Right.
After untold number of set-ups, I take all these ‘reports’ with a grain of salt.
Yes, it is customary to tip, but in the end nobody has to. Lord knows liberals never do!
Additionally, one does not go into a restaurant named Zombie Burger and expect the staff to be dressed in Catholic school uniforms. I’m not a fan of piercings and tats, but when I go to my favorite gastro pub I choose to accept that in order to eat the food I’m craving. This story is just a cry of desperation from HuffPo. Read me, read me! We’re still relevant!
I am always skeptical as well. However, if it’s true, he should have requested a normal looking waitress to serve him so that he could tip the normal person appropriately. What I’ve also learned working in the service industry is that some people are pieces of crap who think nothing of taking advantage of people who are “below” them. They don’t realize that they are actually the bottom feeders.
If the service is good, it's the right thing to do. Wait staff do not get paid minimum wage.
I will usually give cash on a credit card so the full amount is not reported to the IRS. I’ll either put a line through the tip amount or round up to the nearest dollar. So I too take all these with a grain of salt.