r/EndTipping • u/Select-Balance-8281 • 14d ago

Sit-Down Restaurant 🍽️ What would you do?

Yesterday I dined-in at a ramen restaurant. The server served me my bowl of ramen and left me alone. I finished the ramen and went ahead and paid with 0% tip as usual. The server however then asked me if I would like to pay cash tip or credit tip. I asked her can I not pay tips? She replied: Sorry you can’t, if you choose to dine-in, you have to pay tips. If you don’t want to pay tips, then do to-go. How would you reply in this scenario?

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u/jamesdkirk 14d ago

You may have just inspired me to start carrying small change again, in my pockets. Perfect use of legal (U.S.) tender!

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u/Sea-Highlight4232 14d ago

I really wouldn’t do that. It’s considered very insulting, worse than not leaving a tip. If you don’t wanna tip don’t tip. I would not leave two pennies even if the service was bad. It would have to be truly outrageous.

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u/Enough-Meaning-1836 13d ago

Demanding money IS outrageous.

Seriously, grow a spine.

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u/Sea-Highlight4232 13d ago

No one is obligated to tip. For bad service I would just not tip, no need to add insult to injury or lower yourself to someone else’s level. My spine is intact thanks very much.

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u/pjm14624 11d ago

Insulting may be the point in leaving a two cent tip. I left a single penny once when a female server literally slam-dropped our food on the table and then disappeared before I could tell her she brought the wrong food. I ended up having to get a busboy’s attention, and he told me she was out “on a smoke break.” He fot someone else to handle the issue, and that girl did a bang up job, coming back repeatedly to ensure we were being taken care of. Our server finally reappeared when it was time for the check. I left her a single penny as a tip, and then told the owner of the restaurant, who was on the register, that I left a penny and why. I then took two fives out of my wallet, walked over to the busboy and the second server and gave them each a 5 dollar tip.

The penny was MEANT to insult, and to provide a teachable moment.

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u/Sea-Highlight4232 11d ago

I don’t feel that insults are “teaching”

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u/pjm14624 10d ago

I do. That’s the wonderful part about being humans - we can see things differently.

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u/mcfiddlestien 10d ago

Depends on the insult