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There is another aspect of tipping that rarely gets discussed: they are a way to compensate for being a bad guest. I have heard from many servers that they wil
by hammock 5y ago
There is another aspect of tipping that rarely gets discussed: they are a way to compensate for being a bad guest.
I have heard from many servers that they will happily put up with a "bad table" if they know they are going to be tipped well at the end.
So not to excuse bad behavior, but if you know you have been a difficult table, tipping process gives you a formal opportunity to atone.
- mulmen 5y agoI had to do this recently because of a now-ex-friend. He crashed an Omakase dinner six courses in, loudly demanded a menu and when he was refused tried to order a beer. The wait staff managed to get rid of him. As a party we tipped 100% and stopped returning his calls.
- dfxm12 5y agoHow do they know how well they're going to be tipped at the end?
- musingsole 5y agoThey don't know. But a culture of tipping leads the average server to have faith that such things will balance out in the end.
- cronix 5y agoThat just sounds like a microcosm of society in general. If you have money to throw around, odds are you can get away with more.
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- buscoquadnary 5y agoI'll throw out I don't try to be a bad guess but occasionally very rarely my kids and I end up going to a place like IHOP or something and I often try and tip extra to compensate for being a "bad table" not because I was bad but events outside my control made the table bad and I want to make it better to the waiter.
- musingsole 5y agoHad a relevant interaction just yesterday. Made it to a place about 5 minutes before closing without realizing it myself. But once inside, it was clear they were getting ready to lock up. They insisted they were happy to make my order, and I insisted the meal was worth about 3x what they charged.