Bobo Bonobo® said...

> It is very "pound foolish" not to tip
> really well for great service at a place you plan to return to.


I'd agree.

When I started Sunday buffet brunching in the mid-1990s, it as $14/ea. I'd
always pay $20 and "keep the change" compliments. Naturally, they lost
money on "all-you-can-eat-Andy."

After a short time, they put an invisible velvet rope across my power
table. They treated me great and I replied in kind.

Yesterday I asked about the price of Sunday brunch and was told $18. Not
bad when you consider the cost of inflation, upkeep, etc., over the years
but they cheapened the place and inconvenienced the patron's and destroyed
the ambiance as I explained.

The way it was: http://i43.tinypic.com/2dgru6a.jpg (zoom in if your browser
allows.).

[sigh]

Andy