Ways store associates respond (that make you want to set them on fire)

[Mongrel]

Wait ... so if I expect to pay the advertised price for a product or service - and no more -, that makes me a *********?

I would suggest reading the afterward in Fight Club before becoming a regular at any restaurant.

 

[GrogNerd]

I would suggest reading the afterward in Fight Club before becoming a regular at any restaurant.

or watch the movie, "Waiting"

go to 1:15 of the trailer

 

[Mongrel]

or watch the movie, "Waiting"

Oh trust me, the stories the servers shared with Chuck Palahniuk are so much worse.

 

[GrogNerd]

Oh trust me, the stories the servers shared with Chuck Palahniuk are so much worse.

egads. I believe it. but the trailer didn't show the guy reaching into his pants for "parsley"

oh, don't worry, those who don't tip and are complete jackholes to the staff at a restuarant... they would NEVER do that to YOU

and I would NEVER say you deserved it

 

[Varmintman]

It's funny because most here arguing against tipping seem to have not worked on the other side of the table BUT from what I can gather the people that have are more than happy to tip.

That's why I stand with my statement that every citizen should work a service job and a manual labor job at least once in their life - the world would be a better place, trust me.

...and I never said a year - 2 days in each one would do the trick.

What the heck are you saying. I have never worked as a waiter yet I tip. I refuse to reward bad work ethics though by tipping a crappy employee.

And who in the hell are you to tell me what I should do to make the world a better place.I held 2 jobs from 15 years old on and went to school. Not easy jobs like waiting tables either. I have started a business and ran it for many years. My wife has owned and run a international construction firm. I have worked my ass off in my life and will not be cowed by a punk kid complaining that he works to hard for the money he gets.

You know the problem that has not been addressed yet is why can the employers get away with relying on tips for employees. Seems to me that the servers should get a good wage and then if they do not work out let the boss fire them and get some one in that does work

 

[tx-brewer]

Me stocking the shelves with another employee, both of us wearing our work shirts with company logo printed clearly and our name tags.
Costumer walks up and asks "Do you work here?" This one would literally happen at least once a day.

Haha I get this from time to time. But as I meat cutter I wear a white coat that is covered in blood, hairnet, beardnet etc. Makes me want to tell them "no, I'm just a serial killer"

And stupid questions all the time. I was recently asked if we sold grass fed chickens. Hahaha

 

[Ostomo517]

What the heck are you saying. I have never worked as a waiter yet I tip. I refuse to reward bad work ethics though by tipping a crappy employee.

And who in the hell are you to tell me what I should do to make the world a better place.I held 2 jobs from 15 years old on and went to school. Not easy jobs like waiting tables either. I have started a business and ran it for many years. My wife has owned and run a international construction firm. I have worked my ass off in my life and will not be cowed by a punk kid complaining that he works to hard for the money he gets.

You know the problem that has not been addressed yet is why can the employers get away with relying on tips for employees. Seems to me that the servers should get a good wage and then if they do not work out let the boss fire them and get some one in that does work

If servers got a regular wage, costs would be ultra high and not very many would be able to afford to eat out.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Uh huh... yeah....

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I am quite the polite consumer as well. What infuriates me is when checking out at the grocery store/retail shop/etc. and they cashier doesn't even bother saying "Hi! Did you find everything ok? or some other prattle that acknowledges me as a customer. Then the white kid with dreads and patchouli cologne jams everything in a bag, pushes it to the side like it's a diaper and also doesn't say a word. Customers are the reason they have jobs, and not some inconvenience that is interrupting their day.

#FirstWorldProblems
#WhiteWhine
#HashtagsOnHBT

The opposite is annoying too, when I go to the lcl hardware store, the employees start asking me if I need help as soon as I walk in the door & every single employee asks me if I need help finding anything about every 30-60 seconds until I leave.

Sometimes I just want to say, "Yes, I need help finding a hardware store where the freaking employees don't bother me every 30 seconds." Sometimes people just want to be left alone to think & shop.
Regards, GF.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

When my wife was working on the retail end of cheese she would get some really weird questions.

"Do you sell cheese here?"

That was a good one.

"Do you have Pekinese cheese?" "Do you mean Pecorino?" "Maybe"

Hmmmm....

And one of my favorites *holds up a clear jar of pickles* "Is this cheese?"

So I get it, customeres can be tough, but customers have more a prerogative to be dopey than associates do.

 

[kombat]

If servers got a regular wage, costs would be ultra high and not very many would be able to afford to eat out.

Hogwash.

The total cost would be the same as it is today.

For example, if I buy a $20 steak dinner, I'm expected to tip $5. If servers were paid actual minimum wage, but tipping were eliminated, then that steak dinner would cost $25 instead of $20, but I wouldn't have to tip.

The end result is the same. The cost to the customer is the same, and the wage earned by the server is the same. The only difference is that the ACTUAL cost of the meal is advertised, instead of some bogus, unrealistically underpriced cost that isn't actually what you should expect to pay (unless you're a tightfisted ******).

 

[Ostomo517]

Hogwash.

