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I Can’t Believe People Can Be This Stupid

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N G 3 years ago

Take the dollar as a tip. Idiot customer.

158points

Left On My Co-Workers Table

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Being straight or not isn't a service- tip the person

183points

Alexander was upfront that employees should expect and demand support from their managers. "I know that it's common for restaurants to treat their customers like kings and their employees [badly], but that doesn't mean it's OK," he said.

"99% of people are nice, but the occasional rude client is unavoidable," Alexander from 'Woohoo inc.' said that there's no avoiding rudeness in the long run. "You can learn tricks to deal with them, and that's great, but no one should have to put up with mistreatment."

For Alexander, working in the service industry doesn't mean that others can walk all over you. "Having a service job does not mean that other people get to demean you or belittle you and managers must be willing to step in and protect employees' dignity and mental health."

Latina Waitress Received Racist Note Instead Of Tip

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Why is this not illegal to fine people who act that way

202points

This Was Posted In A Restaurant Group

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Amy Pattie 3 years ago

That surely is illegal, I think in my country that’s a $16,000 fine

216points

A Group Of Kids Filled It Up And The Parents Shouted At Customers Attempting To Complain

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Sum Guy 3 years ago

Ban the parents

241points

Tipping's either a sore subject or a complete non-problem depending on where you live. In the United States, for example, tipping at a restaurant or a cafe is nearly ubiquitous. You're bound to get some weird glances and questions if you refuse to tip or if you don't tip enough.

Decades Of "The Customer Is Always Right" Has Created The Most Entitled Idiots In Human History

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

We should get rid of that whole customer is always right attitude. It's not ok. It never was.

197points

A Feeble Attempt To Get Out Of Tipping

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

Not very Christian of them.

236points

Krazy Onion (KJ) 3 years ago

I think that is lying.

10points

Vic 404 3 years ago (edited)

Reminds me of that song line : "Just do as I say, don't do as I do... "

7points

Punkie 3 years ago

Most Christians are not very Christian.

0points

Julianne Masse 3 years ago

Agreed.

0points

JP 3 years ago

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W McDonald 3 years ago

That is rude I am Christian and a lot of people ruin my religion just because there are a few bad people don’t mean my religion is bad

11points

Monic Krugell 3 years ago

I doubt that Jesus will approve of this....

25points

Austin Oester 3 years ago

They aren't christians then. They dont follow god's ways.

17points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

When these folks die, I hope Jesus says to them, "About that joke tip... Not what I meant when i said love thy neighbor."

13points

Arctic Fox Lover 3 years ago

This is the wrong way to Christian

12points

Hello 3 years ago

I hate when people use religion as an excuse for being jerks. It gives everyone else a bad reputation.

14points

TheReader19 3 years ago

Just because you claim Christ doesn't mean he claims you

10points

Leah Pheonix 3 years ago

Theres a difference between a Christian and being so obsessed you do shït like this. That's just cruel

10points

Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago

Fake money has been used for ads for a long time as a marketing strategy as it catches people’s eyes. Has nothing to do with Christianity.

9points

Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago

True, but on this occasion, it did.

4points

Joe Mama 3 years ago

Agreed

2points

Queen Jackson. 3 years ago

It has a lot to do with shitty people though. I don’t know if I’d want to be a Christian if I saw this,

1point

JessG 3 years ago

This is a religious pamphlet. It has everything to do with Christianity

0points

Beck(formerly Becca/Gizmo sq) 3 years ago

I got one of those as a tip once. I was pissed.

7points

Spring Fisk 3 years ago

That is awful! I am so sorry.

0points

notlingling 3 years ago

Okay, not all Christians are bad. True, these ones are a**holes, but lets not disrespect people for their religion.

6points

Susan Widomski 3 years ago

I don't recall Jesus teaching us to steal from others.

5points

Queen Jackson. 3 years ago

A few years ago, I saw this EXACT thing outside of a Chuck E. Cheese’s. I was younger and when I picked it up (there was a few) I was so upset.

5points

Dave Kool 3 years ago

I got one of these once when I was a bartender; the lady that gave it to me had this smug look on her face right up until I pulled out my lighter...

4points

Eric S. 3 years ago

Hope you set her hair on fire

3points

Norman Woelk 3 years ago

These have been around since the 60's, I would find them after Sunday brunch. Usually left by born again tight wads. Usually very demanding and condescending to the staff.

4points

Pamela Blue 3 years ago

Again, not Christians. Only people who think they are. They don't know Jesus at all, because if they did, they wouldn't do this.

1point

Roshan Kassan 3 years ago

and ANOTHER reason i am an atheist

4points

Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

I'm Christian and I would NEVER do this.

13points

CatWoman312 3 years ago

Jesus doesn’t pay the bills

4points

m squared 3 years ago

they give christians a bad name.

