Poll of the Day > We can still use the "Politics" category when making topics.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Please don't discuss politics in my topic tagged for politics, though. I don't wanna get in trouble. Talk about your lunch, instead.

I had a nice salad today. How about you?

and CE doesn't have that tag lmfao

Was your salad organic or was it filled with environmentally damaging pesticides? Was it locally sourced? Did you make it yourself or did you go out to eat? Did you tip enough for the poor server to afford healthcare this month?

I just got done eating at red robin. The service was terrible, the waitress never came to refill my water until I accidentally knocked over the cup of ice cubes while trying to get just a bit of water to wash down my over cooked dry as bone burger with onions that I asked to be removed. I was never offered a refill on the bottomless fries, and when it came time to pay they mixed up my bill with a other table and voided my free burger. They did eventually apply a manual discount to the burger but it was a big fuss that didn't need to happen.

I think this might have been the smallest tip I have ever given. Total came out to 31 dollars before the discount was applied. 16.50 afyer the discount. (Got boneless wings as an app and they were bone dry) I left 1.50 tip.

Is it okay to talk about politics if we disguise it as gaming talk?
Like would the mods spank my bare butt, balls, and back for posting about how the Kennedy/Nixon race of 1960 was the Dark Souls of 20th century US presidential elections?

slacker03150 posted...

*customer whining*

I love Red Robin. If you're not being offered something you want, speak up and ask for it. I see so many whiny customer reviews about being "ignored" when said person simply can't be bothered to initiate a conversation they desperately wish to have. The conversation being: "Can I get some more fries/water?" Instead, it's about the whole restaurant ruining your dinner. With an attitude like that, they probably didn't expect a tip from you anyway, so why put in the effort for nothing? Save that effort for tables that tip.

A small tip only signals to them that you're cheap. It doesn't actually communicate what went wrong with your dining experience. I've never wanted to be a server/waiter because it really does seem like a most exhausting job having to deal with cheap, whiny folks.

speedpunk posted...

I love Red Robin. If you're not being offered something you want, speak up and ask for it. I see so many whiny customer reviews about being "ignored" when said person simply can't be bothered to initiate a conversation they desperately wish to have. The conversation being: "Can I get some more fries/water?" Instead, it's about the whole restaurant ruining your dinner. With an attitude like that, they probably didn't expect a tip from you anyway, so why put in the effort for nothing? Save that effort for tables that tip.

A small tip only signals to them that you're cheap. It doesn't actually communicate what went wrong with your dining experience. I've never wanted to be a server/waiter because it really does seem like a most exhausting job having to deal with cheap, whiny folks.

I would have asked if I ever saw the waitress. I don't mind saying a quick excuse me while a server is walking past. And if they ever ask about the food I dont mind saying can I get a refill. In general I'm not a bad tipper. I usually do a minimum of 20% and will tip more if I liked the service. I tipped $20 on a $20 bill just last week for excellent service in a busy shift where the waitress was run ragged. But I'm not about to tip well for a horrible experience.

speedpunk posted...

A small tip only signals to them that you're cheap.

100% agree.

Which is why...



slacker03150 posted...

I think this might have been the smallest tip I have ever given. I left 1.50 tip.

The smallest tip I've ever left was three pennies and a nickel, deliberately tossed into a coffee cup (that still had a little puddle of coffee in it).

It sends a very clear message that you're not just being cheap (or forgot to tip/are foreign if you leave nothing), you're actively delivering a "fuck you" for terrible service and/or attitude. When you're fishing your sticky 8 cents out of a cup you know I didn't just forget you, you know for absolute sure that I outright hated you.

That's extremely rare for me, though. I'm usually pretty generous with tips (I've had servers go out of their way to thank me for overtipping), and I'm fairly understanding and forgiving if a server looks incredibly harried or exhausted and wind up making minor mistakes (so much so that I've been out with other people who refuse to tip because they were pissed about something, and I just tipped for them because I felt bad for the server).

But I definitely have my limits. Most of the servers I've had issues with had shitty attitudes even before they came to my table the first time, or seemed to not give a single shit about anything resembling customer service. And at a certain point, I stop caring about whether or not you're having a bad day and feel like that justifies your behavior, because it's not (and shouldn't be) my problem.

I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've had experiences like that though (and that's over the span of like 30 years or so).

slacker03150 posted...

But I'm not about to tip well for a horrible experience.

If I'm making the decision to eat out, I'm gonna give them a decent tip regardless, in cash. American capitalism is parasitic af lately. Bad service is often not intentional but your recap certainly frames it as such. If your table was neglected, that certainly seems like something worth bringing up to the manager. Leaving more than a dollar tip tells them they still did something worthy. You should've just left a piece of paper noting the faults in service and food quality.

I tried the fish sandwich for the first time at the fried chicken place I usually order from.
I didn't like it.

Sarcasthma posted...

Is it okay to talk about politics if we disguise it as gaming talk?
Like would the mods spank my bare butt, balls, and back for posting about how the Kennedy/Nixon race of 1960 was the Dark Souls of 20th century US presidential elections?

tried something similar, got deleted. RIP gfaqs but don't forget to vote bernie samus this coming election!

I'm going to have a salad tomorrow for lunch