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This! They can have the table back quicker too, if we can avoid the asking for the bill dance, then waiting for the waiter to come back and take payment or what
by mr_custard 7y ago
This! They can have the table back quicker too, if we can avoid the asking for the bill dance, then waiting for the waiter to come back and take payment or whatever. More efficient for the establishment and introverts win too.
- iguy 7y agoOne solution is just to stand up, and wander over to the counter where the credit card machines live. This always gets their attention, and it's quicker for everyone.
- woodrowbarlow 7y agojust fyi, while it might seem quicker for everyone, waitstaff generally do not appreciate this. but i'm not trying to tell anyone what to do. :)
- FireBeyond 7y ago> might seem quicker When I finished eating twenty minutes ago, and you haven't topped up my (now empty) glass, while I wait for you to drop off the check, I'm going to argue that "seem quicker" is pretty synonymous with "_is_ quicker", whether appreciated or not. And I'm sure the people waiting for a table in the lobby would agree too.
- howard941 7y agoISTM this is definitely the kind of "service" that calls for a penny tip, on the credit card.
- FireBeyond 7y agoSupposedly(?) two pennies... Someone explained to me that the 1 penny/cent tip was the "I appreciated things, but I don't have anything at all to spare" (and I have certainly heard the subjective philosophy of "if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out")... and that two pennies was the "I'm doing this out of obligation; that sucked".