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      <title>Comments On: When is it OK to leave a really bad tip?
    
      by Jonathan Bender</title>
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    <author><![CDATA[Zinmon]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[While I agree with 99% of your comments, I believe you are doing a disservice with your 8% comment. The IRS(Infernal Revenue Service) states that 100% of charge tips and at least 8% of your cash sales must be claimed as tips.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Hates customers]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I am a waitress at a very popular restaurant chain and have been employed there for years. I have steadily seen the tip percentage drop over time which I blame on the economy but I have also seen a less acceptable change.
        
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      <![CDATA[Plain and simple, I tip 10% up to 100% for good service. What is good service?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Savvy Dave]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Can we please dispel the notion that servers don't care about your experience and the only way to get their attention is to penalize them financially? There is nothing more frustrating to me as a server than a guest who won't voice a complaint.
        
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      <![CDATA[Wink Dinklemeyer- I can't name you a server, hell a human being, who wouldn't be insulted by that. How would you like it if you came to work and your boss threatened to shred your next pay check in the event of any mistake you may make?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Wink Dinklemeyer]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Put 15 $1 bills on the table when you are seated.<br>
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Tell your server that that is the tip, and every time you feel slighted by them, you will take one away.
        
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          <a href="http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/Profile?oid=2579322">Wink Dinklemeyer</a>]]>
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    <author><![CDATA[Ciaotime]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Just when I thought we had beaten the shit out of this dead horse... I'm breathlessly awaiting the slight tweak that can be done to the same topic so it can be posted again...and again...ad infinitum.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[kcmeesha]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Where I come from complaining (to authority) is looked down upon. People here are more inclined to complain to management, or call the police, or whatever.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Zeemanb]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[The only time I leave a bad tip is when my server cannot answer the very simple question- "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!?!?". <br>
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I honestly can't remember the last time I had such horrible service that I really had to flex my situational mathematics muscles.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Thomas Osborn]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Kcmeesha, <br>
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If a server gets fired or reprimanded for doing their job poorly, it is of no fault of the person who complained to the manager. The only person who can fire you is you.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Abe]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[If the service is bad, then you leave a bad tip. Not stiff them, but $1 on a $20 tab will get the point across.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[frequent diner]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Really always tip at least 10%? If I get 10% worthy service I tip that amount.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[kcmeesha]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[So if a waiter gets fired/reprimanded/etc based on your talk with a manager, would a waiter in a hindsight be happier with a smaller or no tip, or a good tip accompanied by a complaint to a manager.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Qubed]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I'm sure that this will get divisive, but as a former server, bartender, bar manager and GM I've come to the following view:  <br>
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You should always tip. Period.
        
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