Weird News Thread Part III

Eh, I'll save the death penalty for murderers. Mom is one effed-up bitch though.

 

Welch {waitress} also isn't buying Bell's {"minister"} embarrassment. “If this person wrote the note, obviously they wanted it seen by someone," she said. “I’ve been stiffed on tips before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the Big Man used as reasoning."​

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I'd boycott Applebees. If there was ever a way in hell I would go to one again.

 

As your note suggests, the food alone is generally enough to do the trick.

 

The "minister" presides over one of those strip mall churches, and is a chick.

Those two strikes had her out even before she showed how greedy she really is.

 

Are females cheaper tippers than males, overall? I think so ...

 

Well, in my hometown in downstate IL, there were a couple of restaurants where my mom was treated like a queen. I think it was because she tipped 20% whenever service was competent. She was living off social security and a state pension.

WARNING: ANECDOTE AHEAD! When my brother managed a restaurant in the French Quarter, he learned that it was a dead heat in the race to be the worst tippers. One year NOLA hosted (at different times) both the GOP convention and that of the AMA. It was so hard to get the staff to come in by the last nights of both conventions that he and the owners considered closing for the night.

 

The best tippers I would guess are former waiters. I briefly drove a taxi, so I treat cabbies great.

No Tippin' Pippen belongs on your list.

 

The check was autograted because it was a party of 8+. That the autograt percentage still only was going to get the waitress less than 7 bucks means the group was especially cheap with their orders too.

 

IIRC, it was a $35 check for 5 adults & 5 children! I asked earlier in this thread, did they order water & fries?
It also bears repeating, that the fired employee, was not the waitress who actually served the table. She took it upon herself, to copy the check & post it on Reddit. There was a claim by the pastor, that she paid the tip in cash, becuase she didn't want the 3% credit card fee deducted from the tip. I'll believe that, as soon as she reveals her tax returns, showing 10% of her income as charitable contributions ...

 

I'm guessing she'll have to withstand some pretty robust trolling over the next several months.

 

A glass of water with 10 straws, please!!!

 

"10 glasses of water, please"
"You want fries with that?"
"OK, but I'm not tipping 18%."

 

My mom did actually work at at drive in diner back in the day.

Several times when my wife and I would be at the Modern Language Association conference, we'd have a waitperson ask us what convention this was. They would talk about how good the tips were (I can recall that happening in Chicago, DC and San Diego) .I think your theory probably applies there, as well. Not to see we didn't have our cheapskates and wankers, but in general, most places didn't mind getting slammed by us.

A drawback to an MLA conventkion of course is the local Hooters is going to struggle for four days.

 

When it comes to vice, Republicans beat English professors every day of the week, and twice on Sunday. OK vice that costs money.

 

I used to have that issue traveling internationally a lot. When I remembered I would go back and apologize*. If you can't tip properly there are plenty of places to go where you are not required to tip.

NSFW


*I was a former waiter.

 

The only time I am a bad tipper is with the hotel bellhops who march up and grab your bags without asking if that is what you wish. They are the costumed equivalent of the guy at the stoplight who squeegees windshields.

 

I don't know if the same applies but for the bag carriers at the airport or the port is $1 per bag. I think I've never paid $200 per night although I've stayed at some fancy hotels (thanks Hotwire.com!!!)

 

It is nice to check in at the curb and not haul baggage to the line, then inch it along. the skycaps can do your boarding pass at the same time, so thats worth a ten spot to me.