10:20:25 · answer #10 · answered by The French Connection 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