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30 People That Had Enough Gall To Leave These Questionable Tips For Their Server
Interview With Expert
Can I give you a few tips? Never grocery shop while hungry, wear SPF every day, and stop leaving terrible tips for servers at restaurants!
We all know that tipping culture can be very divisive. Those who work in the service industry are adamant that waiters deserve great tips, while critics don’t understand why restaurants can’t simply pay staff a living wage. But one thing we should all be able to agree on is that leaving servers with insulting tips is not recommended.
Below, you’ll find a compilation of awful tips that waiters have received from customers and shared online. Enjoy scrolling through this frustrating and confusing list, and be sure to upvote the messages and things you can’t believe patrons left!
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#1
Someone Left Me A Tiny Shirt As A Tip
Mrs.C 1 year ago
That looks real buy the texture and weight of it. I got a few tips like that back in the 90's. Thought it was pretty cute.
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Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I still have an origami dog tip that I was given a few decades ago. It still males me smile.
MaryHadaLittleLamb 1 year ago
When I was a server, I got a shirt like this and an elephant! They made my day. 😊
Brian Droste 1 year ago (edited)
That is prety neat. That is a ten dollar bill, as long as it was a single person and didn't buy a expensive meal, that would be a decent tip.
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#2
Best Tip I’ve Received
Just-4-2day 1 year ago
The tip was $20 and the cigarette and booze. So more than 22%. Why is this on here?
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
Let's hope the server is old enough to be allowed to have either of these...
#3
As They Left Their Dad Said To Me: "Idk Where My Kids Get Their Sense Of Humor From"
Bewitched One 1 year ago (edited)
Total is 420.69. 4/20 is unofficially recognized as weed smoking day. 69 is an intimate position for two partners to pleasure each other while they are being pleasured themselves
Load More Replies... gilded panda 1 year ago
Can’t decide wether them knowing what marjiuana is or what 69 is is worse
Bewitched One 1 year ago
They just wanted you to know they had a good time “eating out” that night
Working in the service industry certainly isn’t for everyone. It entails long days on your feet, requires keeping a smile on your face while customers are rude and annoying, and you never know exactly how much money you’ll walk home with at the end of the night until you close. Some days you might get lucky and leave with a fat stack of cash thanks to generous tippers, while other nights, you may head home feeling like the entire day was a waste.
Despite the fact that working as a server doesn’t require education and can often provide flexible hours, the job definitely isn’t easy. In fact, it can be stressful, exhausting, fast-paced and often also includes a toxic working environment. According to a survey from Cozymeal, 71% of restaurant workers say they’ve experienced anxiety, 38% say they’ve experienced depression, 48% report having a sleep disorder, and 42% say they have chronic pain all thanks to their jobs.
#4
Best Non-Money Tip You’ve Received?
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
A request for folks who make these: please quit leaving them at state parks. They're pretty but stick out like an eyesore in all the nature stuff. If you must leave it somewhere, pick a place where someone else can pick it up and take it home. :)
#5
Sorry I Politely Asked Your Crotch Goblin To Not Throw Sugar At Other Guests. Lmao
Karen Krause 1 year ago
If you don't control your kids, someone else will and you won't like they way they do it. If you don't like it, control your brats. NO ONE likes kids running around, throwing things, or being noisy in dining places.
Angrykitten 1 year ago
I firmly believe restaurants should offer childfree dining hours. Just a few hours a week would be lovely
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Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
But some had parents who would step in and say "Don't do that" before someone else had to.
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James Howell 1 year ago
Parenting!!! They wouldn't have said that if the parents had done their job!! GEEZ!!
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
I hope the people you protected from badly behaved children made up the difference
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
But...if he wrote "tip" there, is it still "0" tip...? It's a worthless piece of advise, but he's not doing what he wrote he'd do: just zero tip.
TheRealFrappuchinoTheHedgehogr 1 year ago
I saw a kid sucking a ketchup bottle at a restaurant once
Melanie Ehle 1 year ago
Was the child really throwing sugar packets or something equally rude? In that case, being reprimanded by the server was warranted and the server deserves their tip. HOWEVER, I don't trust anyone who refers to children as "crotch goblins." Too many mean adults like to trash kids for no reason other than THEY want to be the most immature person in the room.
