Take-Out and tipping

[DGuller]

He's talking about the tendency of some wait staff to... extract biological retribution against people that don't tip to their satisfaction.

I thought that would be too obvious to spell out, but thanks for helping when it turned out otherwise.

Yes, I was of course talking about a not-so-legal but hard-to-detect retribution against those considered to be bad tippers.  It could be anything from just giving intentionally terrible service, to something clearly illegal.  Incidentally, those are exactly the same consequences that await those who don't bribe when bribes are expected (something I'm very familiar with from my former country).

[Siege]

I tip because my wife makes me to.
If it were for me, I wouldn't tip nobody.
If a waiter wants to make money, should get a real job.

[Fireblade]

I tip because my wife makes me to.
If it were for me, I wouldn't tip nobody.
If a waiter wants to make money, should get a real job.

that's because you're a cheap ass kike.

[Siege]

I tip because my wife makes me to.
If it were for me, I wouldn't tip nobody.
If a waiter wants to make money, should get a real job.

that's because you're a cheap ass kike.

Nope, I don't mind paying for services rendered.
Paying tips looks to me like extortion.

[Caliga]

Nope, I don't mind paying for services rendered.
Paying tips looks to me like extortion.

uhhhh but the waiter DID render a service.  Do you think your food teleports to your table, or the cooks telepathically know what you want?

Maybe this is how things work in Israel, I dunno.

[Brazen]

I usually tell delivery guys to keep the change - £20 on an £18 delivery, for example, or bung 'em a couple of quid if it's nearer a round sum. I don't stress about it if I don't have the change or can't afford any extra.

[katmai]

I usually tell delivery guys to keep the change - £20 on an £18 delivery, for example, or bung 'em a couple of quid if it's nearer a round sum. I don't stress about it if I don't have the change or can't afford any extra.

[Malthus]

I dunno, tipping always seemed to me to be something in the nature of a social convention rather than extortion - unless something is badly out of wack, you tip for service at a restaurant. It isn't written on the bill but it might as well be. I never for a second even considered that the waiter would spit in my food if I don't tip - unless it is a place I go every day, they'd have to have the memory of a vengeful elephant to remember my lack of tip, for one thing, since they would only find out I didn't tip after the meal was over (and for another, I'd only not tip if the service was shit, and if so I'd probably not be back).

What I find slightly questionable is the slow upward creep over time of what is expected for average service.

[Ed Anger]

I only tip chicks.

[garbon]

No, I don't see the point of expecting a certain percentage almost regardless of service.

The percentage I give varies by service.

[garbon]

I dunno, tipping always seemed to me to be something in the nature of a social convention rather than extortion - unless something is badly out of wack, you tip for service at a restaurant. It isn't written on the bill but it might as well be. I never for a second even considered that the waiter would spit in my food if I don't tip - unless it is a place I go every day, they'd have to have the memory of a vengeful elephant to remember my lack of tip, for one thing, since they would only find out I didn't tip after the meal was over (and for another, I'd only not tip if the service was shit, and if so I'd probably not be back).

Agree with all of this.

[derspiess]

I tip because my wife makes me to.
If it were for me, I wouldn't tip nobody.
If a waiter wants to make money, should get a real job.

  Way to represent, Siegy.