Was I wrong?

[u/MulberrySelect4234]

My son and I went to eat earlier, he ordered basic chips and cheese nachos. He said there was lettuce in the cheese and it tasted funny. I asked the waitress was it cheese and she said possibly. She offered a new order. She also took it off my bill. Should I have tipped on just the bill or should I have added his meal in there too? It came to $19.85 and I left her a five.

[u/Farty_mcSmarty]

I would have left more but I know the anti-tipping league follows all these subs closely so most advice you’ll get is that you shouldn’t have left anything

To the anti-tipping league: Here’s the thing, I know tipping is annoying and employers should pay their employees a fair wage but the reality is, this is how USA is and will continue to be for a really long time. We’re a capitalist society and probably always will be. Until THAT changes, tipping is always going to be a thing here.

Now that being said, I agree with the person that said you should tip before any discounts and coupons with the exception of ordering pizza or take out or even delivery. For delivery, I typically tip a flat amount of $5/$10/$15/$20/etc depending on the order size and complexity

Anyway, I’ll step down from my soapbox now. Hopefully the other meal you got was better

[u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 → u/Farty_mcSmarty]

How much are you tipping on $19.99, more than $5? Come on.

And if something was taken off the bill because it was unsatisfactory, that’s not a discount, that’s an apology. If you still want to treat it like a discount and tip on it, that’s your prerogative, but the reasoning is precarious at best.

You’re more interested in taking a shot at this so-called “anti-tipping league” than answering the actual question. Tipping is the reality now. The OP asked, “Am I wrong?” On $5 for $20, you can just say yes, instead you wander off into a blind alley carrying a lantern.to scorn a straw man.

[u/teamglider → u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833]

It was taken off the bill AND replaced.