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[Grayfox54]

[Luckyforward]

[Jeb48]

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[Erik88]

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[NoBanStan]

6 hours ago, Erik88 said:

so true it hurts.

***edit*** not saying i approve. But definitely seen it first hand.

Edited March 6, 2023 by NoBanStan
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[Grayfox54]

Some years back one of the local news programs reported that the most common time for hotel and restaurant workers in Memphis to take vacations or time off was during the annual COGIC convention. The reason being that these God loving folks never tip, complain constantly and treat the staff like ####. 

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[RED333]

The wife and myself went out Saturday night to eat. I won’t say where but I had to go find silverware. The food was cold and not any good. It’s a shame nobody wants to work anymore.

[NoBanStan]

28 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

Some years back one of the local news programs reported that the most common time for hotel and restaurant workers in Memphis to take vacations or time off was during the annual COGIC convention. The reason being that these God loving folks never tip, complain constantly and treat the staff like ####. 

oof.

[Erik88]

I waited tables for 6 years. It's well known in the hospitality industry that the Sunday church crowd is one of the most difficult and least generous group to serve. We all hated working Sunday morning. 

[BigK]

2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

I waited tables for 6 years. It's well known in the hospitality industry that the Sunday church crowd is one of the most difficult and least generous group to serve. We all hated working Sunday morning. 

I'd like to think that's because they gave so generously at church, but I have doubts. As a member of that demographic, It saddens me to be thought of in that light. At least I get to be one of the people that shatter a stereotype.

[Erik88]

4 minutes ago, BigK said:

I'd like to think that's because they gave so generously at church, but I have doubts.

The assumption was that if 10% is good enough for the church it was good enough for us. 

[res308]

10 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

The assumption was that if 10% is good enough for the church it was good enough for us. 

I’ll have to confess to a little social ignorance here. What is the general respectable tip rate nowadays anyway?

[BigK]

1 minute ago, res308 said:

I’ll have to confess to a little social ignorance here. What is the general respectable tip rate nowadays anyway?

I assume it's still 15% for average service and 20% for good service. I try to do 20% at least since labor is in such short supply and I hate washing dishes at home.

[RED333]

If service and food are good to excellent, I’ll double the tax. Makes my math easy. However, when service or food is below par, it goes down to just pay the tax amount or even less.

[Erik88]

1 hour ago, res308 said:

I’ll have to confess to a little social ignorance here. What is the general respectable tip rate nowadays anyway?

What they said above me is right. I will admit tipping culture is getting completely out of hand. Some businesses are too cheap to pay their employees enough and they are trying to pass that cost to the customer. I don't tip a lot at places where I have to walk up to a counter to order food/drink. Those aren't servers, they are cashiers. If my tab at a place like that is $50, I'll throw them a few bucks if they were friendly but I'm not tipping 20%.

Also, restaurant prices are so expensive I'm eating at home a lot more. 

 

[Luckyforward]

[NoBanStan]

1 hour ago, Luckyforward said:

Much later, but i bought a powertel prepaid phone and told all my friends to just page me when they needed me. If they called, even talking for 4 seconds cost me an entire minute. One day i get a page from my friend with the 911 911 911 after it. I'm worried he's dying, so I call him on my cell "dude, will you pick up chips when you head over tonight?"......ffffffffuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Jeb48]

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[peejman]

2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

What they said above me is right. I will admit tipping culture is getting completely out of hand. Some businesses are too cheap to pay their employees enough and they are trying to pass that cost to the customer. I don't tip a lot at places where I have to walk up to a counter to order food/drink. Those aren't servers, they are cashiers. If my tab at a place like that is $50, I'll throw them a few bucks if they were friendly but I'm not tipping 20%.

Also, restaurant prices are so expensive I'm eating at home a lot more. 

 

Yep.  I generally tip about 20% on the total less tax. The restaurant isn't providing the services the tax pays for, so I don't consider it when I tip. 

As for not tipping cashier type places.... the cost is passed to the customer either way.  I just hope it really does go to the employees.   

I've heard that about the Sunday lunch crowd from more than enough people to believe it. I've never understood it, but it is what it is. Sad but true. 

About a year ago my wife was asking why my credit card bills had gone up. We'd started having lunch out with her family every Sunday. $80 4x per month = $320/month.  Not sustainable and I'd rather cook anyway. We still eat out more than we should but it's hard with our busy life. 

[Luckyforward]

11 hours ago, NoBanStan said:

Much later, but i bought a powertel prepaid phone and told all my friends to just page me when they needed me. If they called, even talking for 4 seconds cost me an entire minute. One day i get a page from my friend with the 911 911 911 after it. I'm worried he's dying, so I call him on my cell "dude, will you pick up chips when you head over tonight?"......ffffffffuuuuuuuuuu

 

Similar thing happened to me in college.  I told my friends I couldn't afford to use all my minutes so if they called to keep it REALLY SHORT.  Late one night I got the following message from a friend: "HELP! HELP!  CALL ME BACK! WHAT DO I DO? THE CONDOM BROKE!"

[Luckyforward]

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