The total cost would be the same as it is today.

For example, if I buy a $20 steak dinner, I'm expected to tip $5. If servers were paid actual minimum wage, but tipping were eliminated, then that steak dinner would cost $25 instead of $20, but I wouldn't have to tip.

The end result is the same. The cost to the customer is the same, and the wage earned by the server is the same. The only difference is that the ACTUAL cost of the meal is advertised, instead of some bogus, unrealistically underpriced cost that isn't actually what you should expect to pay (unless you're a tightfisted ******).

Actually no because your talking almost a $8 raise per server being they get paid $2.25, typical shift about 20 servers. Maybe not increased so high its unafffordable but certainly to the point it would be unreasonably priced.

 

[kombat]

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[Ostomo517]

It doesnt work like that though, but I will just go ahead and let you tell me how the buisness Ive been running all my career works because obviously you know it better.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Getting into an argument on a thread like this will result in you getting hit with a salmon. You've been warned.

 

[GrogNerd]

go ahead, Creamy.. weapons free

 

[Varmintman]

Getting into an argument on a thread like this will result in you getting hit with a salmon. You've been warned.

I prefer getting hit about the head with a flounder....Or better yet a mermaid

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I prefer getting hit about the head with a flounder....Or better yet a mermaid

I used to enjoy the mermaid notion until I really started to think about some of the mechanics of such a romance. Leave it said that such a courtship would be... unsatisfactory.

 

[Varmintman]

I used to enjoy the mermaid notion until I really started to think about some of the mechanics of such a romance. Leave it said that such a courtship would be... unsatisfactory.

Now hold it they had a...umm...pocket to put their waterproof vibrating phone I thought

 

[Zuljin]

When I waited tables they paid 2.15/hr when minimum wage was 5.15 or so.

YES especially the people who say otherwise should be made to wait tables.

Don't want to tip douchey? Eat at f**cking Mcdonalds then.

If you can't afford the tip, you can't afford the meal.

We got out to sit on our asses and be waited on like fabled royalty. That's worth a few bucks to me.

 

[tx-brewer]

Do yall tip for to go orders?

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Do yall tip for to go orders?

Occassionally. If it is "take away" Ill tip every third order or so just to be nice really. I always tip the delivery guy at least 10%.

 

[JRems]

I hate that some places will add a tip to your bill without your consent or even a mention about it on the menu. Usually it's 15%, which is low and I will usually tip at least 20-25% for good service. It kinda screws good servers. I won't tip extra if they have already been so bold as to force me to tip. And it promotes bad servers and bad service since they know they are getting a 15% tip automatically. At that point why not just raise food costs and mention tip is included? I think it's a little sneaky and I'm sure some people don't notice and leave a tip on top of the tip that's been added!

 

[shoreman]

Do yall tip for to go orders?

If I'm picking up than no - you are basically just paying for the food at that point, there's no service but always on delivery.

 

[Goofynewfie]

No, unless it is brought out and put in my car and they take money inside and bring me change. If I have to get out of my car or it is drive thru I dont tip

 

[Pappers_]

Occassionally. If it is "take away" Ill tip every third order or so just to be nice really. I always tip the delivery guy at least 10%.

I always tip delivery men and women, too, seems like an unpleasant job much of the time.

 

[Britinusa]

Home Depot is not my favorite place, when we bought our house I went there and I was buying paint we went to checkout and I picked up one of the can from the bottom of the cart where the paint guy put them and the lid just slid off and dumped half a can of paint all over me.
Then ensued an hour of mne standing there covered in paint while my wife and 1 year old son drove home to get me a change of clothes while the staff cleaned the floor and the manager made a big fuss over a small amount of paint on the sole of his shoe, not once did any one of them offer to take me somewhere private as we were next to the exit, so every customer was looking and pointing at me as they left the store.
If It had been me as a manager I would have at least got a cheap pair of coveralls and offered those to change into.

 

[GrogNerd]

Home Depot is not my favorite place, when we bought our house I went there and I was buying paint we went to checkout and I picked up one of the can from the bottom of the cart where the paint guy put them and the lid just slid off and dumped half a can of paint all over me.
Then ensued an hour of mne standing there covered in paint while my wife and 1 year old son drove home to get me a change of clothes while the staff cleaned the floor and the manager made a big fuss over a small amount of paint on the sole of his shoe, not once did any one of them offer to take me somewhere private as we were next to the exit, so every customer was looking and pointing at me as they left the store.
If It had been me as a manager I would have at least got a cheap pair of coveralls and offered those to change into.

I would have had the manager either begging for mercy or crying for his mommy, if not both

 

[dkwolf]

I would have had the manager either begging for mercy or crying for his mommy, if not both

Plus the store would be paying to replace any item of clothing I had on, as well as something for the spouses' time going home to get clean clothes.

And that's assuming I didn't haul it over to the paint counter and rip that guy up one side and down the other.

 

[kh54s10]

Try going into Lowes or HD and asking someone where the glazier's points are. All you get is...

They are in aisle 38 in the paint department 4th bay on the left hanging in the middle of the section.