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[B]If a customer adds Crystal Light (or similar product) to a glass of water, the server has to pay for the "lemonade" that was not put on the tab. To say these practices are obscene is putting it mildly. To add mean-spirited, nasty notes on top of this is well beyond the pale to my mind.
What?? Now Olive Garden has lemonade police ? How do they know if you put something in FREE water?? I would think the server is the only person to notice, so are you saying she pays out of her pocket?? Makes no sense. |
If I'm not mistaken forcing the servers to pay for customers that skip out on their bill is illegal in most states. Your daughter and her co-workers should file a complaint.
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I don't bring Crystal Light to restaurants because of the "horrors" of this action known to mankind. But it's a long hour to hour and a half when out with friends as they enjoy their cocktail, beer or caffeinated soda during dinner or after golf and one can only sip ice water. Suggestions to restaurants to offer this selection appears to fall on deaf ears so I for one would happily pay for a quality sugar-free beverage if it were offered. Instead, I drink ice water. Why isn't that choice available? Okay, I've vented. :beer3: (BTW, fast food restaurants more readily provide the Crystal Light type beverages.) |
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I mean really, who do you think you are getting over on?? The teenager who has to work to buy her/his own things, the single mom, the young man or woman putting themselves through school. Or the older woman/man whose income doesn't stretch far enough at the end of the month. There is nothing worse, in my opinion, than a cheapskate. Makes you wonder if these are the people who also take all the sugar packets off the table and take them home???? Sorry, I just stepped off the soapbox. Just having seen my daughter so upset just sends me over the edge. |
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I really don't care that darden is a national chain-----I said that I cannot believe this is happening in the village---- |
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I don't understand the Crystal Light thing. The server will gladly put a lemon wedge in your water. I assume that the wedge is meant to flavor the water vs serving as a garnish. I've been told that if you put the lemon slice between your thumb and index finger and squeeze, lemon juice will be forced out of the wedge and into the water. I conjecture that if one then adds a packet of sugar or sweetener, which is also provided by the restaurant, that one would have a glass of lemonade.
As for tipping, I usually over tip. If, however, the server has somehow concluded that charm and over bubbly personality are substitutes for good service, a different outcome will likely occur. |
Re the Crystal Light thing -- if the manager goes by a table and sees the colored water, the server pays for the drink if not on the ticket, at least they do at this OG.
I'm a Cokehead. Won't drink anything else. If you serve Pepsi, I'm not drinking it nor am I drinking water. I always have Coke with me -- think it's become my trademark. If I'm in a restaurant that doesn't serve Coke, I simply ask for a glass of ice, ask the server to charge me for a soda and pour my own Coke. The restaurant gets its money, I get my Coke. Has worked well so far. Seems like Crystal Light folks or those who think it is okay to squeeze a lemon and add sugar so they don't have to pay for a beverage could do the same thing -- explain they can't/won't drink the beverages offered but will pay for a glass of water and add their own flavoring. |
These jerks have been around forever...just used different methodology. I once worked in a bar and a private club....bar during the day, club at night. I would often have the same customers at both places. They would tip very little (if at all) at the bar, and very generously at the club. Guess they didn't need to impress anyone at the bar.
Later, when I started bowling and traveling to tournaments, we had one gal that would not tip when we went out to eat. Another, who had been a waitress as well, and I would tip enough to cover hers. You can often tell who has and has not had to rely on tips at some point in their lives just by the way they do or don't tip. |
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This is way off the OP'S subject but they do make decaf Tea but don't usually have it in restaurants here.
OP, it's a shame for customers to write notes as you described and then refuse to tip good service. Some of the customers were probably angered by the "tip suggestions" but instead of writing notes and punishing their Server they should speak to the Management. Like its been mentioned---they are cowards. |
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This is due to the fact that they receive tips-- I know other countries outside the USA do not believe in tipping--The way I feel is you are in the USA so do as we do and do not leave the poor waiter without their tips-- You should be ashamed of yourself! Susan |
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