3points

Sonia Cha 3 years ago

No F way ! Not all of us do this s**t ! I always tip to the Max if I do good you do good ! God has been good with me so far !

2points

Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

Christian? if that is Christian I would find another church.

2points

Lisa Shelton 3 years ago

Find their church and leave it in the offering plate

2points

Hilary Mol 3 years ago

NOT okay. What Christian principle is the bait-n-switch?

2points

W McDonald 3 years ago

I feel bad for my religion that people have to ruin my religion for others this is why Christians and Catholics get a bad rep because of them

2points

Christy Smith 3 years ago

I f*****g hate this s**t, I've wanted to run out & beat the living breathing s**t out of the customer when they pull this s**t!

1point

Mark Kelly 3 years ago

In this case the Lord wont provide

1point

Mary Peace 3 years ago

DON'T BE FOOLED! These people cannot really be Christians.

1point

B Hobbit 3 years ago

This needs to be at the top of the despicable list.

1point

Austin Oester 3 years ago

Jesus doesn't need your help. Especiially when you think this is ok. If jesus approves of this i'd rather burn in hell

1point

Gary Geracci 3 weeks ago

This is one of the cruelest Christian scams I have ever seen. It happened to our server at the table next to us.

0points

Marilyn Ransberry 3 years ago

Do they think that will make people admire Christians?

0points

Llama_flower93 3 years ago

I really don't understand the motive behind this. You're going to convert people to Christianity by....tricking them first? By lying and being deceitful? Hmmm.

0points

Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

I think i know who's going to meet Miss Susie's Infernal Steamboat next.

0points

23AClark 3 years ago

That IS NOT a Christianly thing to do!!!

0points

TimesNewLogan 3 years ago

Remember when Jesus pulled infinite bread and fish out of a basket, and then it turned out to be rocks with "Praise the Lord" written on them? Yeah, neither do I.

0points

Ara Noguera 3 years ago

Embarrassing!

0points

Cathy 3 years ago

what does that note say?

0points

Louise Stange-Wahl 3 years ago

Makes me very happy that I am NOT a Christian! I have also seen them drop these pieces of propaganda by driver's side car doors. Friggin' Litterbugs!

0points

Eira 3 years ago

I wonder, what would Jesus say at this?

0points

MAKtheknife 3 years ago

As they say "Jesus saves"

0points

Sarah Nunns 3 years ago

Not very likely to be Christian at all, probably some loony sect or another.

0points

HowPeculiar 3 years ago

Will Jesus pay my bills?

0points

Lyn Moffett 3 years ago

And they try to pass themselves off as CHRISTIAN

0points

Catherine Brady 3 years ago

This is cruel and severely misrepresents the supposed Christian ethic.

0points

Student Aaron Cunningham 3 years ago

reading this just makes me mad

0points

Garth Horsfield 3 years ago (edited)

That's extremely Christian actually. Not a compliment.

0points

I I 3 years ago

FAKE Christians

0points

BabaBizzle 3 years ago

Yet they’ll throw real money to people claiming they talk to some invisible “guy” in the sky 🤦🏼‍♂️

0points

Collin 3 years ago

Attempt? Pretty sure they got out of leaving a tip.

0points

Ross Keim 3 years ago

Call the cops and tell them they left counterfeit money unless they were black then don’t call or we’ll have another George Floyd incident

0points

A_BadlyDrawnBearPic 3 years ago

Sir, please give out real money. Repent from your sins!

0points

TheSneakyNinja 3 years ago

I've seen this on this website before.

0points

Purr·maid 3 years ago

𝑰𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐, 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓.

0points

Gogamash 3 years ago

This will surely lure more people into the church ....

0points

Everything_Fubar 3 years ago

Lol I hate religious people and all they're promoting. Give it a break, not everyone believes in talking snakes and I'd hope those people can stay that way.

0points

Mysterious Panda 3 years ago

You mean the devil in the form of a snake.

1point

Ivana 3 years ago

It is like they want people to hate Jesus

0points

Robert Robi Z 3 years ago

Lying and cheating is so very christian...

-1point

Logically Reasonable 3 years ago

Thats what Christians are!!! Vile, evil, contemptible, hate filled, disgusting, abominable turds!!!

-1point

MyCatsTheRealPanda 3 years ago

Not all. Your acting like the "Christians" you're shaming by assuming we're all like this. Just something to think about. I know some people who claim to be Christian are all of those things but so are many people who are not.

2points

Laurie Pierce 3 years ago

Another reason to get rid of religion

-1point

JessG 3 years ago

I'm going to go put it in their offering plate

-1point

Caroline Nagel 3 years ago

Christians get their morality from the bible, an immoral book.

