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elleng

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80. BWI airport,

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Sun May 6, 2012, 10:44 PM

May 2012

fruit and yogurt, something Claw. Funny, just checked, Du Claw Brewery!

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Waitress left 2 pennies and note by customer [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2012 OP

From a 1%er I'm sure..Disgusting...n/t monmouth May 2012 #1

Two Canadian pennies fuddyduddy May 2012 #2

yup! Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #4

Probably left by American tourists. -..__... May 2012 #36

We Canadians can be pricks to working women too. There are boors in every country. Monk06 May 2012 #77

Then it has to be a hoax. Canadians don't do things like that. :Silly: nt raccoon May 2012 #121

I think the customer is rude to do that. undeterred May 2012 #3

+1 Scuba May 2012 #7

Well done, imo, elleng May 2012 #5

why did you leave nothing, may I ask? Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #6

Service was virtually non-existent, elleng May 2012 #9

Wow a ten minute wait? abelenkpe May 2012 #64

Would 'alert' for you calling me that, elleng May 2012 #67

Elleng, perhaps she forgot you? Th1onein May 2012 #96

She was no where to be seen for at least 10 minutes before I was able to place my order, elleng May 2012 #99

A tip is payment for service. meaculpa2011 May 2012 #117

Actually, it's not. Th1onein May 2012 #124

even worse, RedRocco May 2012 #136

Thanks. elleng May 2012 #175

"no where to be seen" ieoeja May 2012 #128

Where was this that the bill was $4.87 or so? Ter May 2012 #71

BWI airport, elleng May 2012 #80

Now it makes sense Ter May 2012 #155

Thanks, Ter! elleng May 2012 #173

10 minutes is BAD SERVICE? WTF? Odin2005 May 2012 #108

"I was at 1 of 2 or 3 occupied tables" tammywammy May 2012 #120

"nowhere to be seen" is also in a post. Which means she could have been extremely busy. ieoeja May 2012 #130

Five minutes to get a menu is nothing. juice feast May 2012 #180

And YOU sound like a fool. elleng May 2012 #181

Well at least you have the self knowledge to admit you were a jerk ! bettyellen May 2012 #8

You got it wrong. elleng May 2012 #10

Tells me all I need to know about you alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #13

OK. elleng May 2012 #15

I debated simply putting you on Ignore or first telling you coalition_unwilling May 2012 #105

This is ridiculous treestar May 2012 #141

Right. Thanks. elleng May 2012 #176

Over the top, c_w. Mc Mike May 2012 #154

I HAPPILY will not be hearing from you, who voluntarily keeps her/himself uninformed. elleng May 2012 #174

I disagree. That was very rude, and in a very condescending way. Thegonagle May 2012 #24

Why do you assume Mr/Ms 2 cents was right? nt patrice May 2012 #31

i get a pizza delivered and tip $5. talk about doing little. even poor service i tip around 15% seabeyond May 2012 #43

Yup alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #56

a couple buck isnt worth it. but then, i seldom go out to eat. nt seabeyond May 2012 #61

The pizza guy doesn't "do little." The job is a lot like serving, Thegonagle May 2012 #81

I tip 20% no matter the service. Everyone can have a bad day. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #168

that is nice. i like that. seabeyond May 2012 #169

I left nothing once Hippo_Tron May 2012 #85

You're a pretty miserly tipper. Even bad service I'll tip at 15%. Good = 20% - 35%. Never 0. nt Selatius May 2012 #112

I'll tip even bad service...but not RUDE service. Lizzie Poppet May 2012 #171

While I don't agree with you that it's 'well done' I also don't particularly WI_DEM May 2012 #165

If your unhappy ask for another waitress. If you don't do that just leave 2 pennies that southernyankeebelle May 2012 #11

"Waitressing" alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #12

+ .02 klook May 2012 #84

Out of curiosity, have you ever had a server who was downright rude? Hippo_Tron May 2012 #94

I find "the waitstaff was rude" to be more a matter of the customer's issues alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #137

I tend to tip generously ... and very generously for extremely good service ... etherealtruth May 2012 #14

So, someone who is rude and doesn't do a thing still gets a tip? YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #20

