Some will tip with cash at a table and will therefore not fill in anything on a charge slip. I have taken to writing in “At table” on my slips after having done that. At least HTRN will never be the target of a “wouldn’t tip them because they were the wrong kind of people” hoax.
I usually leave a cash tip on the table or give a cash tip to
Pizza delivery person when I pay by CC. I should probably denote that on my CC receipt.
I wear a Trump tee shirt almost everyday. Would hate some numb nut going with some “Trump Supporter abuses Latina Waitress” crapola.
Leaving a note on the check that the tip is on the table is a very good idea. The amount of the tip should be included. That way, if the place has bus persons, the server would know if the tip, or portion of the tip was stolen. I’ve had that happen to me when I waited tables. Then the facility demands that you tip the bus persons a certain percent of what you were supposed to earn for the volume of business that you did. So, the thieves get both your tip that you didn’t get, PLUS what you should have earned whether you got it or not.
Most of the time, I hunt down my wait person and hand the tip over, in cash. That way, there is no doubt. Bus person didn’t steal it, neither did a customer. And who wants to pay interest on the tips? It’s a good money saver for the customer to pay a cash tip.
Some facilities actually charge the wait person a fee on the tip left from a credit card transaction.
If I am NOT satisfied with the service..ie grossly negligent, I do the old fashioned thing of leaving 2 pennies.
I remember a friend of mine who complained to management that she got stiffed only to learn that the tip was in cash, but not on the credit card. Management chased down the customer to find out if their service was bad. I guess that was an embarrassing situation because the tip was above ample. I’m not completely sure of how the mix up happened, only that it did.
When you wait tables, you MUST realize that at some point in time, you WILL be stiffed. Some people simply don’t believe in tipping, and some people truly ARE prejudiced. Live with it, it’s part of the territory.