#6
Nice Tip
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
Nice touch, I suppose, but I suggest that the situation called for currency, not artistry
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
unless you're picasso, you don't get to tip with a drawing on a napkin...the simpson's said it all: https://comb.io/6itteV
To find out more about what it’s like to work as a server, we got in touch with Ned from The Waiter’s Academy, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda. When it comes to what kind of person is perfect for this job, Ned says, “A great server is like a blend of a stand-up comedian, a multitasking wizard, and a mind reader.”
“We recommend the job to those who thrive on human interaction, possess mental fortitude, and are not afraid to hustle,” he noted. “If you think you're terrible at everything else, that helps too! Welcome aboard!”
#7
$39 Tip In Coins
Michael Largey 1 year ago
And as Elvis almost sang, "Love my tender, ..."
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Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
Taking notes...good way to get rid of change in that "spare change" jumbo cup...
Dragons Exist 1 year ago
Except I don't see a single penny there, only quarters, nickels, and dimes
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SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Getting tips in coins was useful occasionally at the pub I worked at. Sometimes if it had been slammed that day we'd be short on certain change such as 20ps for example. All our tips were pooled btw for sharing between the kitchen and the front of house. So we'd see what the till was short of and swap for a note.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
So weird, here (SA) we almost never pay with cash unless it's for a car guard (yes, literally, a guy who is unemployed who hangs around watching your car in case it gets jacked).
Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
When I worked at Chipotle no one wanted to take the coins from the tip jar. I ended up with about $200 in change alone. Still have a bag of quarters stashed somewhere 🤣
MissMePhoenix 1 year ago
If that's from one order but they left it in a cup like that, I'd be happy. Lol i love change tho
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
OK? I'd take it. You can roll em and take it to the bank :)
#8
No Tip For You
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
It's usual in some places, completely out of order in others. This customer was clearly from out of State - but a little tolerance of other people's ways is often a mark of humanity
David 1 year ago
If USA it sounds like an up tight white B from the north got served by someone from the south. I've eaten meals in truck stops and been called honey, sweetheart etc and there was absolutely no "flirting" involved. It was just how they talked being kind. I got similar working IT over the phone from a few of our customers in the southern states.
#9
Favorite Note A Table Has Left Me
As far as the pros and cons of being a server, Ned shared that some of the best parts are having “flexible schedules, global mobility, and the opportunity to rake in good money for those who excel.” On the other hand, some of the downsides of being a server include “clocking in long hours and battling stress,” Ned says. “But hey, diamonds are made under pressure,” he added.
#10
This "$100" Tip I Received Tonight
GirlFriday 1 year ago
I see $42 left for a $34.23 bill. That is a 22% tip and a poor excuse for marketing a law firm.
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I’d be visiting them, using up their half an hour with a completely fabricated story and then at the thirtieth minute decide not to use them.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago (edited)
I'm giving this the benefit of the doubt because the customer may have had it in their wallet/purse and left it accidentally... Although if they left it on purpose? Would you be able to hire someone from their firm to represent you on the murder charge for leaving such a "banknote" as a tip?... Bear with me here, you've been slammed busy serving, you're exhausted, it's getting towards the end of a tough shift where anything that could go wrong? Went wrong. You see this banknote and for a few seconds? You're like "Omg! Omg!!!" etc! $100!!!"...then you realise what it actually is... And you want to stab them with a butter knife.
#11
This Was Left As A Tip At My Restaurant
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
Where they'll spend an eternity serving customers just like their self.
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flower petals 1 year ago
Fake Christianity in a nutshell- doing the opposite of many of the things Jesus taught his followers to do. 🙄
Sue Denham 1 year ago
If you don't go to Heaven, Luiz, be a ghost and haunt these people until they tip servers properly.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
As long as these people and I spend eternity in different places, I'm flexible when it comes to location.
Dragons Exist 1 year ago
Why would I want to go there when the people who leave these tips are there
David 1 year ago
I hate this sort of stuff. How do you win people over to any topic if you start by pissing them off? A tract instead of a tip. A fake $20 bill that turns out to be a Jesus tract. Emotionally it is the equivalent of slapping a stranger in the face and then saying, "Hey! Want to hear about this thing that I'm into?" Their brain is focused on the slap and almost certainly makes them non-receptive to the 'thing".
#12
Coworker Got This Note Today
CK 1 year ago
If your server doesn't do their best to encourage the spread of illness, were you even served?
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
... various unofficial additions to your food do suggest themselves, if you're not that bothered about cleanliness and health precautions ...
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flower petals 1 year ago
I wonder how many people died from Covid because of people like this 😡
vicmoo2024 1 year ago
I'm guessing servers wearing masks is an issue for management, why penalize the server for an issue out of their hands??
