In article >, Cheryl Perkins
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > But what if the service sucks, Michael? It happened to a group of
> > women when we went to dinner. The waiter was rude, inattentive,
> > and the service was sorely lacking. With 18% added for the
> > privilege. We were not demanding anything beyond basic good
> > service. We wondered if he was po'd because we're not a big
> > drinking group and there wasn't much of a liquor tab. I don't know
> > if anyone complained -- I didn't do anything but grumble along with
> > the rest. Shame on me.
>
> You don't go back, with or without mentioning to the manager why you
> won't be back. And, of course, you tell all your friends and
> co-workers about the poor service.
>
> You don't need to use a tip to deal with poor service.

We did tell the woman who recommended the place to us -- we had taken
over her B&B for the weekend. The place has since closed. Whether or
not it had anything to do with a change in overall service is unknown to
me; the owners may have decided to do something else. It had enjoyed a
fine reputation when we went there.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/11/04; check the Hello
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