> The only reason I continue to tip is the knowledge that my food will be spat in / worse if I don't. Nobody does this, even if you're a "horrible" customer a

> The only reason I continue to tip is the knowledge that my food will be spat in / worse if I don't. Nobody does this, even if you're a "horrible" customer and a poor tipper. If you're a bad regular at a restaurant, the front of house will probably grumble about you behind your back (maybe even give you a rude nickname) and give you curt service, though. EDIT: They have probably dealt with much worse than you. You're not a church brunch group demanding 20 lemons and a jar of sugar packets that tips them in fake $100 Jesus bills.