-3points

Austin Oester 3 years ago

lmao what? have you even read the 10 commandments

0points

W McDonald 3 years ago (edited)

Actually the Bible is t what it use to be since people always misinterpreted it and the Bible was redone a lot especially by that king James person but there are two different bibles the Christian and the catholic one

-1point

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My Cousin Just Posted This On Facebook. She Is A Waitress At Outback And This Was Left Behind

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Lu 3 years ago

Animals

131points

I'll be frank. The US tipping system… is a bit weird. It's on the same plane of existence as not posting the full price of a meal or a product with the tax included. However weird forced tipping might be (and how it essentially makes customers, not the employers, pay a large chunk of the workers' wages), it doesn't change the fact that it's a cultural thing in the States. You just do it.

#10

My Aunt And Her Friend Took Me To Dinner. These 10 Lovely People Sat Next To Us, And Didn't Even Leave A Tip!

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193points

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Clearly sunny 3 years ago

Waitressing is the worst job, I'd rather clean toilets.

78points

#11

The “Tip” My Friend Got

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188points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

I feel like they should be fined

60points

#12

Seen On A Facebook Post On How People Should Tip Their Servers 20%

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183points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

It sounds entitled

275points

So not tipping someone or even poking fun at a server who expects a tip isn't the way to go. Sure, the entire system should be overhauled so that tipping isn't mandatory, but until that utopian moment, we're stuck with what we have.

#13

You Can Just Picture The Trashiness From This Customer

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182points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

I'm glad there was a donation

86points

#14

Wouldn’t Let Him Underage Drink So He Didn’t Tip

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179points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

he has some hard lessons coming his way

84points

#15

What My Coworker Was Given Tonight

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Uhg

88points

Rudeness, however, isn't just linked to tips. Customers from hell find all sorts of ways to belittle servers. From namecalling and ‘flirting' to acting like spoiled, entitled children (no offense to spoiled and entitled kids). However, employees shouldn't rise to the provocations while also protecting their own dignity.

#16

Please Don’t Leave Fake Tips I’m Trying To Go To College

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167points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

nobody wants a picture of a pussy grabber

236points

#17

My Friend Waited On Two Underage Kids Who Tried To Order Drinks. Stiffing Servers Has Always Made Someone A Bad Person, But During A Pandemic When Benefits Have Run Out And Restaurant Employees Are Struggling More Than They Already Did? Despicable

My Friend Waited On Two Underage Kids Who Tried To Order Drinks. Stiffing Servers Has Always Made Someone A Bad Person, But During A Pandemic When Benefits Have Run Out And Restaurant Employees Are Struggling More Than They Already Did? Despicable

Final score:

165points

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alwaysMispelled 3 years ago

Again, I call bullshit on these asshats trying to say they'd be leaving a massive tip, otherwise. These POS would never leave huge tips.

30points

#18

Worst Tip Ever

Final score:

163points

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Julie C Rose 3 years ago

QUARANTINE HOTELS. TRY IT, AMERICA.

62points

Earlier, I'd had a chat with Alexander from ‘Woohoo inc.' about what people should do when dealing with rude customers. “Keep your cool and remember that whatever abuse they're giving you is no reflection on you as a person,” he said.

#19

Displaying Your Bare Feet In A Restaurant

Final score:

156points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

This is one of the reasons I don't like people...

147points

#20

This Family Let Their Kid Crawl All Over The Restaurant Floor, Nearly Tripping Several Servers

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154points

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Cecilia Herrera 3 years ago

They should be charged with child endangerment, and criminal stupidity.

95points

#21

Smoking In A Non-Smoking Restaurant Because You Do What You Have To

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148points

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Clearly sunny 3 years ago

Is it that hard to get up and walk outside?

126points

“That customer doesn't even know you, so there's no way it could be you. But on the other hand, don't be subservient. Don't be afraid to stand up for yourself and tell customers that abuse is not tolerated. And if it persists, hand them over to a manager as soon as you can and let them deal with it,” Alexander explained how we should deal with problematic people. It's all about striking a balance between being professional and having a spine.

However, Alexander pointed out that not all customers who behave badly are bad people in and of themselves. There's a bit of nuance there! “It can be a good person having a bad day and that's why they're acting out.”

#22

Stop Tipping And These Folks Will Land Better Jobs

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140points

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N G 3 years ago

That last sentence works for me. Because if you stop tipping wait staff in a culture that requires the customer to make up staff wages, and they DO all leave for better jobs there will be no one to FEED YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GO AWAY

220points

#23

My Sister Got This While Waiting Tables

Final score:

139points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

That's not helping your chances...

103points

#24

At Least He Used The Proper Form Of "You're"

Final score:

133points

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Clearly sunny 3 years ago

Gee, he sounds like a keeper! NOT

54points

Though that doesn't change the fact that some customers really are rude because they thrive on it and know that being bullies works (sometimes). “The sad truth is that some customers act this way because they've learned that it works and will get them discounts or preferential treatment,” Alexander, the Chief Happiness Officer at ‘Woohoo inc.' said.

