Another "Who was sucky" senario.

[froglet]

Just for reference, it was a 15% tip (close to 16, but barely).

20/128=0.15625 (I only mention this cuz I worked it out as a way to keep my math skills from completely dying on me )

But for wait staff attitude and apathy toward complaints, a $5 or $10 might have sufficed, a penny would have been spiteful.
Although I'm finding it hard to carry $5s or $10s lately, with ATMs giving only $20s and my rampant use of Interac (Canadian debit) cards, its difficult to have small bills on me.

[Megg]

The thing is, if you go out to eat and stiff your server, they actually end up paying out of their own pocket for your table. Most places do a "tip-out", which is where the server gives a percentage of their sales (not tips) to the bussers, hosts, expo, bar, what have you. In my place the tipout is 3% of sales to the bussers and bar. Tipping expo is not required, but encouraged.

If the service is really that bad, maybe that is justified. Please, though, ask yourself if it is.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Disclaimer: I come from England.

If I go out to eat, and a waiter or waitress is rude, lazy or snippy, then I will not leave them a tip. Where is the spur for them to smarten up their act, if everyone rewards them regardless of the service they give? If they can not be polite and serve their tables well, then they are in the wrong job. I will also tell the restaurant manager so they can have a word with the offender.