Mikey Kliss 1 year ago
Really!?! Your going to complain about the server NOT getting bodily fluids on your food? What an awful person
Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
Trying not to give you a deadly disease is disgusting and disrespectful?
Karen Krause 1 year ago
Next time just cough over their food. This is the most stupid reason I've ever heard.
gilded panda 1 year ago
Yes, as a horrible disease entering your blood stream and trying to kill you isnt “disgusting and disrespectful”
BoredWolfe 1 year ago
Okay, just let me make sure I really breathe all over your food. Better?
We were also curious about what the serving expert would like all customers to know about their waiters. “That we're not magicians,” Ned told Bored Panda. “We can't be everywhere at once! And yes, the tip is the North Star of our efforts. No one would work this job if it was not for the tips!”
#13
The Tip Line Said "Turn Over For Tip"
Zophra 1 year ago
Maybe the server was also being an a*****e? It does happen.
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Blue Mar 1 year ago
Duck, that's a lot of bending over for few pennies. Need to visit some countries in Europe where customers service totally don't give a sh.it.
intermezzono1 1 year ago
In europe we dont have tipping culture. So they can be however they want, we dont need tips. if you rely on tips, of course your service should be really good. i dont approve this condescending customer but the comparison with europe is not it
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ADJ 1 year ago (edited)
Well we don't really know anything about the customer, except that he or she was not satisfied by service received (points 3-5), and overall it gives the impression that waiter was acting like an a*****e and not doing the job right. Even more strange is that waiter is obviously surprised by not receiving the tip while 1) in US customer is always right, and 2) service provided was obviously subpar.If my waiter was acting like this I would not tip too.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago
The full quote is, "The customer is always right in matters of taste." - Harry Selfridge. Retailers just chose to ignore that last part. So, no, the customer is not always right. That self-destructive viewpoint is becoming less and less acceptable to people with a sense of self-respect and self-worth. You don't need to be a doormat and have to accept others' bad behavior and attitudes. Also, you don't consider that perhaps the place was extremely busy and understaffed. If the server doesn't attend to your water within 60 seconds, look beyond yourself and see the entire situation around you.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
My mother would be proud of me if I refused service to this jerk the next time they came in.
cerinamroth 1 year ago
I want this customer to go to Vienna just once in their lives and experience the "grantiger Ober". I think many Americans would probably explode in indignation!
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
my mother would be proud of me if I gave this "tipper" a black eye, so....
#14
$1 Tip On $500+ Bar Tab
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
That's what cheap looks down and shakes its head in disgust.
Load More Replies... Tamra 1 year ago
I know I'm going to get slammed for this, but these people spent over $500 at this establishment, presumably like many other patrons, so I'm wondering why a server should rely on the customer to further supplement their wages. Why can't business owners do this? I know this is at the crux of the whole tipping debate, I'm just wondering why it's so different here in the US from other countries. Why is the restaurant business able to get away with expecting customers to pay their employees' wages, while no other business does this?
2bwhctmvgn 1 year ago
You can have this debate, but stiffing the waitstaff because the government won't require their employers to pay well both is a jerk move and doesn't make sense.
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Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover 1 year ago
At this point, don't even give a tip. Goodness gracious people, do we need to be taught manners all over again like in preschool?
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
If you don't want to tip I suggest you start supporting the enforcement of an appropriate minimum wage.
Ken Beattie 1 year ago
So do you guys tip at a bar if you're sitting at the bar buying the drinks, or just if you're at a table and a waitress brings them?
Robin Roper 1 year ago (edited)
If this person ever comes in again, the Bartender should refuse to serve them - nope, you've proven yourself to be a low life leach.
Power puff scientist 1 year ago
spend 500 in a bar... low life leach... because you didnt tip an extra 100 dollars... ok
Load More Replies... MissMePhoenix 1 year ago
Just add a 01 and new decimal between the 1 and 0. Then make that 5 a 6 and you're golden 👍
#15
A Guy At My Table Complimented My Glasses And Then Left This Note On His Check Lol
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
Looks like a decent guy to me. Made a honest compliment, sensed that it might have been misinterpreted and felt in appropriate, and set things straight.
Ned was also kind enough to provide us with some tips for those struggling with the server life. “If stress, long hours, and kitchen chaos are dampening your spirits, either embrace the chaos or gracefully bow out,” he says. “The learning curve is steep, but with a smile, resilience, and a bit of time, you'll master the art of serving.”
