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Old 03-21-2018, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nucky View Post
...I always think about the server as if they had a couple of kids at home and have financial responsibilities that we all have and they are not doing the job to stay busy. Imagine the person to be someone from your family. We start at 20% and sometimes more but never ever less.
I like your attitude about waiters and waitresses.

But I can’t say I understand why you would tip 20% for truly poor service...at least if the poor service can be directly attributed to your waiter or waitress and not the establishment.