That's a good point, dayo. Like, you don't tip on the cheapest entree on the menu if you ordered the surf and turf under the reasoning that it's no more difficult to bring a plate of steak and lobster to your table than it is to bring you a chicken caesar salad.― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, April 29, 2011 7:48 PM Bookmark
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, April 29, 2011 7:48 PM Bookmark
Funny thing: chicken caesar is more work at my place! Servers have to chop up the romaine, toss with dressing and parmesan, plus sprinkle with croutons. I take pride in not making 'em too goopy.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 1 May 2011 01:41 (thirteen years ago) link
in vegas last year, won $50 on a slot machine, figured I'd celebrate by buying three shots of Crown for myself and my brothers, only to find out that while alcohol was free in the casino, the bar prices were ridiculously expensive, and it wound up being $42 for the three shots, which kinda shellshocked me and I only ended up tipping the three extra bucks, to which the bartender said "not cool, man", was I justified in taking my tip off the table then?? because I'm still iffy on it.
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/49/dawson_crying.gif
― ...wow! (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
frogbs is about to officially become an ilxor
― british sb power (dayo), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
taking the tip away: not sure if it's right, but it sure is funny!
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
i guess he can complain because i only tipped like 8% but really the interaction was like this - we sit down, wait a few minutes while he chats with other customers, order the shots, bartender takes like 20-30 seconds to fill the order, goes back to talking with other customers, then tells me off. in the local bars here a shot of crown is like $3-4 so tipping $3 on that is quite good, even though they do the same amount of work.
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
I'm wondering on what planet 42+3=50
― aero w. smith (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
um I don't think you get the point of celebrating a win
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
Considering you gave them the money right back, I'd say the only 'winner' was the casino
― aero w. smith (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
But hey, get that 8 bucks invested in a CD fast!
― aero w. smith (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
cmon, you're not talking to captain lorax
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
I'm more of a downloader at this point
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
do you think I'm "just now figuring out" how casinos make their money
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
I think you're right and the bartender did not deserve more than $3 for pouring 3 shots but otoh you should be more mad about wasting $42 and less mad about the bartender
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
CD=certificate of deposit xxpost
― aero w. smith (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
bartenders are horribly spoiled, overpaid people
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
just in general
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
yeah Neanderthal I got that, thanks for the heads up
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
So you download investment instruments?
― aero w. smith (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
hmmmm. lets start again
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
i do have another question but everyone's gonna call me a racist prick for it so first I need to ask, has anyone else here ever worked in the service industry?
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
is this about "canadians"?
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
dont ask it yet i got some popcorn somewhere
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
This is gonna be abt Spaniards, right.
― boxall, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
No. There isn't one person on this board who has ever in their life worked in the service industry.
― Pleasant Plains, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
i'm talking about people reading this thread right now but thank you
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
all shall be answered within:
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xpost - oh. i see.
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i've worked service industry but over here we have a system known as 'wages' that really prevents us having any sense of duty towards the customer
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
I did a lifetime ago but will never again
― 2012 gtfolympics (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
― bill magill (milo z), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
Basically I'm wondering which races/demographics you guys think tip the best and the worst
I've heard this brought up several times at parties and such and it seems like there is one in particular that always seems to stiff the workers to the point that even people of that race hate being assigned to those tables
I have my own experiences but I was wondering what you guys think
― frogbs, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
i do have another question but everyone's gonna call me a racist prick for it so first I need to ask, has anyone else here ever worked in LAS VEGAS?
fixed this for you to correct for the actual variable in your story
― mh, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.imagepourblog.fr/wp-content/uploads/michael-jackson-popcorn.gif
― ...wow! (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
i have a good idea of what you're about to experience xxp
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
...wow!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
I think I know what you're getting at frogbs
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
is it the BLACKS
BLACK PEOPLE
in my somewhat limited experience this is usually an effect related to highly-localized or even neighborhood-related culture, especially in larger cities where people of different social/ethnic groups are more localized in some neighborhoods than others and tend to either have different local cultures, or they are more likely to be jerks when they leave their area
but you can go on about black people or whoever being specifically cheap and make it about race
― mh, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
no wait maybe it's lesbians
― iatee, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
looool
xps: my bet wld be 'se azns' but w/e this is... not a great thread to be reading is it?
― Lamp, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
wait someone said that before, maybe on this very thread, right
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
i cant remember did they get sb'd too but im gonna say ya
said bartender is disgusting savage imo
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
Rednecks are the worst tippers.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
lol azns are horrible tippers its true
― british sb power (dayo), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/DDMBW.gif
― bnw, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
It depends on the race of the folks they're tipping though.
― boxall, Monday, 20 June 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
while this thread is open I guess I'll contribute
my parents' fridge broke down earlier this year and they got a new one from sears
when they took delivery of it my dad was gonna tip em but realized that they didn't have any cash in the house since they always paid using credit card
finally my dad found $10 in ones and gave it to the two dudes (who had just shlepped in a giant refrigerator)
he tried to tell me it was okay because the one dollar bills were new from the bank and some of them were even consecutively numbered
kinda lol, kinda sad
― british sb power (dayo), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
boxall with a quality point
― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Monday, 20 June 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link