#25

Someone Keeps Stealing The Tip Jar At My Local Donut Shop

Final score:

128points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

lowest of the low

78points

#26

"Why I Have Not Tipped!!!"

Final score:

128points

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Verena Gitterle 3 years ago

He did not clean the tables with a rag but with an attitude!

89points

#27

From My Friends’ Server Group. This Was Given By A 6 Top Instead Of A Tip

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122points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

You never know when someone is doing the best they can. You also don't know if they've been trained to be more hands off. You may wind up taking it out on the wrong person

87points

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What's more, Alexander added that rather than thinking that the customer is always right, we should go for something more down-to-earth like “be nice.” Or at least avoiding being rude. Of course, this goes for customers and employees alike! “Whenever I'm a customer anywhere, I always try to be kind and positive to the staff—even when occasionally I have to complain about something. It's literally the least I can do.”

#28

Guy Left A Negative Tip To Subtract From The Total After Calling The Restaurant While Inside To Rush His Order

Final score:

122points

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N G 3 years ago

Can... Can you do that?! That's horrible!

114points

#29

A Customer Decided To Tip Their Server Like This

Final score:

122points

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Kristy Nelson 3 years ago

That's beyond rude.

84points

#30

Your Tip Is That Because Of Me, You Still Have Yuor Fredom™

Final score:

115points

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

When they put their own lives on the line for their country (not just their social lives in following their partners around their posts) then they can have the military discount. It's so old fashioned to define your own status by your partners job, let alone expect a discount from it.

169points

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#31

Was Having A Conversation With My Waiter About How I Liked Her Hair, She Then Showed Us A "Tip" An Earlier Table Left. Apparently They Didn't Feel The Same Way

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50points

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N G 3 years ago

Does that signature read "A**s" or am I projecting?

39points

#32

The Way This Table Left A Tip For Me

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49points

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Jigs Gabest 3 years ago

WTF

17points

#33

Using Having Kids As An Excuse Not To Tip Servers Who May Also Have Kids To Feed

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Seriously. Lots of us have kids. Even waitstaff

37points

#34

A Facebook Friend Proudly Posts Lack Of Tipping And Creating A Mess For The Server

Final score:

42points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

I would bring a pen and demand that they actually sign it

14points

#35

I Shouldn't Have To Tip On This Premium Service Because I'm Poor

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39points

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Roadkill The Brave 3 years ago

They keep track of that stuff, and you get flagged but nice try. It may take a few times to flag it but it gets flagged.

26points

#36

Customer Leaves Dirty Diaper On Restaurant Table For Waitress To Clean

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39points

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Sum Guy 3 years ago

Does this mean they changed their baby on the table?

22points

#37

I'm A Server And I Wear A Mask At Work Every Day. Someone Left This Note On A Receipt Tonight

Final score:

38points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Wtf. Through a mask? You can't complain about that

20points

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#38

Trying To Justify Physical Violence By Saying “Tipping Is Completely Optional”

Final score:

34points

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Sum Guy 3 years ago

I agree that a tip is supposed to be optional. Pay your staff

21points

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#39

When People Put Fake Tips With Religious Stuff Or Annoying Jokes In The Jar

Final score:

34points

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Y T 3 years ago

The last one is not a joke, it's pure racism

8points

#40

I Was Tipped At Wisconsin State Fair, I Don’t Get Paid Enough To Deal With This

Final score:

33points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Religious sh*t

29points

#41

No Tip Because He Needs To Buy Cigarettes... Cool

Final score:

33points

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Leah Pheonix 3 years ago

Your lungs would beg to differ

14points

#42

I Work At An Asian Dessert Place And Some Customer Tips Us With 75% Of A Dollar

Final score:

33points

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Coleonema 3 years ago

I think that might be useable still... Although I'm not certain

20points

#43

This "$100" Tip I Received Tonight

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32points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

Go to the half hour consultation with some made up crap

12points

#44

So This Got Left As A Tip For My Friend. Real Classy

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30points

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Mimi777 3 years ago

Sounds like a MLM

1point

#45

Bragging On Facebook About Tipping $0.01 And Telling The Waiter/Waitress “Don’t Be So Miserable”

Final score:

30points

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

Imagine having to face that person again next week and be friendly... Poor thing

30points

#46

Learn English? How About Learn How To Write

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29points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

How do you know they aren't in the process of learning? English is very hard, you can work at it for years and not get it very well. Perhaps you just caught them the one time they couldn't remember the right phrase.

11points

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#47

Left A Meme For A Tip

Final score:

28points

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Arctic Fox Lover 3 years ago

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6points

#48

Thanks For The Tip, A-Hole!

