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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by codegeek on Sunday November 22, 2020 @03:29PM (#25180757)
In theory Yes. In practice, do that to a waiter and if they remember you next time, Good luck eating that food. Tipping is seen almost as an entitled benefit now but provided by the customers instead of employers. It is a lose-lose situation for the customer and employee because waiters get paid like shit by their employer while customer has to cough up the "tip" regardless of how they felt about the food and service.
Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by grawprog on Sunday November 22, 2020 @06:39PM (#25182131)
Why would you return to a restaurant where the service was so poor you didn't feel like leaving a tip?

I've not left a tip a handful of times over some exceptionally bad service and food and never felt the desire to return to those restaurants.

Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by anfilt on Sunday November 22, 2020 @11:33PM (#25183618)
I had thought the same, but a year a later that waiter was working at a different restaurant, I like. Needless say I have very distinctive hair. whether or not they remember me because my hair or not leaving tipping I don't know.

Still was interesting they remembered me a year later from a restaurant I only went to once.

Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by grawprog on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:45AM (#25188635)
A waiter sees hundreds of people every single night. Unless you were particularly rude or did something memorable, I don't think they'd remember. People always believe people are paying more attention to them than they really are.

Hell you probably weren't the only person not tipping that same night.