On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:40:44 -0400, Larry > wrote:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:51:02 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> FWIW, we were out at a nice restaurant for lunch last weekend. It was my
>>> brother's 40th anniversary. There were about 20 of us. Service was
>>> slow. When the waitress came around to take drink orders, my wife asked
>>> a question about the menu, which seemed to throw the waitress off and
>>> she left without taking my order. I had a hell of time getting her
>>> attention and finally someone else tagged her and told her that she
>>> taken my drink order. She came over and I ordered a beer for me and a
>>> glass of wine for my wife. It was a good 15 minutes before she returned
>>> with the drinks.
>>>
>>> That left me in a bit of a dilemma for me. The prices were pretty steep
>>> and the bill came to almost $90, and I am expected to spend $15 on a tip
>>> for someone who neglected me and spent all of 5 minutes dealing with me?
>>> With 10 couples there, all paying roughly 15%, that would work out to
>>> something int he range of $150 for the two hours she spent waiting on us.
>>>
>> I generally tip 20% for good to mediocre service, but what you're
>> describing would rate 10% if the place wasn't understaffed (here I
>> blame management) and 15% if it was. And if it's understaffed, I'll
>> also speak to the manager on my way out.
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>>
>Damn. We agree on this?

Jaysus. Feeling dizzy. Must lie down...

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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