Final score:

28points

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Austin Oester 3 years ago

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#49

Pizza Delivery Driver Got Tipped With A Bag Of Coins Containing Loose Tobacco

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26points

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NeonDisco 3 years ago

Let's no start criticising people who actually tip. A splash of water and it spends the same as anyone's.

5points

#50

Not Tipping Their Server Because They Wore A Mask

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26points

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pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

It's not even their fault, it's not like they make the rules

5points

#51

Tipping With An Iou

Final score:

25points

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Hodor! Hodor? 3 years ago

It actually says UOI

1point

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

The tipping culture in the states is so messed up, not only because its completely unethical for places to pay so little that they rely on tips so heavily, but it gives douchebags a platform to try and belittle and offend others to boost their own misguided ego

94points

Troux 3 years ago

Correct. The customer chooses whether they want to pay for something they already received. The system is based entirely on the ethics of semi-anonymous individuals, and places the risk purely on the employee, not the business.

20points

ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Pay a correct salary to your staff and you can stop this nonsense

56points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Yes but also it's more than just that. Even in places where you get paid by the hour people still let you get treated like dirt and won't stick up for you or let you stick up for yourself.

10points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

It's not only the tip! It's the behaviour! Waiting staff are not slaves! They deserve respect and these people would behave awfully even if they didn't need to tip

7points

Julie C Rose 3 years ago

For real. This has been going for at least the entire decade I’ve heard of this system. Biden promised to mandate a proper wage but nobody on these sites talks about that. WTF is the rest of the world supposed to do about it if Americans themselves won’t do anything about it?

5points

Bill 3 years ago

Restaurants that raise pay and stop tipping usually go back to tipping at the request of the serving staff.

1point

sturmwesen 3 years ago

Just because it is expected to tip and do not want to does not give you the right to be mean about it. Just don't tip.

0points

Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

My mom pays her employees the best she can. As a small business, she gives them hours, but cannot pay most of them over 15 an hour.

0points

Austin Oester 3 years ago

Its not that hard of a job. Theres a reason linemen and car mechanics get paid more. Working as a waiter for 2 different resturaunts doubles your pay

-3points

Clearly sunny 3 years ago

America really needs to fix their wages issue. Relying on tips must be extremely stressful on what is already a very hard job.

30points

Amery 3 years ago

Indeed. It CAN be proliferous, whilst establishing YOUR own clientele/customer base, however. Thirty years, and it got me my PhD. I've been SO out of the 'serving' industry for the last 10 years, thank the Heavens!! (Or whatever/whomever you believe in!!)

4points

Flisey 3 years ago

Tipping shouldn't be a thing, wait staff need to be paid a living wage. We don't have it in NZ, we only tip if we feel like it, it's not expected of us.

17points

Yeah, you heard 3 years ago (edited)

Rude customers are everywhere, but being angry at customers who don't tip is really just an American issue. If tipping is optional, then the waiters have no grounds to complain if someone doesn't tip. If tipping is compulsory, then add 20% onto all prices, and tell customers that is the price they must pay. I would never want to pay more money than I have to for something. If a meal costs $10, then why pay $12? American restaurants should just scrap tipping, and pay workers a living wage.

17points

Anna Rush 3 years ago

This is actually just a thread about shitty American customers.

10points

Island Life 3 years ago

It can't be that hard, when 20% is expected for wait staff, to automatically put it on the bill? In Germany, the tip is usually paid in addition - voluntarily and without any obligation.

9points

Justin Lee 3 years ago

Every state is different. I agree it sucks for the workers. There will always be people who scream "'MURICA IS DIFFERENT AND WE DO WHAT WE WANT!"

0points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago

we need to go to the EU system where all restaurant staff are paid a living wage.

8points

Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

There was a woman in my area who realised her dream by opening a lovely little cake shop and cafeteria down by the lakeside in a prime position. She envisioned it as a nice place where young mothers could meet up for a chat over coffee and cupcakes. What actually happened instead was that mothers did indeed show up... with pre-packed food for their kids rather than buying anything and left crusts and other scraps all over the place, used the cafe tables to change nappies and left the soiled remains behind, and let their toddlers run around trashing the joint to their heart's content, over the protests of the poor harassed cafe staff. The place ended up being shut down in a matter of months, and never reopened. This is why we can't have nice things.

8points

Mimi777 3 years ago

Some people are absolute trash. I feel bad for that woman. I worked in retail for many years and there were a few times a parent left their baby’s dirty diaper on a stack of clean folded clothes and a ton who let their kids run wild around the store destroying the tables and climbing on them.

6points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

I really hope there is a special place in hell for these people

6points

Seabeast 3 years ago

In Canada servers have to be paid at least minimum wage. I was appalled when I found out that they can be paid far less than that in the USA and have to make up for it with tips.