#16
When Karen Tells You Everything Was Great, But Then Changes Her Tone Once She Doesn’t Get Something Free For Saying It’s Her Birthday
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
... if it was true at all. I read this as "customer was in a bad mood and wanted to spread it about a bit". Wouldn't it be fun if the server could write a review on the customers?
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InfiniteZeek 1 year ago
I told you it was my birthday! Why didn't you act like you were so excited about My BiRtHdAy?! For a 60-year-old, some 6-year-olds have better manners, SMH.
Alecto76 1 year ago
I had a great experience at a restaurant where I took my friend after she FINALLY quit her awful job. When I made the reservation they asked if it was a special occasion. I jokingly said we were celebrating my friend quitting her s****y job. At the restaurant, she got a card congratulating her on quitting her s****y job. And a small cake. And throughout the night, staff would stop and say congratulations on quitting your s****y job. It was great. We tipped accordingly.
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
"We tipped accordingly". Upvote for that - it would encourage the staff to do the same for the next customers with the courage to tell it like it is. And shows your humanity.
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Manana Man 1 year ago
By the time you reach your 60th birthday you should be over birthdays, not expecting random strangers to make a fuss over you. Bizarre.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
If I manage to reach 60yrs old? I definitely expect a fuss!!! 😜
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I Got This As A Tip In My Bar. In Scotland
PeePeePooPoo 1 year ago
Did you pick out a mansion which you'll buy with that powerfull curency?
Sweet Fanny Adams 1 year ago (edited)
It's not customary in the UK to tip. This must've been for a laugh.
Silly Panda Cat 1 year ago
In Scotland, we pay our workers a minimum wage. They don't rely on tips
Robin Roper 1 year ago
Is tipping a thing in Scotland? If not, hint - this is a totally crappy tip.
Little Wonder 1 year ago
It's not the low tip, it's that Scotland (amazingly) doesn't use US dollars.
Load More Replies... SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
... And Americans have asked in a past post why they occasionally have a bad reputation in other countries... Because of people pulling stunts like this. Btw? I'm not 'America Bashing', the vast majority of Americans that I've served have always been really great, polite, funny etc! It's always the eejits of any country who stay in your memory.
TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago (edited)
Today $1 = 0.93 Euros. That doesn't even cover the cost of a slice of cheese.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
"What do you mean you don't accept US currency? you must because 'merica" :-D
#18
I Was In The Weeds And Very Focused I Guess…
The.Butterfly.Effect.530 1 year ago
$100 says the server was a woman and the customer a man... of boomer age.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Nah. I've gotten that smile b******t from contemporaries. I had to explain to the clerk at the pharmacy drive-thru why this was rude. The man could literally be giving meds to clinically depressed or dying folks and he's telling them smile! Some people are just idiots. But 9/10 it was a man talking to a woman.
Load More Replies... Brian Droste 1 year ago
One time I went to a restaurant to eat. My waitress wasn't smiling. Throughn one of my conversations with her, I found out that she had flat feet been on her feet for a few hours. . Felt sorry for her because I have flat feet and knew what it is like. Left a little bigger tip than normal. Shouldn't judge your server because they are not smiling. You don't know what that are going through. As long as they are giving you good service, need to tip decently.
talliloo 1 year ago
hate when i see people leave notes like this. it makes me think they have never been in the food/hospitality industry, especially as a server. being a server is like being in an opening night play. you know your lines, your blocking, etc. but, what you don't know is if the scenery and supporting cast will be doing everything they need to do. is the kitchen running rough? are the bussing crew behind or do you have to do it? has the audience been standing in the rain for three hours and just want to get dried so they really don't want to be bothered too much or have they been standing in the hot sun and demanding to be cooled off immediately? so, when a server has it together and takes your order they may be all smiles but look at them when they turn away. usually the smile goes because they are focusing. it's like being on stage. you are expected to be pleasant, semi-entertaining with suggestions, and grateful that they came in. that tip you leave is the applause.
jjdubs W 1 year ago
I've never been a server and I have compassion for people who work in service industries.
Load More Replies... Becca not Becky 1 year ago
Sounds like that restaurant where a lot of customers complained that servers should "show more skin."
Knitting Panda 1 year ago (edited)
A generous tip probably would have brought out that smile and turned around a b*t*h of a day.
