Wherin Whiskey is denied her Happy Hour.

[Whiskey]

My car is in the shop and its my day off. I got tired of rolling around in bed and being lazy so I walked the block to this little Mexican restaurant I've been to a couple times. Usually I'm there in the afternoon, but hey, dinner never killed anyone.

Its seat yourself, so I sit down. The waitress brings me chips, salsa and water. I look over the menu and -boom- I know what I want. Tamales. In less than five minutes I'm ready to order + some margaritas. So I wait for her to come back..

and wait..

and wait...

I see them, they're not busy by waitstaff standards (being a former waitress). I also know theyre not busy because of the fifteen minutes I was sitting there, over half was three of them standing in a group talking. I couldn't get their eye contact, they wouldn't look at me as they passed my table to serve other customers, nothing. So I just left. I don't know that I'll be back either which sucks because they're in walking distance of my apartment and they have pretty okay (for a restaurant) margaritas.

[Exaspera]

Maybe they thought you were waiting for someone?

[Willis]

People usually tell the waitress they're waiting for someone, not ignore them for 15 minutes congregating in a group to socialize until they get fed up and leave.

[Mr Hero]

Just because a person might not look like a tipper it does not mean that they deserve crap for service.

Almost sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[underemployeed]

Almost sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy.

It very much is self-fulfilling, especially when I order water because I am trying to quit drinking pop and can't see spending $2-3 on one anyways. Many waitresses see that as cheap and then aren't around to much. Which I find funny since that is only another .20 to .60 cents towards the tip, which I go 10-20% on depending on service normally oh and when I use a half off coupon I base 20% tip off the before coupon price. Along with usually rounding up to the next dollar anyways.

I really think waitresses need to wait to find out if someone is a regular and that they suck at tipping before they start assuming. And here is where I end my post as I have to get ready for my job that pays min wage without benefit of being tipped along with having to deal with same jerks, and will continue my post later on fratching. unless someone beats me to starting one on tipping.

[Whiskey]

People usually tell the waitress they're waiting for someone, not ignore them for 15 minutes congregating in a group to socialize until they get fed up and leave.

They knew it was just me because when they sat me they asked if I was meeting anyone. I said "nope, just me."

Re: looking like a low-tipper. The more frequent I visit a place, the better I tip. I've got a couple places that know this about me. I tip my chinese delivery guy 25%. I actually addressed looking poor = no service in another thread. I dress like shit and usually it affects the kind of service I get.

The funny thing is, I've eaten there before. Mid-afternoon staff knows who I am and I get good service.

[Mr Hero]

The funny thing is, I've eaten there before. Mid-afternoon staff knows who I am and I get good service.

This line here leads me to suggest that perhaps you ought to talk to a manager if you haven't already. Some of the staff kows you're not sucky, and probably tip will, if you're continually getting good service.