[pnh102]

You're a real class act, aren't you?

Yes I am. Why should I tip well if the service sucks? Are you suggesting that waitstaff who not only do their job badly, but purposefully see to do said job badly, should get a tip?

In the original scenario of one waiter telling his coworkers of the bad tipper... how do the other waiters know that said bad tip wasn't merited? Of course there are people who always tip badly no matter what, but "attacking" a repeat customer (always a precious resource in any business) is a stupid thing for these people to do, and the owner of the establishment would be wise to fire any and all waitstaff who disrespects his money customer in such a way.

[absolootezer0]

the owner of the establishment would be wise to fire any and all waitstaff who disrespects his money customer in such a way.

nope. notoriously bad tippers are a waste of time in a restaurant. they not only tip badly, but they also tend to be rude, picky, and demanding on top of ungrateful. They demand extra trips to the table and often send everything back on a regular basis for (often) percieved imperfections, which takes attention and promptness away from other tables the server is waiting on, and can be an irritation to neighboring tables.

I've worked restaurants for 18 years, and have never met a manager or owner that would rather have repeat business from a surly customer than a waitstaff that would try to drive that customer off in order to improve the dining experience of the other customers.