When this become acceptable? It is vile...
>>who had under-tipped on previous visits
IMO, waiters and waitresses have OUTRAGEOUS expectations on tips. One, speaking on the radio, said that 25% should be the norm.
So, at a fancy place, say 200 bucks for two people, I should top $50? Or 25 on every 100.
Truly. You'd never guess it of her: long mane of golden curls, pretty, Australian, (you know, special!) (Not a grubby, unrefined American.) But under all those curls was an often stoned, nearly illiterate, very hostile waitress.