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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to a restaurant to order food with just a $100 bill. They no longer had what I came for, so I left. When I got to my car, I realized - no bill. I went back in for them to say they hadn't seen it, and they wouldn’t check the cameras. I know the lady working there picked it up since I was the only customer. FML
Today, I went out to eat with my friends. When the bill came, all three of them had "inconveniently" forgot their wallets at home. I ended up having to pay. It was a $178 check. FML
Today, I went out to eat with a friend. I was supposed to be paying, but when I tried to, there wasn't enough money in my bank account. She didn't have money with her either. FML
Today, I went to buy some frozen yogurt. I filled up a cup and the cashier rung it up. The total price was $6.92. I only had $5 in my wallet. So I gave her the $5 bill and went to my car to get more money. Little did I know, there was no money in my car. So I drove off. Leaving the $5 behind. FML
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
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, 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 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, 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 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
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Top comments
blkmagick 0
Honestly, YDI because you need to pay more attention to the prices of what you're going to eat.
azeem 0
Lol why would you tip before you paid for your bill and second why would you tip at a fast food place .
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Atropos_fml 0
Did you not look at the price of what you ordered? Seriously, when you look at a meal, see it's almost fourteen bucks with tax, you should not leave that two dollar tip. As much of a jerk as it makes you feel, it's better than not being able to fully pay for your meal. Like some others said, always tip afterwards. Also, why would you only bring fourteen dollars to a restaurant?
jelly555 0
... and this is why they taught you math at school! remember in fifth grade when the teacher said "you have $14 and your meal costs $13.86, how much can you leave as tip?" YDI!
JOELY_fml 0
Just move to Australia so yo don't have to tip
1bored 0
To #3 the person never mentioned he was eating at a fast food restaurant so he HAD to tip!
Kristoffer 35
you never *have* to tip, but it's customary. I typically tip more than 15% when I sit down at a restaurant where they bring you the food, but if I'm getting takeout or if it's fast food, then I don't see any reason to tip. I also tip extra for delivery, that's a little farther than just walking to a table :D
sickinlove13 0
The Chipotle by my house has a tip jar, so I'm assuming it's a restaurant like that and not like Applebee's or something. Then again, he ordered, ate, then went back to the register and got his bill so I'm confused as to what kind of restaurant this is.
CruelSirDrum 0
OUCH! poor waiters. i was a waiter for years as a young adult. it was not fun. bad tips,no tips,bad people,lack of people and most of all i think everyone who confronts a waiter has no sense (or very little) of empathy. if im going out to eat i understand that i need to pay for myself and the service im going to get.if i cant afford service then i cannot afford to eat.you live and learn; now you know.
staceybby 0
that's why people tip after they've paid.
aback 5
If you ever want to eat there again, go back when the same shift's working and let them know you're making up for stiffing them on a tip. Put the money in the jar and leave. They'll remember you in any case, whether positively or negatively is your choice.
CassandraBear93 0
you should have gone to McDonald's or Wendy's or BK in places like that, you can have a filling lunch from 7-10 dollars..but it's not very healthy
Vanita 1
A chance to learn. What would you have done if the price had been higher than 14 bucks?
Jord111222333 0
silly! you tip after you get the bill :P