Finally, Ned added that the job market is serving opportunities on a silver platter. “Seize them!” he says. “In conclusion, the server's life is demanding, but the demand for skilled servers has never been higher. So, chin up, hustle on, and may the tips be ever in your favor!”
#19
A Customer Decided To Tip Their Server Like This
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
I'm going to write my own ending to this - - - The harassed, tired and exhausted server sighed, emptied out the glass, cleared the table, finished their shift... It had been a long day but they needed to pick up some things on the way home from the local shop. They still had the wet banknote and on a whim bought a lottery ticket and won. Won enough to live comfortably for the rest of their life...
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
Do you want to make a short film together? You as the script writer and me as the animator?
Load More Replies... Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
At least you can fish it out of the glass... some folks do the trick with the upside down glass of water, you get wet trying to get the money out.
#20
Came In 15 Mins Before Close And Left This
DinoBambino 1 year ago
I do that, sorry. But I assure you I'm pretty normal.
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Knitting Panda 1 year ago
These are like the people who come into the supermarket just before we close at 10 PM to do their week's worth of grocery shopping for their entire family...WITH their four year old!
#21
People Don’t Understand The Restaurant Industry
CK 1 year ago
If you don't think being a server is a real job, don't go to restaurants that have them. It's not just a lack of understanding of the industry. Some people just don't want to see their server as an equal. They see themselves as royalty and the servers as peasants.
David 1 year ago
I think you missed the point. They didn't say server was not a 'real job'. The comparison suggests they are not great around people and if they can' be patient with people maybe they should consider a (desk) job where the focus is not interacting with strangers all day. I wouldn't write something like that on the charge slip but I've definitely had some servers like that over the years.
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Midoribird Aoi 1 year ago
I was tempted to skimp on the tip because the server hovered and disturbed my Mom and I every three minutes yesterday. It wasn't busy. I have been in retail for seventeen years, though, so I get it. But don't rush customers, mmk?
Sue User 1 year ago
Went on a date on *valentines day*. Place was super slammed and we didnt have reservations. I was from us but had been living abroad and forgot, he was not from USA. He complained that the server seemed rushed. Had to explain it was valentines. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but there wasnt another date. Even if you dont know it is a holiday, you can clearly see they are slammed.
Knitting Panda 1 year ago
You mean the desk job I used to have that doesn't exist anymore since everyone has a computer on their desk and is able to do for themselves the secret, arcane functions only we computer cognisante performed when I got my degree in computer wizardry?
Karen Krause 1 year ago
Since it said be patient, it sounds like the wait staff needed to do a turnover and they just wanted to sit over their coffee and chat for a while. OK for small town diners, but larger restaurants in cities/suburbs plan for the time usually 1 1/2 hrs.
Depending on where you live, you might find tipping to be completely unnecessary. And if the country you live in does pay servers a living wage, you have every right to choose not to tip! But unfortunately, in the United States, most servers do survive on their tips. The federal minimum wage for tipped employees in the US is a measly $2.13 per hour. Meanwhile, the minimum wage for most jobs is $7.25 an hour. Without earning decent tips, there’s no way servers can make ends meet.
#22
This Was Given To Me As A Tip Yesterday
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Ironically, things like this make one want to avoid churches rather than inspire a person to want to go to one.
Lord of the laserprinter. 1 year ago
Or go to church and put it in the collection box.
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Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
Benjamin Franklin told us in his autobiography that he was a “thorough deist.” Franklin adhered to a religion that one might call a doctrineless, moralized Christianity. This kind of faith suggests that what we believe about God is not as important as living a life of love and significance.
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
It's really annoying that these people go by the term "Christian".
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Richard Graham 1 year ago
TECHICALLY, this is a crime. Your customer passed a bad bill, which is counterfeiting. Find them and have them arrested. I bet THEN they would learn some manners.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
I'm on the City-Data forum and once I started a thread in the Religious section asking churchgoers why they were so stingy with tips. You'd have thought the sky had fallen. No one admitted to not leaving a tip. No one admitted to ever even hearing about stingy church groups before and everyone said I was Christian-bashing. I've worked as a waitress twice and have friends who have been servers. We all know church people are the cheapest tippers ever. But hey, I was Christian-bashing, right?
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
LOL one of my friends got one of these from a brother in law... don't understand why he still has it as he isn't on buddy-buddy terms with the BIL.
Karen Krause 1 year ago
This is the cheapest tip of all. I would avoid their church as if it were the fires of Hell and tell them so.
