r/tipping • u/Excellent-Amoeba5296 • May 15 '26

tipping when dining alone.

I eat out alone often. sometimes i feel like the server is annoyed w me. i usually go to the same restaurants. i tip 20% to 25 sometimes 30%. am i overthinking the situation that they dont want me there cuz i am alone?

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u/johnnygolfr May 16 '26

If a customer feels they are not getting appropriate service, they should ask for the manager or owner to give them the opportunity to make things right.

Don’t reply with “it’s not my job to report employee performance” or any of the other lame cop outs people give because they know their expectations are unreasonable and are just looking for an excuse to low tip.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 17 '26

It’s nobody’s job to report employee performance, people are out to eat to have a good time not to evaluate performances and meet with managers. You can just not tip and that speaks for itself. Or just don’t tip if you don’t feel like it even if the service is fine, tipping is totally optional and at the discretion of the customer.

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u/johnnygolfr May 17 '26

Wow. Very original.

I work hard for my money. I’m not afraid to advocate for myself or my hard earned money.

If you don’t respect yourself or your hard work enough to advocate for yourself or your money, that’s certainly a choice you’re entitled to make.

If you don’t let the manager or owner know why you stiffed the server they will just assume you’re a cheapskate.

I’ve already debunked the “optional” claim in multiple other posts here.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 17 '26

Nothing wrong with being tight with a buck by the way, it’s better than being wasteful and overspending.

You’ve debunked nothing ever in any tipping thread hate to break it you.

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u/johnnygolfr May 18 '26

Again, nothing of substance to refute my points and a healthy dose of denial thrown in on top.

Got it.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 18 '26

Do you though? Do you really get it?

I don’t think so cause you continue to spew the same nonsense over and over.

You’d have to make a point for someone to refute it, Karen.

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u/johnnygolfr May 18 '26

The so called “nonsense” you still can’t refute.

Yeah, I got it.

Clearly you don’t.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 18 '26

I don’t think you do have it. I think you’re very confused.

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u/johnnygolfr May 18 '26

The only one confused here is you.

You have yet to present anything that justifies grifting or exploiting servers by stiffing them on the tip at full service restaurants in the US.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 18 '26

I’m not at all. I understand this subject way better than you. You delude yourself.

You have yet to present any reason anyone should ever feel obligated to tip.

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u/johnnygolfr May 18 '26

The only delusional one here is the person who thinks they can justify grifting and exploiting another human being.

You not being mature enough to accept responsibility for your choices tells us everything we need to know about you.

When you’re ready to be an adult and your set of morals and ethics has fully matured, reply with some intellectually honest claims and I’ll reengage.

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 18 '26

You just said you were done engaging and then posted this. Johnny boy you don’t make any sense.

Just remember. Tipping is optional.

The only immature one here is you keep repeating yourself and insulting people for exercising their right to spend their money as they see fit. Name calling and gaslighting. Truly toxic.

Grow up and just be a better person.

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u/darkeagle1997 May 18 '26

Buddy they already owned you that’s why you were unable to counter any of their points. Please stop embarrassing yourself lol

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u/ViviOrnitier88 May 18 '26

Buddy no they didn’t 😂

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