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Tipping. Rehashing and old subject
sf wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:25:55 -0400, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> > wrote:
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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote
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>>>> You tip again, the same way as before, but find out thru the grapevine
>>>> (aka a friend of one of you kids works there) that you 'stiffed' the
>>>> staff twice in a row. The only explaination is that the head/maitre'd is
>>>> pocketing the quite sizable tip and telling the others 'no tip for you'.
>>>> What would you do?
>>> Tip the normal way, along with the folder with the bill. More controlled
>>> than slipping cash to the maitre'd (who may have thought it was for him if
>>> he didnt catch to spread it among the staff).
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>> Maitre'd is the one who picked up the folder (I asked this) and was told
>> 'specifically' that the tips for the entire waitstaff was enclosed.
>> -ginny
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> Someone isn't watching the henhouse. That restaurant is going to be
> out of business soon if the owner/manager doesn't put the brakes on
> that Maitre d'. He is cheating the wait staff of their tips and
> losing repeat customers. Report him to the IRS. 
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>
That too! Great idea.
--Bryan
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