Today, I ordered take out, and paid with a credit card. The cute cashier gave me the receipt to sign, and under 'tip' I gave a couple of dollars. I realized that I had given too much, crossed it out, and changed it. Unaware she was watching, She then responded, "Did you just lower the tip by $1?" FML
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Today, a lady handed me a $10 tip on a $45 bill. I was happy with it, since it was more than 20%, until she came back in and said, "I'm sorry I gave you the wrong amount." I handed it back to her and then she gave me a dollar. FML
Today, I was doing takeout orders at the restaurant I work at. I spent a long while putting together this guy's $135.00 order. When he finally got there to pick it up, I told him to fill out the credit card slip. I looked at it after he left. He gave me a 40 cent tip. FML
Today, I ordered pizza for dinner and left cash by the door so my son could pay for it, in case it arrived before I got home. I told him they should get all the money, but I just found the tip. Apparently he thought I'd miscounted. I'm a server. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant and only brought $14 with me to eat. I ordered and ate my meal, then went to the counter to pay for it. I threw $2 into the tip jar then got my bill. My bill was $13.86. I had to reach into the tip jar and take my $2 back so I could pay for my meal. FML
Today, I was working in a restaurant. On the receipt under "tip" someone actually took the time to write out "$0.00." FML
Today, a customer tried to pay for a $1.55 cup of coffee with a gift card, but he came up a dollar short. He let another customer through while he fumbled in his pocket for money. I later noticed a dollar had disappeared from my tip jar. FML
Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
Today, I had a customer write "fuck you" in the tip option area on his credit card slip, I have no idea why. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
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delphina 0
What does it matter if she saw you do it or not? She would have seen it crossed out in a little bit anyway. It's a weird thing that you would bother to cross it out and lower it by only a dollar, seeing as how a dollar is relatively insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but it's just weird as opposed to horrible. Plus, it was only take out, people don't normally tip on take out at all so if I were her, I'd feel grateful to have even gotten a couple dollars.
bart62 0
I think what he means is that he wants the waiter to make the night good by providing good service and that they should have to work for a big tip and not just expect it
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agentxyv 0
Oh you crazy Americans, with your strange tipping systems.
dogpup4 23
Cashiers can get tipped? That doesn't happen in England, we only tip waiters/waitresses as far as I know.
Kikiers21042 18
I'm American and even I didn't know that
pebbleslovesblue 1
you're an ass
rubberduckie72 4
really? u lowered the tip in front of her. Thats like the lowest thong i have heard of and by jyst a dollar. everyone works hard for their money i am sure u do to, but u just dont do that to people. consider this lesson learned and dont do it again
sugarmommy 4
a tip should never be considered manditory. it is not our fault that american employers dnt pay their employees a fair wage. where i live food service ppl make minimun wage or just over that. tipping is still common place all over, but not expected anywhere. i am so thankful i am from such a place :)
Kikiers21042 18
Thank you! I'm poor and waitresses always make me feel horrible If I don't tip which is stupid I m sorry your life sucks but it's not my fault you make so little and even I make very little.
charvisioku 22
I don't really get your tipping system. So is it a mandatory thing? Because it seems to be regarded as absolutely terrible when you don't tip over a certain amount over there. (I'm not criticizing at all, just curious)
Disembob 16
Wait, you think 1 dollar more is too much?
sweetbliss3 37
Mmk asshole. Try being a server for a day and see how much you like getting stiffed, when this is your bill money. I make 3.67 an hour. Yes, it's a take out order, but we still took it, made sure it was right, bagged it, and cashed you out. That's service it's what a server does. And for you ***** wyou
tsukinoie 11
Thank you completely agree that time could have been spent attending to tables
tazzy349 11
cheap bastard
tsukinoie 11
As a waitress I have to say she shouldn't have been watching OR commented. But having said that the government expects a waitress to be tipped enough to make up for her lack of minimum wage pay. Always tip your waitress and if you are known for not tipping don't expect good service. Everyone has bad days you don't know what they are dealing with I had to work the day my girlfriend died and was expected to be happy about it... You never know maybe the last three tables ran out on their bills just try to keep that in mind while you tip. Oh and if you eat at a hibachi place the waitress shares half her tip with the cook.