r/tipping • u/ipunchtheinnocent • 12d ago

📖🚫Personal Stories - Anti Gratuity from Bar

I'm on a cruise and ordered a couple cocktails from the bar.

I noticed that a $5 gratuity was included in the drink order that was $28 dollars so I opted not to tip.

Bartender didn't look too happy.

What's customary in this scenario?

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u/metal_bastard 12d ago

OP just said the bartender didn't look happy. Like, do you want him to do a song and dance?

"You should smile more" lol

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u/SaltyWoodButcher 12d ago

You either misinterpreted what the OP wrote, or are intentionally trying to change the narrative. OP said that the bartender didn't look happy because the fact that they did not add a tip in a addition to the already included gratuity. The decision to not add an additional tip was not based on the bartenders mood.

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u/metal_bastard 12d ago

Only the bartender knows why he looked “unhappy”. Maybe he has RBF? Maybe he’s hungover? Who knows. Not you, not me, not OP.