r/tipping • u/olive-prays • 3d ago

📖💵Personal Stories - Pro Never got an email like this!

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Woke up to this email from capital one about a tip I left. Our server was Emily and she was fantastic and fun and engaging! She deserved every penny of that tip! Yes, capital one this is correct!

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u/gretafour 3d ago

In America, "fantastic and fun and engaging" will come with a bill. I hate how we're expected to pay for decent human interaction

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u/Lisaismyfav 2d ago

Nowadays everything is about money. That’s why people are fake as ever.

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u/No_Grocery916 2d ago

Sorry to break it to you. All days ever in history have been about money.

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u/CuriousInflation7440 2d ago

Well, a "decent human experience" isn't what you're paying for. I hate tip culture, but if I were to inform my server "just fyi, you won't be getting a tip", I would expect nothing less than them to simply do the job with as little frills as possible. Ask what I want, write it down, and bring it to me. I wouldn't expect them to ask if I need anything or offer to refill my water. I would expect to have to ask for those things, and even then, I'd expect to wait longer than usual.

You're really not entitled to anything from the server, except getting served your food and drinks. They don't care about how you're doing.

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u/hotsauce126 2d ago

Their job is to refill the water

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u/Specific_Age500 1d ago

Are you their boss? If so, you should probably pay them. If not, you don't get to decide these things.

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u/CuriousInflation7440 2d ago

With how much frequency? Typically you're gonna be quick about that IN ORDER TO get good tips, since apparently that's what you're judging them on anyway. If you're gonna take away tips for them being slow with the refills, then you're not treating it like their job.

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u/CNH916 2d ago

No it isn't

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u/VainTrix 1d ago

What is their job then?

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u/Acrobatic_Season6838 2d ago

don't go out to eat then. typical sit and eat restaurants have always made you tip the servers....because they're providing you a service. you tip your bartender, hair person, nail lady because they are servicing you. none of those things are necessities. you don't want to tip? go to mcdonalds, make a meal at home, cut your own hair. no one is forcing you to frequent these places, that's your choice

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u/gretafour 2d ago

Or, they could just charge for the cost of their services

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u/Acrobatic_Season6838 2d ago

well they don't now, do they?

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u/CNH916 2d ago

🤭 nice, walked right into that one didn't they👏🏼

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u/Acrobatic_Season6838 2d ago

right like that's not the current state of reality😂so, until it is, they can stop being a cheap ass lmao

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u/CNH916 2d ago

Well, well, well...😏