When you eat out do you leave a tip for bad service?

[Acre of Blessings]

They didn't and they got arrested......Yes ARRESTED!! What is this world coming to?!?!?

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Time-In-Prison--70426052.html

 

[19Dawn76]

Oh my. I have NOT left tips twice for REALLY bad service and out right rudeness. Most of the time we tip at least a couple of bucks. On the other hand we tip really well for good service.

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

I tip a nickel for bad service. I don't give my business to places that charge a gratuity.

 

[The Chicken People]

Not one red cent for poor service!

 

[redhen]

For bad service..no tip..
for a bad meal (cook)...well, its not the waitress fault..so..i do still tip..

 

[Eggs4Sale]

I admit I tip for bad service, but I tip very well for good service. I know I shouldn't tip for bad service.... I know, I know....

 

[Goose and Fig]

We don't go out to eat anymore because the restaurants here SUCK! How hard is it to make a grilled cheese? Sheesh.

In the past- I have always left something. Much more for excellent service. I worked for tips for many years, and sometimes you just have a bad day. The printers are broken , the cooks mess up your order, the credit card machine is down, you have a table of old ladies that all want seperate checks....

 

[raroo]

I've not tipped on a couple of occasions, but only when we were treated rudely, or if the food is of very poor quality. Once my mom took me out for lunch and we ordered soup and sandwiches, and the soup was obviously a low-budget canned alphabet soup that tasted awful, and the sandwich was a slab of yucky mystery meat with a couple chunks of iceberg lettuce thrown in, no mayo, mustard, or anything else. Each meal was about $15, too. We weren't about to tip after that meal. My husband and I used to over-tip something awful, but we've toned it down. Most times the waiter/waitress doesn't even ask if we need or want anything else, and doesn't ask how the meal is. They just bring us the food and the bill. Hardly worth tipping for, in my opinion.

I can't believe someone would be arrested for not tipping. Its optional, not required! I noticed they expect 15% now too instead of the usual 10%. And food is more expensive than ever!

 

[cmjust0]

If I owned this joint, I'd fire the bartender right away. What a nightmare, to wake up the next morning and see that your restaurant has now gone 'viral' on account of its terrible service. I'd fire the bartender, urge police to expunge the charges against these customers, and give them free food for LIFE with my sincerest apologies and a promise to try a little bit harder next time.

If I were the customers...I think I'd be looking into getting a lawyer right about now.. Not a defense lawyer, either...a trial lawyer.

 

[wombat]

I often over-tip, but I will tip low for bad service.

On the other hand, if an establishment is extremely busy, waiting does not equal poor service. If it's too busy for you, go someplace else. If you're in a pub and it's jammed

to elbow with people drinking, and you want your fine dining experience, you're probably in the wrong place at the wrong time. Go somewhere else.

Tipping is not mandatory, but if you are in a large party, then a service charge is generally standard practice, and the charge is generally printed on the menu. At that point, it's mandatory. If you don't like it, go someplace else.

Most restarants have a mandatory service charge for parties of six or eight because cheapskates will come in and tie up a large table all night, keep a server busy for hours, run up a bill of $200-$300 and then leave a $5 tip. If you're over 18 and don't already know this, you don't get out much.

I think it's ridiculous that the police handcuffed anyone over this, but they're probably covered under a "failure to pay the innkeeper" statute for making the arrest. I doubt the charge will hold up in court, though.