Posted on 08/18/2023 8:04:45 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
There is no comment...from the diner. He may not have left a tip at all! Look at the slip. Somebody was forging something on this slip.
That’s a good idea. I’m going to start doing that.
I owned a bar/restaurant many moons ago and left it up to the servers/bartenders as to whether they kept individual tips or split them amongst themselves.
The only exception was a mass sit down event [weddings, major parties, etc] and then they split the evenly, by our directive.
Servers are smart people and they know {better than management} which workers are pulling their fair share and which ones are riding along.
Most servers that are about equal in effort, realize that splitting tips benefits them, over the long haul, because you can never predict the events of the night.
The really great servers {the ones that were so good that they were demanded by customers} usually didn't split tips.
I do the same, though I write the word "cash" in the tip line instead of $0. (I'm not a cheapskate, I just prefer to tip in cash and not look like a cheapskate writing $0. I'm guessing that's just me ...)
I do the same, though I write the word "cash" in the tip line instead of $0. (I'm not a cheapskate, I just prefer to tip in cash and not look like a cheapskate writing $0. I'm guessing that's just me ...)
I was a server in a fine dining establishment while going through college in the 70’s I made SO MUCH MONEY in tips I never even looked at my actual paychecks!! I used to just throw them in a drawer take a stack of them to the bank for deposit before they expired, my boss used to nag us unmercifully to PLEASE cash our paychecks for bookkeeping purposes!! If you are a good server in a nice establishment you can make a lot of money!! Back in the day tips were not reported as income either it was a GREAT JOB!!
I don’t care what someone I don’t know might think. I know what I tipped, and so does the server (unless somebody else stole the tip, of course).
Which is quite possible if it's a hand-written bill. Easy to turn a period into a comma. But for the restaurant to do something that stupid without questioning it - well, that's just crazy. $3 is reasonable. Yeah, it's more than 20%, but not outrageously high.
I ALWAYS tip in cash now also the server doesn’t have to report cash tips!!!
Most times, I tip in cash because I heard/read that when you leave a tip via card, the IRS steps in. And when I do leave a tip in cash, I do what you stated - draw a line throught the tip section of the bill, and write in the total on the last line. No confusion.
Good questions which the story doesn’t address.
When I pay for a meal via credit card and tip via cash, I always use the nil sign in the tip space (Ø) of the receipt.
So who wrote those numbers in there?
They look kind of loopy for a guy’s handwriting. Then again, maybe I’m assuming gender. :)
Seriously, maybe he left it blank and the Waitress decided to get even with him by writing in a huge amount. Maybe he was an irritating customer.
Good info. Thanks.
Good point. Will remember.
That's a very good idea.
🎯 I'm going to adopt this attitude going forward.
PRECISELY! It DOES happen.
As the article states: “Although this is a disheartening story there are many examples of kindness that have made their way around the internet as well. Celebrities like Johnny Depp and Paris Hilton have been known to leave thousands of dollars in one tip. Meanwhile, the popular Instagram trend has landed hundreds in the hands of servers throughout the US. For example, in Nebraska, a man left a $2,000 tip on a $5 bill at a bakery in 2021. Another waitress from Rhode Island was left an $810 tip on a $48 bill.”
The signed check looks legit but it’ll be up to a court decide.
I do something similar and I often put a diagonal line in my zeros the way europeans do. Sometimes I make a mistake so I’ll put a line thru and rewrite the number then I’ll write the amount the way i would when i write words on a paper check. No ambiguity.
I mean, couldn’t the server just return the $3000 to the owner and avoid all the legal hassle? The guy disputed it, so that means he didn’t want to tip $3000. I would just return the money as the employee. If they’re good owners they’ll give you a $50 bonus and be done with it.
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