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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
oh no: [link]
"The facility, called a Soldier Rating and Processing center, handles administrative details for soldiers."
That's not a good sign.
oh no is right. WTF?
My god, that's terrible.
Oh, no. How awful.
CNN has a bit more detail, but no information on who did it or why, just that it was two people (eta: they just updated from "two people" to "two people in military uniforms"--shit and damn) and one is still at large.
Oh, man, the questions. That's horrific.