Posted on 09/12/2013 3:39:50 PM PDT by markomalley
I don’t tip at Mcdonalds or at Starbucks. Sit down meal you might get 20% if you are good, nothing maybe if you don’t keep the ice tea coming. I always tip the pizza guy good because I was one of them.
I’m flip-flopping now. I wondered why the N was capitalized on the receipt and in his letter he used a capital “N”. Bah, I don’t know.
Well at least using a Capitol letter for the word N****r shows respect.
so the n word even looked lazily written
This story is bull. Its a hoax.
The saying "n-word" seems juvenile.
“Toni was paid $2.13 an hour, but had to pay taxes on that check, and likely had to share up to 30% of the nonexistent tip with other restaurant staff”
Not true. Although yes, she has to pay tax on her total sales(usually 8%)You “tip out” to the bus boy, bartender etc on what you earn in tips, not on the percentage of sales.
The letter “g” on the receipt and on the note do not seem to be the same. Also, look at the last word of the note, “ever”. The ending “er” is not the same as on the receipt either.
I am not a handwriting analyst, nor do I play one on TV, but these don’t seem to be written by the same person.
Two questions:
Was this originally ordered as “to go” or did they get seated at a table and - for whatever reason - change their minds and decide to take the food to go?
Could there have been a 3rd party that wrote the offensive word on the receipt after the patrons had left and before the waitress picked up the receipt?
It’s a hoax. She got ticked that she got stiffed and had a co-worker write it.
And at Red Lobster, Olive Garden or any of the other “chain” restaurants, is is common to be seated at a table to order “to-go”? It sounds like they were out for a meal and either the waitress was extremely slow in taking their order or the kitchen held up the order.
The Handwriting sample appears to match the word “None” but not the word below it.
Let’s take a look at the job app she filled out for a sample of her handwriting.
It looks like both parties were in the wrong.
The Service Industry is terrible work and stiffing someone, even on a take-out order isn’t right.
Not to mention, the next time you might get an unexpected “surprise” in your meal. One that you are unaware of.
My first job was in the Restaurant industry and I saw what happened to people’s food that were problematic/cheap.
Good point! lol
The one thing that bothers me most about the “N” word on the receipt is the angle at which it is written.
It sails up at an angle. Why wouldn’t it be straight across?
I cringe every time I hear the term "n-word". I once heard someone (maybe Larry Fishburne) say, "When you say 'N-word', you may not have said the actual word, but you made me think of it." These are my sentiments exactly. Just say "epithet" and leave it at that. It really doesn't matter which one.
wow- you think so? I think the G’s are the biggest giveaway that it is a fake- they do not compare to his g’s at all
All his e’s lean forward - the fake one is backwards
The N is two strokes, one line and one ‘U’ motion to complete the N- his is 3 distinct lines.
I stand by my bet - any takers?
it even looks like a slightly lighter color ink!
If it were regular takeout, I don’t think any tip would be called for. If they sat at a table and then decided to take it out, then IMO it would be.
These sort of things are usually trumped up, but I’m not certain the writing isn’t his in this case.
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