Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Dog3" <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in message
>> Now that sucks. Why couldn't the wait unit have just said something
>> like "This is very generous. Are you sure there is not an error? The
>> usual tip for good service is XX%." How hard is that?
>>
>
> Could be the kid left after adding the tip. The CC slip is brought
> to the table and all you have to do is sign. The wait person maybe
> did not see it until too late. Or they thought it was some rich kid
> that liked to show off tossing his money around.

Excellent point, since it was a credit card.

I recall one table I served. Two young but not *that* young couples, nice
folks. Separate checks for each of the couples. This guy decided to
impress his date by handing me a $20 in front of them when their ticket was
only $40 including a few cocktails (this was a long time ago LOL). I said
to the man, oh no, this is way too much. He insisted. Thank you very much!
Of course, then his buddy was not to be outdone in front of his date.

When I think about this now, it was probably not a nice thing to do to his
pal who felt he had to do the same to suitably impress the lady he was
dining with.

Jill