That was the point of my post etherealtruth May 2012 #27

OK YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #34

No need to apologize ... etherealtruth May 2012 #177

Punishing an already underpaid person for flvegan May 2012 #16

Not enough info to make a judgement on this. Don't even know if it's a joke or true. Kaleva May 2012 #17

That's my take. pintobean May 2012 #38

As a former waitron jcboon May 2012 #18

I tell the waitperson, at the very beginning, if they are slow..... Th1onein May 2012 #98

Sounds like she gave pretty crappy service Gman May 2012 #19

And a little personality when you're busy... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #22

When I was a customer service reprentative and we had a customer on hold Gman May 2012 #62

You would have gotten jacked for sure! YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #178

Right or wrong, I doubt this response did much more than contribute to the problem. patrice May 2012 #21

As a former bartender... Jack_Dawson May 2012 #23

FUCK THAT CUSTOMER Taverner May 2012 #25

Someone alerted on you. Here are the results stevenleser May 2012 #48

Some folks are just not nice Taverner May 2012 #50

the writer of the note was female KurtNYC May 2012 #146

They get taxed as if they DID get tipped. annabanana May 2012 #26

Interesting how people either assume they know exactly what happened or that Mr/Ms 2 cents patrice May 2012 #28

I find this true of many posts here... Phentex May 2012 #118

Yep. Apparently, IF people actually understand what knowledge is, MOTIVE is more important. nt patrice May 2012 #163

obviously from a person who knows shit about being a waiter spanone May 2012 #29

An obvious hoax. former9thward May 2012 #30

Wouldn't be the first one from HuffAOL. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #39

I've seen restaurant patrons leave religious tracts as a "tip".. Fumesucker May 2012 #44

I have had many friends who have been servers. former9thward May 2012 #45

Any person that would leave identifying clues on such a post is just asking for trouble.. Fumesucker May 2012 #46

it's hard to know foo_bar May 2012 #57

I checked it out on Snopes.com and there was nothing on it. RebelOne May 2012 #182

The replies to this thread clearly show just what a shitty idea forcing customers to pay their Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #32

yes and no dana_b May 2012 #159

Oh yes. It is as bad in the long term for the restaurant as well. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #172

When you get paid $2.50 an hour, two cents is so nice. Jennicut May 2012 #33

Grammar 101 Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #35

... TBF May 2012 #52

Easier fix. Igel May 2012 #78

That would work, but I left it in tact to meaning while eliminating the random period. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #79

Alright then, what would you tip in this situation... Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2012 #37

Tip 18% and tell the manager. stevenleser May 2012 #51

I 100% disagree! It is her job to tell the manager. Not mine!!! Logical May 2012 #54

What you are really doing is forcing an extremely low wage on this person. stevenleser May 2012 #60

I tip %20 99% of the time. But for slow or bad service I tip 5%. If she is overloaded.... Logical May 2012 #65

Sometimes the manager knows they are overloaded and cant' do anything about it Hippo_Tron May 2012 #89

Sorry, but it sounds like the waitresses in the story practically refused to do their job ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #93

Wages implies work. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #97

As it does in any other situation you arent happy with service. stevenleser May 2012 #126

In this case, I do. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #139

And if you are a thinking person, you should recognize the disconnect. nt stevenleser May 2012 #157

Get the hell out of here joeglow3 May 2012 #101

No. stevenleser May 2012 #125

Not in that situation RZM May 2012 #68

I agree, you do have some bad servers and they just don't care newspeak May 2012 #148

That's even worse Ter May 2012 #72

Is it "tattling"... TedBronson May 2012 #115

It's not the same Ter May 2012 #156

I think the waitstaff was only a part of the problem there Hippo_Tron May 2012 #95

Tip of 0% TedBronson May 2012 #113

I would have just left blueamy66 May 2012 #143

My guess, cheap asshole. But I don't know the whole story. Vattel May 2012 #40

We don't know for certain that she did not do a poor job treestar May 2012 #41

I would not stiff a waitperson like that unless they were actively rude. mysuzuki2 May 2012 #42

These stories are often hoaxes PSPS May 2012 #47

I waited tables not too long ago. Tipping is not an extra, its the wage. stevenleser May 2012 #49

Whomever would go to THIS LENGTH is a very SAD SAD SAD SAD person.... NYC_SKP May 2012 #53

