Originally Posted by Springs1
NO, that's ******ed.
1st time, waitress was nice and actually APOLOGIZED, gave her 15%(this was back in 2004, so tips were 15% norm(I remember a menu back then at another restaurant stating that for a large party 15% was added to 8 or more in a party). I was going to give her 20% before it happened.
2nd time though, guy didn't give a care(I also didn't get much that time), he got nothing for not apologizing.
Now at times, had wrong prices, gave 10% even if I didn't get an apology depending on the rest of the service, it all depends on the situation.
I was overcharged at Denny's 20 cents($9.49 when it was supposed to be $9.29). All I did was say nicely that the price was $9.29 and my check had $9.49. She only had those 2 items to check since we only ordered the 2 meals(no appetizers or desserts and the soft drink prices weren't listed). Anyway, her response instead of "I'll get a manager" even that I would have handled a little, NO, she said I quote "I DON'T DO PRICES" to my freakin face. I told her "But you can see it BEFORE you give it to me and get your manager to fix it." She NEVER apologized, STIFF she got for being a b****. I don't understand how servers can't *CARE* about our money, but expect the customer to *CARE* JUST AS MUCH about theirs??? I don't have to bow down to their money, but that's the way they act that their money only counts and that service is only food and drinks, NO, it's much more than that. The check is a HUGE part of the service. Once, we waited 17 minutes for our check because a waitress just kept serving everyone else putting our turn last, so there was a stiff in her future. As far as the 2 prices go, it literally took me less than minute to check if a 2 isn't a 4 on the menu compared to the only 2 check prices. All she the Denny's waitress should have done is said "I'm sorry about that, let me get a manager to fix it."
Also, do you see how NOT ONE SERVER took money out of their own pocket, because they were being petty just as the customer was, huh???
I was once overcharged 2 cents. This breakfast place that has since closed both of their locations(went once to one), the pancakes, eggs, and bacon didn't have a combo, so I ordered everything separately. Eggs were $1.49 a piece. When we received our check, it had $3.00 for 2 eggs. I told the waitress. She was nice, apologized, and even boxed up my food for me as a lot of servers won't do, so I gave her 15%, but she could have had 20% if she wouldn't have done that.
The beef I have with these issues is that the server isn't ******CARING******** to even *CHECK IT*, but then they want **THEIR MONEY RIGHT IN THE TIP 20% WORTH AT LEAST, RIGHT??? It's NOT FAIR. If you want your money right you servers, you have to have our money right. It's only fair. Equal/equal. I mean if it had been a REAL mistake that's one thing, but I don't know ONE server that actually is checking every price as I would if I were a server against the customer's check, because I would *CARE* about someone else's money besides my own. Also, that 2 cents, what a selfish waitress, I mean really, she probably had 2 pennies or a nickle on her, it would have made more sense for everyone involved to give me the money and then after I left gave the money back to the server rather than PUNISHING OUR TIME. See, if these servers would give their money, they'd have 25% even if they didn't try initially just because that would should they weren't so GOD DAMN MF SELFISH! I mean it's 2 cents, so they can't take 2 pennies or a nickle out of their pockets to avoid all that extra work and time?? Servers have a change bank on them. If I were a server, I'd just give the customer the damn cents and not deal with having to fix it crap. I'd tell them I would tell the manager so this wouldn't happen again.
So just to say to the people that think I am being petty, the servers are VERY MUCH DOING THE SAME GOD DAMN MF THING by not giving out of their own pocket. If they want a good tip, they need to not make me sit there for several minutes so I can't leave if I want to be charged right. They also should apologize. I cannot imagine not apologizing if I messed up. I mean, they are the LAST person to READ numbers on a piece of paper, so THEY have the power to have noticed this *BEFORE* they gave it to us. They can't fix it in the computer, but some of these "cents" issues could have been easily fixed with their own money. Give a customer a quarter, they will give it back and more sort of like when servers round up when they give change to a customer. For example, you owe me $1.90 in change, but give me $2.00, I will thank you more that I didn't get 90 cents in change first off and secondly, you GAVE me 10 cents out of YOUR OWN MONEY showing you weren't so selfish. So when that happens the rare times we have ever paid with cash, I give more. When the time the server stole(shorted us 31 cents), we stiffed. I see WHO is selfish and petty, who is not. Now if they would give back $1.90, I wouldn't take anything off the tip since that's what I would be owed, but I wouldn't over give like if they would have just given me $2.00. Show me you care, I care back. Show me you don't care, I won't care much back or maybe at all. Servers seem to not act like it's their money. That Denny's waitress to say "I DON'T DO PRICES" was out of line. I NEVER once accused her of anything, just simply pointed out the pricing discrepancy, THAT IS TRULY IT and she FLIPPED THE F' OUT on me. I hate when people try to defend themselves when they can READ that they aren't illiterate or blind or need glasses to see a "4" is not a "2", it's really comical.
