I'll pick it up and send you the portrait.
I love you!
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Nov 05, 2009 10:54:21 am PST #17395 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Cashmere - Nov 05, 2009 10:55:51 am PST #17396 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's my pleasure to throw myself on that sparkly grenade for you!
megan walker - Nov 05, 2009 11:02:21 am PST #17397 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I will say that the tipping a penny thing probably doesn't work the way it's intended. Certainly I and most people I knew would react to that, fair or not, by instantly writing you off as an asshole who was looking to cheap out from the get-go. (Um, that's a general you.) OTOH, a 10 or 12% tip is much more likely to be interpreted as a sign of unhappiness.
However, it is not. Apparently, it is almost always interpreted as a sign the person is cheap and a bad tipper.
Amy - Nov 05, 2009 11:07:25 am PST #17398 of 30001
Because books.
Amy, they've been divorced for a while -- definitely they were exes when he was on Ugly Betty.
I don't know where I've been ... Wait, no, I do. Looking at Winchesters.
Burrell - Nov 05, 2009 11:11:32 am PST #17399 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I just discovered kim chee taco truck. OMG nom. Lunch has taken a new turn.
-t - Nov 05, 2009 11:16:04 am PST #17400 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, Bebe Neuwirth has been waiting her whole life for there to be an Addams Family musical, hasn't she?
Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 11:17:34 am PST #17401 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Apparently, it is almost always interpreted as a sign the person is cheap and a bad tipper.
My experience agrees - every time I've had a server ask me if something was wrong at the end of a meal, it's turned out that I calculated the tip wrong (and was really glad they asked so I could give them more money!)
This has never happened when the low tip was left intentionally. I suspect it's related to the whole "incompetent people don't know they're incompetent" thing.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2009 11:17:42 am PST #17402 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I will say that the tipping a penny thing probably doesn't work the way it's intended
I figure a low tip or a zero tip are more likely to be interpreted as cheap, and that a penny looks more purposeful. And if they don't get the message, well, they didn't do enough to earn extra of my money so why should they have it? I don't care if they erroneously think I'm a cheap person--if I'm going to complain to the manager they're still not getting my tip.
Aims - Nov 05, 2009 11:18:44 am PST #17403 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jilli - have you ever seen the cartoon "Growing Up Creepie"? I figure I'm WAAAAY behind the curve in asking this, but it occured to me the other day as Emeline was watching it.
Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 11:19:33 am PST #17404 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't care if they erroneously think I'm a cheap person--if I'm going to complain to the manager they're still not getting my tip.
I also think that if the service was bad enough to leave a penny tip, I'm probably not going back to that restaurant anyway, so they can think whatever they want.