#23
Customer Left A Pretty Sh**ty Tip, Quite Literally
flower petals 1 year ago
Some people are simply full of what the diaper contains.. 🥴
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TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago
I once worked in the children's section of a department store. I found a nasty diaper on a shelf between some merchandise. The bathroom was just around the corner from where I found it. Also, there was a trash can by the registers that was even closer.
Becca not Becky 1 year ago
As a mom, I can't even. This is wrong on so many levels. I hope that customer got banned.
#24
Last Table Of The Night
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
If you are in the US you shouldn't go out to eat at a restaurant if you won't tip. It's bizarre in other countries, but in the US it is currently part of the person's wages and they get taxed on a certain percent the government assumes they receive in tips.
Apachebathmat 1 year ago
Or maybe just pay staff a living wage like most countries and stop expecting Tourism/locals to bridge that gap?
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Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
This is rude...unless they were afraid of tipping just $2...but they could have done both then.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
This reminds me of the parents to drag all their kids to the movies because they can't afford a babysitter... By the time you pay for all the tickets, you could have got a babysitter.... Similarly, if you can't afford to tip don't go to a restaurant where you're paying close to $75 for food....
Until servers are guaranteed a living wage just for doing their jobs, they’re going to keep asking for tips. And while it certainly isn’t necessary to tip self-checkout machines, or baristas who simply give you a latte in a to-go cup, it’s nice to prepare yourself to leave a tip before dining out in the US. And if you can’t, it might be better just to cook a meal at home. You’ll be saving money anyway!
#25
It’s Always The Extra Nice Customer Who Asks For Extra Sides When You Check On Them
The.Butterfly.Effect.530 1 year ago
Working at restaurants that had free rolls I could guess the tip based on how many they asked for and the rach to go with it.
Sue User 1 year ago
Hey, if its the place i think, i devour those roll. I swear they put crack in them or something. But i do tip well.
Load More Replies... Donkey boi 1 year ago
Would this be legally binding that they are going to give you an actual heart?
Bradley Auerbach 1 year ago
“Love” is actually a term meaning zero in tennis. Not sure if the server’s reaction would’ve been different if they were a tennis fan.
PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
Maybe they left cash for tip. Usually you write that tho so server sees if it acdt gets picked up when wait staff cleans table.
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
And that is so annoying...that the tip is part of the bill in the US. For heaven's, just write the real price on the menu.
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#26
The Bill I Received Today As A Tip:
BookFanatic 1 year ago
My 45 year old self will NOT be sending "bONEr"s to my friends. Nope. Not me.
Just-4-2day 1 year ago
Might consider the customer did not deface the dollar, just passing it on.
Kim Shannon 1 year ago
You know what would make that really funny? If there was a $20 underneath it
#27
I Wasn’t Worth 2¢, But She Gave Me Hers And A Penny!
PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
Maybe server really did suck. Still tip at least 10%! They dont need a lecture either. Let their manager handle it if job not a right fit.
We hope you’re enjoying scrolling through this bizarre (and perhaps infuriating) list, pandas. Keep upvoting the tips that you can’t believe customers left, and if you’ve ever worked as a server, feel free to share what the best and worst tips you’ve ever received were down below. Then, if you’d like to check out another article discussing the wild world of tipping, we recommend reading this piece next!
#28
Got A $0.04 Tip Today
#29
Lol, Never Seen This Kind Of Tip Before
CK 1 year ago (edited)
If it has a cross shaped hole, does that mean it represents negative Christianity?
flower petals 1 year ago
I wrote a comment earlier about ‘fake Christianity’, and now it sounds like you might have found a visual symbol for it. Cool! 😊
Load More Replies... nm (he/him) 1 year ago
A f*****g christian circulating f*****g counterfeit money. The police should be called.
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
Think of the amount of time that person took to make that - instead of annoying people by promoting one faith over others. Maybe this is a gain for society in general?
Bewitched One 1 year ago
You can make coins like this and that are flattened and “stamped” in machines all over. Government doesn’t care. It’s a penny. S****y tip and worthless now. But not going to get someone in trouble over it
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Wouldn't this count as "destruction of federal property"? On another note, the part that got cut out probably got passed on to someone else. Two conversions for the price of one!
Brian Droste 1 year ago
That is destruction of legal tender. I believe that is federal offense. Could go to prison for that.