Bad service is bad service. tjwash May 2012 #55

I have thought everything expressed in this note, but- stlsaxman May 2012 #58

Why is this shit news? Brickbat May 2012 #59

These are usually fake. chrisa May 2012 #63

I'm an excellent tipper! TlalocW May 2012 #66

I honestly don't think it was that rude. Proles May 2012 #69

Hopefully the waitress will learn a lesson from this - lynne May 2012 #70

Greatest server EVER is at Tommy's Ham House (Greenville, SC), and you'd better tip her! DemoTex May 2012 #73

Shitty service should never get tipped Taitertots May 2012 #74

I'm not gonna take the word of an asshole who'd leave a two cent tip. Iggo May 2012 #75

The only time I stiffed a wiatress Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #76

Every American should be REQUIRED to wait tables klook May 2012 #82

Or canadians even 4th law of robotics May 2012 #83

Oh, this person could have been an American klook May 2012 #87

Only Americans are assholes? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #90

You're reaching klook May 2012 #92

I don't think the customers are more polite at fancy joints Hippo_Tron May 2012 #91

Trust me--you wouldn't want me as your waiter. Arkana May 2012 #132

The "haves" can ALWAYS find a reason to be a cheapskate. 99Forever May 2012 #86

Customer 101: tawadi May 2012 #88

Some folks just like confrontation. timlot May 2012 #100

No service. No tip. emilyg May 2012 #102

Not all food servers are saints just because they're 99%ers Raine May 2012 #103

what is the issue?i have been in kitchens since SwampG8r May 2012 #104

If someone was ballsy enough to write that (assuming it's real) Blue_Tires May 2012 #106

That asshole customer better not go to that restaurant ever again. Odin2005 May 2012 #107

That is why the thing looks like a hoax to me slackmaster May 2012 #144

Why take it out on the "underling" when you can take out your spleen on the boss? LooseWilly May 2012 #109

Oh, isn't that special. Just one more fuckwad stiffing coalition_unwilling May 2012 #110

Lame. BlueIris May 2012 #111

That isn't universal... TedBronson May 2012 #114

Guy must've seen this movie scene and got convinced: DutchLiberal May 2012 #116

WOW Mr Dixon May 2012 #119

I worked as a waitress and bartender for many years latebloomer May 2012 #122

Meanness is ALWAYS a bad thing. How mean that was. Karma....he'll get his. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #123

And in doing so, the customer did little more than advertise his own character... LanternWaste May 2012 #127

my initial reaction is fuck you, jerk. Whisp May 2012 #129

Hope that dude likes having his food with a warm helping of spit Arkana May 2012 #131

I worked as a bartender at a comedy club for a couple of years KansDem May 2012 #150

Looks like another "ugly customer" hoax to me slackmaster May 2012 #133

If we paid servers a decent wage we could eliminate tipping. GoneOffShore May 2012 #134

Has anyone been able to confirm this as being real or is it just a hoax? Kaleva May 2012 #135

Just once I left a two cent tip csziggy May 2012 #138

Make Tipping Mandatory erpowers May 2012 #140

It probably wasn't the waitress's fault that she was busy. Nye Bevan May 2012 #142

That may very well be fair Renew Deal May 2012 #145

It is entirely possible that the service was really lousy! Quantess May 2012 #147

I've often wanted to leave the Ultimate Nickel Tip KamaAina May 2012 #149

The writer of this note is female, left-handed and on the young side KurtNYC May 2012 #151

What do you do for a living if I may be so bold to ask? Kaleva May 2012 #153

Handwriting analysis is a hobby I picked up KurtNYC May 2012 #179

I immediately thought it was written by a female. NCTraveler May 2012 #158

heh Kali May 2012 #160

Grammatical habit. LanternWaste May 2012 #167

Hard to make a judgment either way... nachosgrande May 2012 #152

I Always Tip Regardless Of The Food And Service. DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #161

Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with this Carolina May 2012 #162

Dunno if this is a hoax or not. However, I almost always tip or else ask for a Mgr. davsand May 2012 #164

This reminds me.... MountainMama May 2012 #166

I've read that karma loves this kind of stuff. Rex May 2012 #170

We don't eat out much anymore Horse with no Name May 2012 #183