Scented, the prevailing wage for servers in most restaurants is a little over $2 per hour. The restaurant owners count on your tipping to provide the rest of a living wage for their servers. In doing so, you also give feedback on which servers are worthy of keeping on staff. In addition, IRS rules require withholding on servers for estimated tips (based upon the patron’s bill) regardless of whether they actually are given the tips or not. So if you don’t want a system which relies on tips, prepare to pay more for your dinner so that the servers can be paid decent wages without bankrupting the restaurant.
Horrible service - husband said no tip. Paid the cost of the meal (about $38 - there were 3 of us). Complained about the service online. Got a call from the manager - played phone tag for about 3 days. Credit card charge showed $48 from the restaurant. (WTF?!?!) Called manager back - no luck. Called restaurant directly and spoke to General Manager (found out the other manager was the Regional Manager). Explained the situation. He said he would research and get back to me. Regional Manager called - would also research what happened. Turned out waiter tried to charge us for HIS PERSONAL TIP ANYWAY, even though we had left none. They could not find my signed receipt (no kidding…).
Bottom line: free dinner, a $20 gift card towards another meal, and the waiter was FIRED!
comicgos over 13 years ago
Eno should be more worried about rudeitous gratuities!
Llewellenbruce over 13 years ago
Why don’t you ever leave a tip Fang?
Woody157 over 13 years ago
Fang has no pockets to carry tips. My gosh, he is like Opus. Fang, where are your pants?
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
The service better have been bad, Eno, otherwise expect no service next time. Cheapskates get what they pay for.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
A tip says something. A $1 tip can be more effective than nothing.
Fang, Ziggy’s lawyers would like a word.
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
Scented, the prevailing wage for servers in most restaurants is a little over $2 per hour. The restaurant owners count on your tipping to provide the rest of a living wage for their servers. In doing so, you also give feedback on which servers are worthy of keeping on staff. In addition, IRS rules require withholding on servers for estimated tips (based upon the patron’s bill) regardless of whether they actually are given the tips or not. So if you don’t want a system which relies on tips, prepare to pay more for your dinner so that the servers can be paid decent wages without bankrupting the restaurant.
starlilies over 13 years ago
True horror story about tips in a nutshell:
Horrible service - husband said no tip. Paid the cost of the meal (about $38 - there were 3 of us). Complained about the service online. Got a call from the manager - played phone tag for about 3 days. Credit card charge showed $48 from the restaurant. (WTF?!?!) Called manager back - no luck. Called restaurant directly and spoke to General Manager (found out the other manager was the Regional Manager). Explained the situation. He said he would research and get back to me. Regional Manager called - would also research what happened. Turned out waiter tried to charge us for HIS PERSONAL TIP ANYWAY, even though we had left none. They could not find my signed receipt (no kidding…).
Bottom line: free dinner, a $20 gift card towards another meal, and the waiter was FIRED!
Justice served HOT! :D
ilsapadu over 13 years ago
It’s tip day in the toons. Here’s a quarter, now you can get those cigarettes out of lay-away.
bgaucher over 13 years ago
I’d only leave a dollar too if I ate at a restaurant where dogs are eating off the tables with people.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Does Eno ever go to the same restaurant twice?