Spooky beck 1 year ago
When I was a server I received several fake $100 bills with trumps face, and a fake $100000000 bill with Jesus on it
#30
Being A Server With Tattoos/Piercings/Colorful Hair:
A C 1 year ago
Ugg.... if they trusted in their god they wouldn't have to shove their chosen beliefs onto everyone...god would take care of everything
flower petals 1 year ago
Exactly! If you have a point, there will be people who listen. If you have to force yourself or your message on somebody, you create a dislike reaction. Aggressive ‘missioning’ is counterproductive. But many toxic/fake Christians sadly enjoy (and admit enjoying) the entitled and abusive aspect of behaving this way.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
Teddy Roosevelt took "In God We Trust" off of US currency. Among other reasons, he said it was inappropriate to have the Lord's name on the medium of exchange in bar rooms and bordellos.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
"Oh Heavens To Betsy!!! We Must Alert The Church Elders!!! We Must Save Them!!! They Are Freely Expressing Themselves!!!... Mertyl? Where did we put the indoctrination kit?"
Just-4-2day 1 year ago
This is too consistent to be a "one off" passing something someone else put on a bill, like B one R seen on a previous post.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
If god was so powerful he'd erase that waiter's tattoos, right, so as to not offend his sheeple?
#31
Friend Is Serving On Labor Day. Just Got This Tip From A 9to5er With The Day Off
ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
if I were that server, I'd teach the guest a lesson in being a d**k by adding a 1 to the 0.00 and writing in the correct total since they helpfully left it blank. Never leave the total blank, kids.
#32
Didnt Tip But Left This Note And His Number. Def Sucks
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
It's a school night, and he needs to do his homework. Probably colouring in...
TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago
Ooooh! Left his phone number, huh? I'd have fun with that one! 1 carefully crafted Craigslist add coming right up!
#33
Someone Left Me A $1 Canadian Bill As A Tip Today
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
That's actually cool looking. Doesn't pay the bills but if you know someone who collects foreign money maybe you can trade
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Last time I saw them (when I last visited), they were plastic-y and colourful (like our UK ones...?)
2WheelTravlr 1 year ago
Yes, one dollar and two dollar coins. They also did away with pennies, very smart!
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One-Top Leaves This Crazy Note And Then Stiffs Me
#35
The Way This Table Left A Tip For Me
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
My word, servers have to be polite to some complete wastes of oxygen ...
#36
This Tip I Received As A Pizza Delivery Driver
#37
My Tip Last Night
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
Gideon's bible stolen from the last pay-per-hour motel the customer infested.
2bwhctmvgn 1 year ago
The Gideons want you to take those. Their entire purpose is to distribute Bibles to as many people as possible. My guess is that the person who left this tip *is* a Gideon, though.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 1 year ago
When I was a kid I burnt, stabbed and buried one of those. Yes, I was angry with the oppression our theocratic government imposed on us. Apartheid south africa was run by racist christian pricks who used the "sons of ham" excuse and the pro-slavery verses to oppress Africans.
#38
Weird $5 Tip But I Can’t Complain
Karen Krause 1 year ago
Probably the meal came a little more than they had planned, but they made sure by scrounging through pockets they had a tip!
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
When I worked somewhere getting tips, I kind of like getting a bunch of change. It all went into a jar that I didn't touch till it was full. Good way to save a little. Now my husband does it with his job and the jar is almost full after a couple weeks.
#39
Happy Easter And Do U Love Avaocados??? Weirdest Tip Ever
flower petals 1 year ago
I always wonder how these people would react if they received part of *their* salary in financially speaking useless words on paper?
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Slight translating error. The Holy Spirit is our advocate (avocado, in Latin).
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
I don't know how much the tip was, but the proselytising is just damn rude. The customer's beliefs are not part of their eating out experience, they're private. Leave religion out of it
#40
Lady Hit On Me All Night, Wrote Down Her Work Address, And Told Me To Come See Her Sometime. Then I Saw The Tip. Definitely A First For Me Lmao
Blue Mar 1 year ago
Should she pay you 100 dollars in tip so would you then see her? Don't understand the logic and whole tipping culture is sick
BoredWolfe 1 year ago
No. She should pay a decent tip and leave the flirting out of it.
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TiNaBoNiNa 1 year ago
Take that address and add it to all the catalog mailing lists you can find.
Karen Krause 1 year ago
She should have written, "You'll get the rest of the tip when you see me."
Mikey Kliss 1 year ago
If you do meet up with her and she did tip higher, it might be illegal in most states
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Sweet Fanny Adams 1 year ago
Tipping (or paying extra for something) is a strange thing indeed.
