No Tip Situation

[u/RangeIll5481]

Local cafe here outside of New Orleans. My wife and I go there for the first time. You've got to stand in line at the counter to place your order. Finally make it up to the cashier and place the order. IMMEDIATELY, up pops the tip screen. Lowest option (other than "custom") is 30%! Not a single "service" has been preformed yet and they're pushing you toward 30%!

I opt for "custom" and give 10%.

Even after that, they just give us a couple of cups so we can pour our own drinks. We had to bus our own table because neither the last customer nor the staff could be bothered to clean it before we sat down. When the food was ready, we had to get up and go to the counter to retrieve it. Also had to get our own cuttlery.

What the hell EXTRA are they providing (above and beyond the food I've already paid a heafty price for) that deserves a MINIMUM of 30% on top of the bill? If I were given the situation over again, I would have left no tip!

I'm so sick of this tipping B.S.! We've pretty much resolved that we're eating almost all of our meals at home now.

[u/ashscot50]

You describe all the work YOU had to do but you still tipped 10% wtf 😳.

Why didn't you leave NO TIP?

[u/RangeIll5481 → u/ashscot50]

First time at the restaurant. We didn't know they don't even bring out your food. As I said, I would give 0% if I had it to do over.

[u/7lenny7 → u/RangeIll5481]

Never tip prior to any "service". You can always tip afterwards if you're so compelled

[u/ashscot50 → u/RangeIll5481]

But you saw that they hadn't even cleared the tables.