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
Collection
Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
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 $30 in his hand. FML
Today, I withdrew €40 at the ATM to pay for dinner later tonight. It wasn't until I went to pay for it that I realized I'd taken the receipt, but left the cash in the ATM. FML
Today, I had a customer write "fuck you" in the tip option area on his credit card slip, I have no idea why. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
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delphina 0
What does it matter if she saw you do it or not? She would have seen it crossed out in a little bit anyway. It's a weird thing that you would bother to cross it out and lower it by only a dollar, seeing as how a dollar is relatively insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but it's just weird as opposed to horrible. Plus, it was only take out, people don't normally tip on take out at all so if I were her, I'd feel grateful to have even gotten a couple dollars.
bart62 0
I think what he means is that he wants the waiter to make the night good by providing good service and that they should have to work for a big tip and not just expect it
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Comments (220)
felipetenor 0
Don't EVER eat there again...you broke the rule #1: Don't F*$# w/ ppl that handle your food
cyberhoy 3
i never tip on take out. if I do tip I have a minimum of $2.00 and that's if all i order is a $3.50 beer other than that I'm at 15-20% unless if I got a hot waitress and she was acting flirty. 59 your comment is too long go write a ******* book
astroG 0
i've been with friends and taken away a dollar before... for example 3.50 out of 16 is a 22% tip. 2.50 out of 16 is a 16% tip. if they donnt deserve it they just don't.
Ohnoitslindsay 0
I hope that one dollar that you saved improved your quality of life as much as you apparently thought it would. YDI.
colortherainbowx 0
Wow, you're a real cheap ass bitch. I hope they piss in your food next time.
fortunecookie_fml 0
after she said that I would have crossed the tip out all together and left. this is the worst fml I've read yet, well, no I think there was one other one but I just don't remember...
quesoesbueno59 0
Waiters would definitely be entitled to a tip, while take out really shouldn't warrant as big a tip. But I don't think giving an extra dollar by mistake really warrants changing your mind and crossing it out. #3: You should always tip. Waiters and waitresses get paid very little from the employer. In fact, the minimum wage for servers is around 3 dollars. They make nearly all their money from tips. Not tipping them is basically denying them part of their paycheck.
log1k 3
I agree with 3 actually. But where I live waiters and waitresses get payed decently anyways.
cs68507 0
I understand what you did. You just have to be quick on your feet. Be like yeah if not i'll overdraft my account. Most people know how that feels.
ohhhhshizzz 0
#55: you sound stupid, how is she greedy? She probably barely getss paid, and he probably only tipped 3 bucks. Oh yeahh shes living the life, of excess. YOURE A DOUCHE. & a dollar, really?