Re:So I’m the guy who sent the t-shirt out as a thank you
by wpietri on Thursday October 03, 2013 @12:00PM
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I was once at a busy bar. The guy in front of me, his order came to $9.75. He gave the bartender $10; she gave him a quarter back as she delivered the last of his drinks.
He tried to leave the $0.25 as a tip. She said, "Oh, no, you must need this," and gave it back to him. Her clear view was that no tip was better than $0.25. I congratulated her, and made up for his idiocy with my tip.
If you don't tip at all, you're either clueless or an asshole. Tipping a quarter is more insulting: you're acknowledging the need to tip, but making it clear you don't think much of the bartender.
He tried to leave the $0.25 as a tip. She said, "Oh, no, you must need this," and gave it back to him. Her clear view was that no tip was better than $0.25. I congratulated her, and made up for his idiocy with my tip.
If you don't tip at all, you're either clueless or an asshole. Tipping a quarter is more insulting: you're acknowledging the need to tip, but making it clear you don't think much of the bartender.