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0 pointswoodrowbarlow6y ago0 comments

just fyi, while it might seem quicker for everyone, waitstaff generally do not appreciate this.

but i'm not trying to tell anyone what to do. :)

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> might seem quicker

When I finished eating twenty minutes ago, and you haven't topped up my (now empty) glass, while I wait for you to drop off the check, I'm going to argue that "seem quicker" is pretty synonymous with "_is_ quicker", whether appreciated or not. And I'm sure the people waiting for a table in the lobby would agree too.

howard9416y ago

ISTM this is definitely the kind of "service" that calls for a penny tip, on the credit card.

FireBeyond6y ago

Supposedly(?) two pennies...

Someone explained to me that the 1 penny/cent tip was the "I appreciated things, but I don't have anything at all to spare" (and I have certainly heard the subjective philosophy of "if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out")... and that two pennies was the "I'm doing this out of obligation; that sucked".

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FireBeyond6y ago

> might seem quicker

howard9416y ago

ISTM this is definitely the kind of "service" that calls for a penny tip, on the credit card.

FireBeyond6y ago

Supposedly(?) two pennies...

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