Silre 1 year ago
What's even stranger is not paying servers a living wage so they need those tips.
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DetriMentaL 1 year ago
I was a barmaid in my younger years and on quiet nights the bartender a few doors over would lock up his watering hole and strap on a few at my counter and vice versa. We had an internal joke of tipping each other the same R10 note because neither would accept money from the other, it was fun until we argued and it ended up in a fire place. He he.. Lol?
Rick Seiden 1 year ago
I live in the US where tipping at a sit down mean is expected. I'm used to it. I had a situation many years ago where the manager comped the meal. Everything on them. I don't remember what happened, but it wasn't the servers fault. They were great. I asked the manager how much it would have cost and he asked why. I told him I wanted to leave an appropriate tip. I left the server a tip based on what it would have been because it wasn't their fault. Why should they suffer?
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Can we atheists please start tipping with real money PLUS cool science facts pamphlets? Oh and can we set up next to the JWs with similar scientific facts pamphlets??? 😄
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
I remember someone detailling how they got a pamplet handed to them by a couple who said "All you need about religion is in here" and it was a religious pamplet. The server opened it and there was a note saying "we're aetheist" and a large dollar bill.
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Alexandra 1 year ago
Horrible, horrible despicable people! These are the kind of people that suck up to the so-called 'higher ups' and trample on those they think are 'inferior' to them so that they can feel good about themselves. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole!
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
If there is a Hell, I hope it has an extra-nasty place for people who shaft tipped workers.
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Diana Burnwood 1 year ago
I am absolutely laughing my head off at that poll question, a bit much, no? To leave your faith because somebody gave you a dollar and a bible lmao
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
When are yanks going to learn not to accept unpaid "jobs" with the faint hope of getting "tips"? Demand proper wages or don't take the job.
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
"Demand proper wages or go homeless" Real great advice there XD
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Not-a-Clue (she/her) 1 year ago
I accidentally hit the 'enter' button rather than the '00' button on the card machine when entering a tip, and it therefore went through as 15pence rather than £15. I did apologise to the waiter (who luckily saw the funny side) and we scraped up some cash instead. But 15p would have been a worse insult than nothing at all, I think.
Sweet Fanny Adams 1 year ago
Tipping (or paying extra for something) is a strange thing indeed.
Silre 1 year ago
What's even stranger is not paying servers a living wage so they need those tips.
Load More Replies... DetriMentaL 1 year ago
I was a barmaid in my younger years and on quiet nights the bartender a few doors over would lock up his watering hole and strap on a few at my counter and vice versa. We had an internal joke of tipping each other the same R10 note because neither would accept money from the other, it was fun until we argued and it ended up in a fire place. He he.. Lol?
Rick Seiden 1 year ago
I live in the US where tipping at a sit down mean is expected. I'm used to it. I had a situation many years ago where the manager comped the meal. Everything on them. I don't remember what happened, but it wasn't the servers fault. They were great. I asked the manager how much it would have cost and he asked why. I told him I wanted to leave an appropriate tip. I left the server a tip based on what it would have been because it wasn't their fault. Why should they suffer?
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Can we atheists please start tipping with real money PLUS cool science facts pamphlets? Oh and can we set up next to the JWs with similar scientific facts pamphlets??? 😄
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
I remember someone detailling how they got a pamplet handed to them by a couple who said "All you need about religion is in here" and it was a religious pamplet. The server opened it and there was a note saying "we're aetheist" and a large dollar bill.
Load More Replies... Alexandra 1 year ago
Horrible, horrible despicable people! These are the kind of people that suck up to the so-called 'higher ups' and trample on those they think are 'inferior' to them so that they can feel good about themselves. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole!
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
If there is a Hell, I hope it has an extra-nasty place for people who shaft tipped workers.
Load More Replies... Diana Burnwood 1 year ago
I am absolutely laughing my head off at that poll question, a bit much, no? To leave your faith because somebody gave you a dollar and a bible lmao
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
When are yanks going to learn not to accept unpaid "jobs" with the faint hope of getting "tips"? Demand proper wages or don't take the job.
FluffyDreg 1 year ago
"Demand proper wages or go homeless" Real great advice there XD
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 1 year ago
I accidentally hit the 'enter' button rather than the '00' button on the card machine when entering a tip, and it therefore went through as 15pence rather than £15. I did apologise to the waiter (who luckily saw the funny side) and we scraped up some cash instead. But 15p would have been a worse insult than nothing at all, I think.
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