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Burger joint shames Philadelphia Eagles star Over Small Tip
The Daily Mail ^ | 10 September 2014 | Snejana Farberov

Posted on 09/10/2014 10:18:34 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister

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"New update to the drama: Charlie Sheen pledges $1000 tip to restaurant server who was left just 20 cents by Philadelphia Eagles star LeSean McCoy"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2751558/Charlie-Sheen-pledges-1000-tip-restaurant-server-left-just-20-cents-Philadelphia-Eagles-star-LeSean-McCoy.html#ixzz3CyuRcBbM

1 posted on 09/10/2014 10:18:34 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister
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To: CorporateStepsister

Um, aren’t tips voluntary and optional?


2 posted on 09/10/2014 10:19:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2Million USD for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pay up, Mr. Pink, ya cheap bastard!


3 posted on 09/10/2014 10:21:22 PM PDT by Benito Cereno
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can see McCoy’s reaction:

What? I left a tip?


4 posted on 09/10/2014 10:21:23 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wouldn’t know it the way a lot of waitstaff are acting.


5 posted on 09/10/2014 10:24:59 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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20 cents is actually 0.33% of $60. Not .03% that would be about 2 cents.


6 posted on 09/10/2014 10:26:23 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Pray for the restoration of a strong and free USA)
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To: Benito Cereno; Delta Dawn

I wonder how long until patrons start suing these places for the online shame games.


7 posted on 09/10/2014 10:27:35 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: Peter ODonnell

Apparently the waiter must not realize the real reason for the bad tip.


8 posted on 09/10/2014 10:28:08 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: CorporateStepsister

When they act like that they get the two pennies treatment. I don’t want them thinking I forgot to tip.


9 posted on 09/10/2014 10:30:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2Million USD for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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Mister McCoy should, if he is able, post several receipts which show him tipping generously and then explain that he feels no obligation to tip for bad service.

Attempting to publicly humiliate a customer rather than hold the server responsible for a tip, which is so obviously chosen to send a message, is simply to confirm that the owner of the establishment shares the entitlement mentality of the server. This might explain why bad service goes unpunished in this establishment.

I wonder what other customer behaviors might merit public shaming by this owner? Sloshing one's coffee into the saucer? Spilling salt on the table. Asking for a second napkin? Perhaps the owner should post his public shaming policy so that customers are forewarned that they might face more than just bad food or bad service.

10 posted on 09/10/2014 10:34:24 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: CorporateStepsister

i think people who leave small or no tips on large tabs are dinks.

i think that unless extreme circumstances are at play, the people who name people who leave small VOLUNTARY tips, are also dinks.

if you want to make sure servers get tips, force people to pay a certain percentage tip by adding it to the bill, but make everyone aware of it before they “get surprised” on the bill. that way they can decide if they want to eat there or not.


11 posted on 09/10/2014 10:39:49 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CorporateStepsister

Giving the bros the benefit of the doubt, rude, bad or no service IS possible.

The point to me though is that it’s these kind of incidents that continue to dent the reputation of the NFL. I used to eat, sleep and drink (literally) the Cowboys. Haven’t watched em in 20 years!

These morons need to be trained, if possible. I suggest a 150 hour course (1 full month) upon being drafted! After that 10 hours “continuing education” per year.

Courses could include how not to hit your wife, how not to do drugs, how not to murder people, how not to assault people in bars, how not to kill yourself in car wrecks, how to tip, how to accept NO from a woman, how to count, how to read, ALL WAYS TO DAMAGE THE REPUTATION OF YOUR EMPLOYER THE NFL and what that means to your future, .....and on and on, endlessly!

What did I forget? Rape?


12 posted on 09/10/2014 10:42:43 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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After reading the article I get the feeling the waiter gave some bad service THEN got pissed he got a 20 cent tip and now is trying to make up a story how rude McCoy and his three friends were.

He admits to getting the order wrong and then avoiding the table even though they were calling for him to come back.

And I'll betcha the waiter is one of them fellers who engage in an alternate lifestyle because he continually claims they were rude to him.

I am surprised their wasn't a claim of hate tipping a homosexual waiter.

13 posted on 09/10/2014 10:46:41 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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I do not mean this in any racist manner , but..... I work in the tourism industry and have for years. Black Americans DO NOT TIP. Everyone I know in this business here shares my observation. It like they come from a different county or culture where tipping is not practiced . Australia , Japan, many places in Europe. Whenever I have an African American guest I never expect a tip . It removes any anxiety for not receiving one anyway.


14 posted on 09/10/2014 10:46:50 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: CorporateStepsister

My bet is he screwed up ...meant to leave $20. and left off some zeroes.
I screwed up once as I thought someone else in the party was going to get the tip ....I picked up the tab for all...and also left a couple of extra bucks too.(not near enough)
The waitress really let me have it


15 posted on 09/10/2014 10:50:28 PM PDT by woofie
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To: CorporateStepsister

I would boycott the place.

This is a shakedown threat to the public.


16 posted on 09/10/2014 10:53:33 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: woofie

I read the whole story and Im wrong ...these people are idiots


17 posted on 09/10/2014 10:55:18 PM PDT by woofie
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To: CorporateStepsister

This is nothing. I work in the Nevada casino industry. Last weekend we had someone win $20,000. They tipped the slot people who helped them not a dime.


18 posted on 09/10/2014 10:58:43 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: Peter ODonnell

Yes. 0.33% not 0.03%.

Perhaps it was a 20 dollar tip.


19 posted on 09/10/2014 10:59:29 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Um, aren’t tips voluntary and optional?

They are. However some bars & restaurants report the sales of bartenders, waiters, and waitresses to the IRS. I don't know if this is an IRS regulation, or just something the company I worked for did to keep the IRS off their back. As I recall (as it's been many years now), the IRS "assumes" that the staff that gets tips will receive a certain percentage, and it's reported as income to the IRS. I seem to recall that the percentage reported when I worked as a waiter was at least 12%. ow, maybe this was because I worked in a place similar to a TGI Fridays, and a national chain, we had to report it. But in this case, the waiter/waitress would be paying FICA, state, and federal tax on $7.12 (given a $60 bill). This is why GOOD wait staff do all they can to make the customer happy. Because the happier the customer, the more the waiter can make.

Mark

20 posted on 09/10/2014 11:00:11 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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