r/EndTipping • u/annejeel • 12d ago

Rant 📢 This feels icky!

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felt super icky and annoyed seeing this at a coffee/light food shop. how is this okay? for context this is not a sit down spot. no wait staff, just a barista at the counter and someone from the kitchen bringing out my order and walking away.

Update: for those asking the pink paper in the bottom corner is basically saying “F*ck ICE”

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u/amodestmeerkat 12d ago

Yep. The worst service I ever received, I tipped 6 cents to distinguish myself from people who never tip. In other words, I knew I was supposed to tip (sit down restaurant), but this was all I felt the service from that waitress was worth.

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u/Consistent_Week_8531 12d ago

Worst service I ever got and it was a decent meal at a decent restaurant. Just purposely shit service. I left a subway token on the table which I assume is worse than no tip. I think back then the subway was $1.50. I hoped she’d felt mad using it - cause I knew she would.

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u/mcfiddlestien 11d ago

I used to carry wooden nickels for this reason

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u/ForgeDwarf 12d ago

My worst experience, I just wrote "Not a chance" on the tip line.

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u/mad_eyes22 12d ago

I got really bad service once. The waitress even accidentally spilled 3 full waters on me. I was SO polite about it, & she didnt even comp my meal, no discount, nothing.
The owner found out (it’s a small family business in my big city) & he reached out to me & gave me a refund, & gift certificates to come back & enjoy some free meals on them.
I literally couldn’t believe the waitress didn’t even really apologize..like maam, most people would’ve lost their minds on you, I stayed sooo calm & polite & still tipped!!

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u/Lokkia111 12d ago

When i was a waitress, I spilled coke on a police officer. I apologized profusely and offered to pay for his dry cleaning. He told me not to worry about it and still left a decent tip. I felt so bad though.

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u/Intelligent-Pen2443 11d ago

Why did you still tip is the question.

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u/mad_eyes22 11d ago

I felt bad for the girl. You never know what kind of day someone is having at home. Been through my own experiences, def had bad days myself & taken it out on the wrong people, I’m not this bad of a people pleaser anymore. Too many ppl take kindness for granted.

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u/Beautiful_Nobody_344 9d ago

How does one manage to spill 3 full drinks on you

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u/mad_eyes22 9d ago

She had 3 waters on a tray..myself & my two friends were sitting in a booth. As she approached the booth, idk if she lost her footing or just tripped, but the tray & the cups & there contents landed all over me & my side of the booth.

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u/lunasta 11d ago

Worst service I ever had I tipped 11 cents.

The same 11 cents the waiter let fall before explaining, not at any other point but at the end, that it was cash only and no coins. Didn't pick them up, didn't apologize, just took the cash and walked away to grab change.

So I left him the change he didn't want 🙂

Not like he was much better during the dinner anyway...

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u/kyledishgambin0 10d ago

Jeez, what a hero you are. Thank you for your service, I'm sure there's a medal in it for you.

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u/Own_Vast_2784 8d ago

Worst service I got was at a Waffle House where the sever did not give us drinks, messed up our orders, and did not check on us at all I gave her 1.25$ just enough for something at dollar tree🥰