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It’s cute, but has it really had the intended effect? I can’t imagine someone expecting a bribe to bat an eye at this. Edit: That said, I’d love something like
by jonhohle 5y ago
It’s cute, but has it really had the intended effect? I can’t imagine someone expecting a bribe to bat an eye at this.
Edit: That said, I’d love something like this for tips in restaurants when there service is below par. It would provide a passive aggressive way to let the server know their service was poor without drawing attention to them or you. It would be easy to slip into the rest of the tip.
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- woodruffw 5y agoI have a lot of friends who wait tables/serve. They'll know you aren't happy if you don't tip at all. Throwing in a little note that looks like money but that they need to spend time sorting out later is an unnecessary insult to people making less than both of us.
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- slyall 5y agoI've seen complaints about church group leaving religious tracts disguised instead of tips. Here is one story. http://www.cynical-c.com/2016/01/22/restaurant-managers-response-to-church-that-leaves-fake-tips/ http://www.cynical-c.com/2016/01/22/restaurant-managers-resp...
- dghlsakjg 5y agoTipping a single coin IS the passive aggressive way to indicate subpar service. Alternatively, you could use one of the cards that religious folks use that look like a bill, but has a message on the back. The real solution is to mention the issue to your server or their manager. Most are willing to bend over backwards to make it right. If you are going to mess with someone’s expected income you should at least allow them a chance to know why if not fix the issue
- kwhitefoot 5y ago> If you are going to mess with someone’s expected income you should at least allow them a chance to know why if not fix the issue Are you implying that people waiting tables are too stupid to understand that the whole business of tipping is disliked, that transparency in pricing is something that many people prefer, that people prefer a service that they are paying for be performed correctly rather than poorly? If you have to mention it to the manager then the server is likely to be in even greater trouble and anyway, the manager is ultimately the one responsible for the poor service in the first place.
- dghlsakjg 5y agoThat's not what I'm implying. I'm saying exactly what that sentence you quoted says. Waiters have opted into a tipping system and their customers have too. Part of the expectation on both sides is that menu prices are lower in exchange for paying directly for service. If you want to avoid tipping culture then google around for restaurants that don't accept tips, or just do takeout. Mostly non-tipping restaurants don't last long in NA because they go out of business for a variety of reasons, one of which is that service tends to suffer. The manager likely already knows who is good at their job and who isn't. If there was a breakdown, they wan't to know 1. so they can make it right with the dissatisfied customer, and 2. so they can help the server deliver better service, or fix the system if it was outside the server's control. So yeah, the manager is responsible for doing the best to ensure good service, and they are also the one who has the most power to make it right. You will get way farther asking for them to make it right then you will by not tipping. I know all this because I used to work for a very large restaurant chain. They had a spend in the hundreds of thousands for comping menu items because dissatisfaction always happens. Sometimes it is the customer's fault (ordering a steak well done, and then complaining about the texture), sometimes it is the restaurant's fault.
- CTDOCodebases 5y agoHow much of a spineless coward do you have to be to think this is even remotely a good idea?
- yellow_postit 5y agoWhy be passive aggressive? Tip the amount you want. If service was a problem actually share feedback.