Miscellaneous: Today, I was working as a waitress at this pub. It was dead....

By Kitty - 01/06/2009 18:49 - United States

Today, I was working as a waitress at this pub. It was dead. After 4 hours I had only made 5$ in tips. A friendly couple came in and complimented EVERYTHING down to the freshness of the lemons in their tea. The bill came to $50. They left me a $5 gift card to starbucks. I don't drink coffee. FML

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By 2broke4ajoke - 29/11/2018 13:30

Today, after starting my new career as a server, two women were kind enough to leave a $5 tip… while still owing $6.84 on their bill. FML

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By lolowills - 14/11/2016 03:20

Today, I was complimented by my guests about the great of service I was giving them. They then left me a $2 tip on a $50 tab. FML

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By tired waitress - 25/04/2016 23:05 - United States

Today, I'm a waitress. A customer came in and acted very kindly and even mentioned how I was such a help to her. She also mentioned leaving a nice tip. The tip? A fake $20. Thanks. FML

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Just the tip

By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML

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By brerj09 - 28/04/2014 13:35 - United States - Saint Paul

Today, at work, I served a group of three teens. Their tab was $75 and they tipped me nothing. They wrote a thank you on a piece of receipt paper, put it in a glass of water and used a coaster to turn the glass of water upside down on the table, spilling water everywhere. They also stole my pen. FML

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Do it then

By Anonymous - 14/08/2009 01:59 - United States

Today, while I was working at Starbucks, a customer spilled her drink all over the counter. After I cleaned up her spill and remade the drink (for free), she exclaimed, "Thanks! I should really tip you!" Then she turned around, walked directly past the tip jar, and left the store. FML

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By Misunderstood Waitress - 06/11/2012 22:37 - United States

Today, I was waitressing for a huge family. Their bill was $750. Excited about the tip, I was shocked to see only $0.50. As they were leaving, I threw the two whole quarters at their heads. Guess who also got fired today. FML

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By Hopper - 03/12/2017 23:00 - United States

Today, I was the only carhop at work for the last 2 hours. In that time, I waited on about 50 cars. I make server pay so I depend on tips, but none of them tipped me even a penny. I averaged under $3 an hour tonight. FML

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By Nick - 14/07/2009 02:04 - United States

Today, while I was working as a waitress, I had to wait on a table of 13 people. I was struggling through it and when they finally left I went by the table to pick up my tip. Instead of a money I got a napkin saying "Here's your tip, don't be a waitress." FML

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By barista - 05/12/2010 17:36 - United States

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

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Kitola 2

Monday 1 June 2009 23:54

Well, there's tea and pastries there, too, yanno. I always get a Chai when I go there. No reason to be completely thankless.

imkendra 0

Monday 1 June 2009 23:52

Ooh, burn! I was tipped with toothbrushes once. Hey cool, number 1 =D

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Button_x 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:22

Pfft, I think it was sweet they gave you a gift card. XD At least it's something.

stinkybutt 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:23

don't complain. alot of people drink coffee its not like they knew your personal preference. its better than nothing.

iJack 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:26

$5 cant get you anything good there, fyl

iluvu21396 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:26

you could get tea....?

pearls 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:27

at least it was a nice gesture. they could've left you nothing. or you could've been me, the other day at work it was so busy and this bitch came in and she was SO rude and she clicked her fingers at me. People shouldn't treat people like that.

bridgetheartsyou 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:28

they have like food there. and frappucinos without coffee stuff.

plexico 3

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:29

Have some muffins or cookies, you ungrateful ****!

ohhhhshizzz 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:30

#22: How is the OP being selfish? Do you live in America[where waitresses here LIVE on their tips?] $50 is A LOT of money, for a $5 GIFT CARD. Come on, that Gift Card was probably a GIFT to THEM! Atleast 10 bucks come one. If you have $50 to spend out to dinner then I think you have enough to tip. OP that sucks, you should sell it. Or atleast go to Starbucks, I'm pretty sure they have more than coffee.

cmyk 19

Thursday 20 October 2011 9:01

Maybe op gave shit service and they didn't want to say anything since they complimented everything when they first showed up. Maybe they were foreign? Not everyone knows waitresses live of their tips when your visiting a new country.. Where I come from you get tiped if you're doing a good job, not because you have to. Makes the service better..

chimmy 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 0:33

Everyone who commented that the OP is ungrateful is ridiculous. Tips are NOT optional... they are part of a server's compensation. A giftcard is NOT acceptable in lieu of money, especially when that giftcard is too an expensive coffeehouse. (Many people are foregoing Starbucks anyways in the recession.) I'd like to see how you would feel if your employer decided to take a large chunk of your salary and replace it with less valuable gift card to a store you don't frequent. Be quiet. FYL, OP.