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SAD: Gratuity, Service Charge and 22% Tip at the same time!
11/30/2025

SAD: Gratuity, Service Charge and 22% Tip at the same time!

Made-up fee by ownership. Why not to create and itemize all the other fees that should be part of everyday expenses and ...
11/30/2025

Made-up fee by ownership. Why not to create and itemize all the other fees that should be part of everyday expenses and general doing business?

Why tipping based on the total of the bill is stupid.My daughter and I went to Cracker Barrel last night, and this was o...
11/30/2025

Why tipping based on the total of the bill is stupid.
My daughter and I went to Cracker Barrel last night, and this was our bill. One of the orders of French toast was to go. Her hot chocolate was $3.89. Bringing that hot chocolate is the same amt of work as bringing a water, which is zero dollars. The little bowl of mac and chz was $3.09. The bowl was mini! A tiny ass bowl that adds $3 to the bill, which was barely any work. I got 4 pieces of French toast that added $4 to the bill vs my daughter's 2 pieces. Again, same work but $4 increase to the bill. We were so starving, we inhaled our food. We were there for 20min total, not lying, literally 20min from the time we sat down, got our food and ate. She took the order, brought our food and checked on us one time, which, she didn't even have to do that, because like I said, we scarfed that French toast down like we had never eaten before, lol. She worked for 20min, which was actually maybe 5min considering all factors. I made the bill an even total of $40, she got a $5.81 tip for basically nothing at all. She was very nice, and I was feeling generous. Let's say she is one that posts a bill complaining about not getting a 20% tip. How could anyone get mad with the fact that she really didn't have to do s**t, but this is what servers do on the internet. If the hot chocolate was a water and the mac and chz didn't cost so damn much, and I got 2 pieces of French toast vs 4 pieces, the bill would have been less for the same amt of work, which was already no work at all. I always clean my table, too, because I just don't feel right leaving things dirty. The tip was not 20%, but $5.81 is A LOT for what she did. The main things are the hot chocolate, mac n chz little tiny ass bowl, and 4 pieces of French toast required no extra work, but it added almost $11 or so more to the bill. Oh, and the one french toast was to go, the cooks do that! The total of the bill is so irrelevant! That's what gets me and what I will never unders

When a $490.88 Bill Gets a $0.00 Tip.I don’t usually make posts like this, but last night was one for the books. You eve...
11/30/2025

When a $490.88 Bill Gets a $0.00 Tip.
I don’t usually make posts like this, but last night was one for the books. You ever have a dinner where the service completely ruins the whole experience? That was us. For a final Check Total of $490.88, we received one of the worst service performances I've ever witnessed
From the heavy sighs the second we sat down to the eye-rolling when we asked about the menu, our waitress acted like we were a massive inconvenience. She took our order like a chore, snapped when I politely asked for silverware, and basically tossed the plates down.
The way she hovered with the check before we were even halfway done eating made it clear she just wanted us gone. And based on the $98.18 20% tip suggestion at the bottom, she was expecting a massive gratuity.
The verdict? We paid the $490.88 check total but left $0.00 for the tip. Good service earns a good tip; bad service earns nothing.

The "suggested tip" my IHOPThe "suggested tip" my IHOP waitress gave is 25% of the bill
11/30/2025

The "suggested tip" my IHOPThe "suggested tip" my IHOP waitress gave is 25% of the bill

Nights like this remind me why servers hang on through the chaos. A four-top ran up a massive $3,367.99 check and still ...
11/29/2025

Nights like this remind me why servers hang on through the chaos. A four-top ran up a massive $3,367.99 check and still left a jaw-dropping $1,500 tip, bringing the total to $4,867.99. No drama, no attitude—just genuine appreciation and one of those rare moments that make all the long shifts worth it. Feels unreal every time something like this happens. ✨

I’m slowly breaking out of this tipping culture. This was a simple breakfast buffet for two — $58 for the food and $5.80...
11/29/2025

I’m slowly breaking out of this tipping culture. This was a simple breakfast buffet for two — $58 for the food and $5.80 tax, bringing the total to $63.80. The server only brought tea and coffee; everything else we got ourselves. So I tipped $2, because $1 per item feels fair for the actual work done. Last year I would’ve blindly tipped $10 just because it was “expected,” but not anymore. We need to stop following made-up rules and tip based on real effort, not guilt.

Today I went to go pick up my DoorDash and the delivery driver looks me dead in the eyes and goes, ‘$12 tip? You’re f**k...
11/29/2025

Today I went to go pick up my DoorDash and the delivery driver looks me dead in the eyes and goes, ‘$12 tip? You’re f**ked.’ LIKE???? Bro, I thought $12 was GOOD?? That’s literally half the meal 😭
And then this is the part that sent me he straight up ate my fries. Just stood there, bold as hell, chewing MY fries while telling ME I’m messed up. I’m standing there holding the bag like a divorced parent picking up their kid late from school.
I don’t know what universe I’m living in anymore. I’m frustrated, I’m confused, I’m hungry, and apparently I’m a bad tipper now. Oh my god. I’m so cooked.

Is a $16 tip on a $186 bill no longer considered adequate? That’s still nearly 9%, and if two tables tipped that in an h...
11/29/2025

Is a $16 tip on a $186 bill no longer considered adequate? That’s still nearly 9%, and if two tables tipped that in an hour, that’s $32, a substantial amount. This rising “tipping standard” is starting to feel more like a demand than a gesture of appreciation. And since when did we start tipping based on the price of the food instead of the actual service? Shouldn't a server be tipped for their service and effort, not for the cost of the meal? It’s getting out of hand. Generosity shouldn’t come with guilt.

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