6points

DC 3 years ago

Pay people a wage they can live on. Tips SHOULD be optional. Then they'd be. And still, even in countries with a sufficient minimum wage, people regularly tip. Decent people at least - I'd be ashamed if I didn't at least roughly 10%. Also applies to things like Delivery Hero, they exploit their drivers - tip them in cash. I do every time, usually silent, because the driver's app has access to the microphone, which may also raise some legal questions...

5points

Piet Puk 3 years ago

Seems like an American problem. Pay waiters a honest living wage and most of this is solved.

5points

TheReader19 3 years ago

America, please start pushing for a minimum wage for everybody so that no one has to depend on others to live. I don't know how your political system works but surely there must be a campaign about this already? In the UK if enough people sign a petition the issue must be debated in parliament

4points

Eslamala 3 years ago

Most of these come from a cultural issue that's becoming a problem. The fact that you are expected to make up for the waiter's salary is ridiculous. Tips are optional in most countries. Also, the fact that clients are entitled, rude and just plain uneducated is a direct consequence of that "customer is always right" crap. As someone who has worked in the service industry for years, at least where I live, there are rules. Basic guidelines for proper behavior. For staff and for customers, and it's rather common for people to get banned if they cause too much trouble or leave a mess. And... I won't get into the pandemic protocols, but really, wtf is with them being "optional"? Even in less developed countries, pandemic guidelines are for everyone, and if you don't comply, you get a fine, at the least.

4points

Luthor 3 years ago

Hey, United States. Are you okay? You seem a little broken.

3points

Carman Davis 3 years ago

I always tip a minimum 20% but usually more than that. But if you never smile, never come back to the table after you bring the food, never refill you won't get 20%. I always leave something but that something is always up to the waitress/waiter. Since I understand I try never to be mean or hateful.

3points

Meeow 3 years ago

It's ridiculous that won't allow in other countries

3points

Sayu Seal 3 years ago

Dear Americans. In Europe waiters are tipped for good service. They have basic salary. Holiday and sick leave entitlement. Work ethics. You have capitalism. If I would ever go to US, I don't think I would tip anyone. Pay people in catering and hospitality decent wages, they feed you!

3points

Amanda Panda 3 years ago

People are vile.

3points

Kate Fei 3 years ago

I never understood tipping. Especially when it's seen as a must. You never tip any service worker, you dont give tips to bus drivers, teachers, shop assistants, doctors or anyone except waiters, really. I do get it that the wage is not great but in the end its their choice to work there and if their wage is not enough and they must rely on begging for tips, they can always leave. I usually do tip when the service is especially good, but I hate it when the waiters automatically assume Im gonna give them a tip.

3points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago

you people who won't leave tips are sub-human. The waitstaff can't afford to pay the bills & feed their kids on what they get. Show a little kindness and consideration for nice people who are just trying to help you.

3points

Kate Fei 3 years ago

Tip is not something that should be just given automatically. Tip is for good service. If the waiter is rude, i will not give him any tip no matter how many kids they have.

4points

2BX 3 years ago

My only question is why do we hide the names of people who brag about being ignorant to servers, let's share what they posted name and all. Let them be shown for all that they are.

3points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

LIVING WAGE FOR ALL. The end.

3points

Cori 3 years ago

You can tell a lot about the character of a person by how they treat service staff. I always pay close attention to that on dates.

3points

Chillace 3 years ago

crap, now i kinda dont want to own a bar if people like this are going to come there

3points

Random Anon 3 years ago

I am curious. Is it illegal for restaurants to include a X% service charge to the bill for their staff? This is what a lot of Asian countries do. The staff earn their hourly or daily rate on top of the prorated service fee at the end of the month.

3points

Bex 3 years ago

Ugh, this whole post (the original one, not people's comments here) is just reminding me why I want to live in the woods, with only animals as neighbors. The ignorance, the self-entitlement, the hatred... sometimes seems there just aren't enough good people out there to balance out all the bad.

2points

Panda-riffic 3 years ago

I am so glad that I don't eat out that often. I prefer to cook my own food.

2points

Virgil Sanders 3 years ago

i HATE humanity

2points

Tacos Are Tasty 3 years ago

There should be a universal asshole tax to cover people like this.

2points

Adriana Vigliotti 3 years ago

I would prefer if the tip were just built into the prices on the menu. It doesn’t seem right that a patron can just decide not to tip when the waitstaff count on that as their wages

2points

Billy von Mierzwiak 3 years ago

Just discusting People

2points

KK 3 years ago

It's simple. If you can't tip your server(s), just don't eat out. Save money, learn to be self-sufficient and eat at home. Otherwise, if you do go out, tip your server(s). You never know what someone else is going through unless you're in their shoes or you ask.

