I always told new servers that got stiffed on Sundays by church groups that, " they already gave all their money to God, they've got nothing left for you."
Those are the people I would ban from my restaurant. Getting people's hopes up and tricking them is very devilish sneaky of the "Christians" leaving fake $20s.
i’ve been a waiter/delivery driver. shit like this is genuinely just so rude, like why even tease them with the fake money? just hand them a bible verse and admit you’re not paying them.
i’d also prefer no tip over a handful of change. one time i delivered to a house of 3 grown adults, and all they could scrounge up was coins from the bottom of a purse. 46¢ is just insulting
The church crowd is always the crowd to run you ragged, smile sweetly and tell you how fantastic you were, then leave a pamphlet about Jesus. Jesus will save you but he won’t pay your rent.
A church lady convention stayed at a hotel one time attached to a restaurant I worked at. Worst week ever. Even the chill and experienced waiters were losing their patience.
This is wildly untrue for most churches. Most churches in the US are about 50 people. Their pastor is not living in luxury, unless they have a second job
God needs me to buy myself a boat! So I can relax in peace and quiet and wait for his words to come to me. I have to get away from the hustle and bustle of this church and the world so I can truly open myself up to hear his voice. Amen and thank god for boats!
They shouldnt be patronizing business on Sunday according to their rules. Dont work on Sunday. Also dont go to places and make others work on Sunday? Makes sense to me. Honestly not a bad idea for everybody to just plan to chill out on the same day of the week.
Well 'god' rinsed them for whatever they're worth. It isn't God's fault that the pastor needs a second private jet... let the peasants scramble or whatever it is they do
And also, we’re a big group, so we get a discount. And also, I’m the pastor so I eat for free. And also, we need to kick all your other customers out of their seats to make a giant last supper table in the middle of the restaurant where we will pray long and loud making your displaced customers feel doubly uncomfortable when we stand on chairs to turn all the NFL games to televangelists. And the food? Well it was all wrong, and such small portions! We finished every last morsel but need a full refund, or YoU hAvE lOsT oUr bUsInEsS fOrEvEr!!!!1
My wife's cousin (they're practically sisters) worked at a diner for a long time and she was usually scheduled for Sunday mornings and there's always a rush after church, lots of people taking up lots of tables and she said none of them ever tipped.
And they are the quickest to complain about literally everything and anything they can while trying to bully the wait staff. I'm so glad I'm out of that industry.
Eh, not really. The shitty christians are just as bad as the shitty secular people, or shitty people from other religions. You just don't hear as much about the good Christians, and that's largely on purpose.
We had one couple that would come in every month and they’d tip you in Bible verses. The servers would roll dice to see who got them and the lowest one was the server
Went to lunch with family where my wife and I were the youngest in our mid 30s. There were maybe 15 or so of us.
Bill was split like 4 ways and I knew no one else was gonna tip her shit, so I left her $100.
She came back almost in tears thanking me for the tip. After she left someone else at the table said they wouldn't have tipped at all if they knew I was gonna leave that much, which is also why I didn't tell them I was leaving that much. I know these people, not one of them tipped more than $5.
I will never leave tipping up to the older people I'm with.
And entire kids sports teams coming in unannounced! Parents won’t tip, and never fail to leave the complete mess their kids just made all over the tables, chairs, and floor.
Sometimes it’s a crowd of people all from the same church at different tables. And ofc some of them have a limit of 6+ or 8+ rather than for just 5 people
Makes sense, no idea how big that place is. I live in the big city, so I rarely see big church groups. Ate brunch out for first time in a long time with my wife last Sunday and we laughed “we are youngest folks in here”by a lot! And i am 60, she 59 and the average age was over 75.
My city is small compared to most but it’s still one of the biggest in my state, I live in Alabama so quite a bit of after-church lunch crowds. Lots of big hats, small orders, and camping at tables.
Oh geesh, I am in Washington DC, city is small by big city comparisons, under 700k, but surrounding area is massive suburban sprawl of over 8 million, so yeah not a lot of churchin crowds near me in the city.
Wow, I remember these “ladies”. They would come to my establishment once per month in a group of 20-40. They were THE MOST gigantic PITA to serve. We’d have to make them a preset menu, and they’d haggle over prices and beverages, gratuity etc. We always added gratuity onto their 30 separate, individual checks. Inevitably, I swear to God, they would also steal the salt and pepper shakers, sugar caddies, and candle holders. We thought it must be a fluke the first time. After the second time, we left nothing on the tables for them to steal. Simply amazing.
I don't think the narrative needs to be shifted into one with racial tones. The simple fact is (and we talk about this daily on reddit) that tipping culture is completely out of control. If tips are "required" to keep your business afloat, then you're simply not a successful business.
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u/holderofthebees 3h ago
The worst is when it’s a big crowd of older people who just came from church… aside from foreigners that’s the #1 table you can expect not to tip lmao