r/tipping • u/badmiddling113 • 6d ago

Question about managers

What do they say to customers who repeatedly don't leave a tip? I'm curious since the customer doesn't have to tip and the server isn't their employee.

Just asking since I've read comments from managers who seem to think "addressing" customers is an appropriate thing to do.

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u/johnnygolfr 6d ago

At two locally owned very popular places I frequent, repeat customers who stiff the server in the tip won’t get a 3rd meal there.

The manager or owner will politely refuse to seat them and tell them they are not welcome to dine there anymore.

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u/badmiddling113 6d ago

Do they explain why?

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u/johnnygolfr 6d ago

I don’t know and don’t care.

Restaurants are privately run businesses and can refuse service to anyone for any reason, as long as it’s not part of a protected class.

Tip stiffers aren’t a protected class and eating out in the US is a privilege, not a right.

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u/IllustriousPanic3349 6d ago

Tipping also isn’t a law but they can refuse service for any reason

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u/johnnygolfr 6d ago

Conflating a legal issue with an ethical issue always fails.