2points

Eudora 3 years ago

I hate the fact that food companies pay their waiters and waitresses so horribly that they have to rely on tips. It is even worse when jack ass people like that decide to be a d**k when tipping. I mean, come on people. Show a little human decency. It isn't that hard.

1point

Noname 3 years ago

Well usually I don't have a problem with tipping if the server is not racist or has an attitude. However, I never leave without leaving a tip which would not be larger than 10% of my bill. If I am leaving the premises happy I will even tip 50% of my bill. Also I think the tipping system is f*****g ridiculous cause the servers have to rely on it

1point

•LeXi• 3 years ago

I am a person that will tip higher than normal when the service is outstanding. I have also left a smaller tip for very rude,disrespectful servers. These people that leave very horrible notes on tabs are just miserable people and don't let that deter you of your work. Just do the best you can and u will be rewarded someday. I am still waiting for that special server one day and they will get a OMG tip from me!

1point

abby smink 3 years ago

Yeah, the whole tipping thing sucks and might not be right, but it you don't have to be a lowlife d**k about it. If you're that much against tipping, don't go out to eat. Pretty simple..

1point

K Witmer 3 years ago

I was a bartender for years and I rarely had a bad tipper. After a while you can tell before the people even sit down what kind of tip they'll leave or if they'll give you a hard time. I was rarely surprised or wrong. I think it's the air of arrogance that surrounds the entitled ones. In my experience the bikers were the best tippers and the rich people were the worst. I worked at a sports bar the same time I worked at a high end martini bar and I always always always made a ton more money at the sports bars.

1point

Leah Pheonix 3 years ago

Who else wants a waiter appreciation day

1point

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

People are frigging disgusting. Yes they should earn more, but people should not be asshats too. Even if my service is horrible I'll still tip. May not be much but I'll tip. You go to a restaurant and are served you don't do s**t but sit there and stuff your face, and you can't tip? GTFO

1point

Ivana 3 years ago

I get sick of seeing these posts. Just abolish the tip system. We all know it sucks.

1point

cybermerlin2000 3 years ago

First, try paying your staff a proper wage. Secondly, all the tips with fake money... call the police and report the customer for theft of services and knowingly passing counterfeit money. Paying a tip is paying for services in a literal sense, so it becomes a criminal act to pass the fakes

1point

Mimi777 3 years ago

I get what you’re saying but I don’t know if that would work since tipping is optional. If they left that fake money to pay for their meal total then yes they could get in trouble for that. Not tipping a server is pretty shitty I agree and these people are all assholes.

2points

Gary Geracci 3 weeks ago

Too Add! The Restaurant Culture ,to pay living wage will raise prices.You haven't seen the higher bills from suppliers of the food you eat either!

0points

Gary Geracci 3 weeks ago

I was a Server/Waiter in a fancy place in L.A.- Drunken Film folks and worn out stagehands. You know what? I treated them all like regular folks, Guess What? My tips were very Generous!

0points

anonymuswere 9 months ago

tips are literally MANDATORY in the states, as the staff isn't given anywhere near enough to live off of. unfortunately, mutual cheapskate-isim also comes into play.

0points

Penny Fan 3 years ago

America needs to fix their servility issue... they brag so much about "freedom" and then behave like feudal peasants.

0points

Robert Thompson 3 years ago

I tip all the time. The two guys that did my carpets today got a $20 tip for their work (in addition to their fee of course).

0points

23AClark 3 years ago

I stopped commenting after awhile so that I don't get kicked out!!!

0points

Yort 3 years ago

There’s been at least one incidence where the rude note on the receipt directed at the waiter was written on the CUSTOMER copy, so I don’t 100% believe these.

0points

Jo Firth 3 years ago

What is wrong with people? There is so much entitlement in these posts - it makes me sad.

0points

CA3 3 years ago

Extraordinarily rude behavior needs to be called out. It would help improve the behavior of these buffoons or encourage them to eat at home where they belong. It's simple, if you can't afford to leave a decent tip, then stay home or buy fast food. Also, a worldwide "Manners Matter" campaign would help us all.

0points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

If she expects monetary compensation for regulary sleeping with another person doesn't that make her a sugar babe/prostitute?

0points

Logically Reasonable 3 years ago

You have to remember, while reading these, that these views are ONLY from the wait staff side. Anyone thats been to fast food places or restaurants to eat, knows there are PLENTY of wait staff that are bastards and jackasses! I've had plenty of them fired too, for being the douchebags they are!!! Just take into account...........did the wait person deserve it?

0points

jtrisn1 3 years ago

So many of these people are leaving such huge spaces on that total line while being insufferable assholes.

0points

TheSneakyNinja 3 years ago

I've seen several of these before on a previous article...

0points

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

94points

Troux 3 years ago

20points

ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Pay a correct salary to your staff and you can stop this nonsense

56points

pusheen buttercup 3 years ago

Yes but also it's more than just that. Even in places where you get paid by the hour people still let you get treated like dirt and won't stick up for you or let you stick up for yourself.

10points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

It's not only the tip! It's the behaviour! Waiting staff are not slaves! They deserve respect and these people would behave awfully even if they didn't need to tip

7points

Julie C Rose 3 years ago

5points

Bill 3 years ago

Restaurants that raise pay and stop tipping usually go back to tipping at the request of the serving staff.

1point

sturmwesen 3 years ago

Just because it is expected to tip and do not want to does not give you the right to be mean about it. Just don't tip.

0points

Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

My mom pays her employees the best she can. As a small business, she gives them hours, but cannot pay most of them over 15 an hour.

0points

Austin Oester 3 years ago

Its not that hard of a job. Theres a reason linemen and car mechanics get paid more. Working as a waiter for 2 different resturaunts doubles your pay

-3points

Clearly sunny 3 years ago

America really needs to fix their wages issue. Relying on tips must be extremely stressful on what is already a very hard job.

30points

Amery 3 years ago

4points

Flisey 3 years ago

Tipping shouldn't be a thing, wait staff need to be paid a living wage. We don't have it in NZ, we only tip if we feel like it, it's not expected of us.

17points

Yeah, you heard 3 years ago (edited)

17points

Anna Rush 3 years ago

This is actually just a thread about shitty American customers.

10points

Island Life 3 years ago

It can't be that hard, when 20% is expected for wait staff, to automatically put it on the bill? In Germany, the tip is usually paid in addition - voluntarily and without any obligation.

9points

Justin Lee 3 years ago

Every state is different. I agree it sucks for the workers. There will always be people who scream "'MURICA IS DIFFERENT AND WE DO WHAT WE WANT!"

0points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago

we need to go to the EU system where all restaurant staff are paid a living wage.

8points

Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

8points

Mimi777 3 years ago

6points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

I really hope there is a special place in hell for these people

6points

Seabeast 3 years ago

In Canada servers have to be paid at least minimum wage. I was appalled when I found out that they can be paid far less than that in the USA and have to make up for it with tips.

6points

DC 3 years ago

5points

Piet Puk 3 years ago

Seems like an American problem. Pay waiters a honest living wage and most of this is solved.

5points

TheReader19 3 years ago

4points

Eslamala 3 years ago

4points

Luthor 3 years ago

Hey, United States. Are you okay? You seem a little broken.

3points

Carman Davis 3 years ago

3points

Meeow 3 years ago

It's ridiculous that won't allow in other countries

3points

Sayu Seal 3 years ago

3points

Amanda Panda 3 years ago

People are vile.

3points

Kate Fei 3 years ago

3points

jknbt jknbt 3 years ago

3points

Kate Fei 3 years ago

Tip is not something that should be just given automatically. Tip is for good service. If the waiter is rude, i will not give him any tip no matter how many kids they have.

4points

2BX 3 years ago

My only question is why do we hide the names of people who brag about being ignorant to servers, let's share what they posted name and all. Let them be shown for all that they are.

3points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

LIVING WAGE FOR ALL. The end.

3points

Cori 3 years ago

You can tell a lot about the character of a person by how they treat service staff. I always pay close attention to that on dates.

3points

Chillace 3 years ago

crap, now i kinda dont want to own a bar if people like this are going to come there

3points

Random Anon 3 years ago

3points

Bex 3 years ago

2points

Panda-riffic 3 years ago

I am so glad that I don't eat out that often. I prefer to cook my own food.

2points

Virgil Sanders 3 years ago

i HATE humanity

2points

Tacos Are Tasty 3 years ago

There should be a universal asshole tax to cover people like this.

2points

Adriana Vigliotti 3 years ago

I would prefer if the tip were just built into the prices on the menu. It doesn’t seem right that a patron can just decide not to tip when the waitstaff count on that as their wages

2points

Billy von Mierzwiak 3 years ago

Just discusting People

2points

KK 3 years ago

2points

Eudora 3 years ago

1point

Noname 3 years ago

1point

•LeXi• 3 years ago

1point

abby smink 3 years ago

Yeah, the whole tipping thing sucks and might not be right, but it you don't have to be a lowlife d**k about it. If you're that much against tipping, don't go out to eat. Pretty simple..

1point

K Witmer 3 years ago

1point

Leah Pheonix 3 years ago

Who else wants a waiter appreciation day

1point

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

1point

Ivana 3 years ago

I get sick of seeing these posts. Just abolish the tip system. We all know it sucks.

1point

cybermerlin2000 3 years ago

1point

Mimi777 3 years ago

2points