slleipnir
09-06-2005, 12:30 AM
As TOO much of a tip? (Like, for waitressing/bartending)
I usually get 5 bucks from most people, unless their tab runs really high...but even though it balences with how much they spent.
Tonight however, this really nice couple came in and had some wine. I did have anyone else in at that time and they asked me to come over and talk with them...so I said sure. They are such nice people! Really really kind. Anyway, we have 5 VLT's in the bar, and she went and played one of them. I guess she won 44 bucks from putting 3 in.
I cashed her ticket and gave her the money, and she was like that's to pay for our tab and the rest for you. And I was like "Oh, you're tab is going to be under 20" and gave her everything but a 20. She said no, they were going to have more and whatever was left was mine. I thought ok, they'll drink some more, fine.
Anyway, the lady comes up to me later and hands me a 20. I looked at it and was like "Oh, what's this for?" Thinking she wanted 5's for the machine or something. She was like "For you." I was like "But you already gave me MORE thant enough money" and handed it back. She wouldn't take it. I told her her tab was only 26 dollars and that left me with over 15 dollars for a tip. I said she was VERY kind to leave that! She said "Nope! Take it" and walked off.
I was like "Uhhh??" That's over a 35 dollar tip from a 26 dollar tab o___O I felt REALLY guilty taking it, and I wish she would have let me give it back. It doesn't seem right. She gave me a hug when she left and said "Did I leave you enough?" I kinda looked at her and was like MORE!!!! than enough. I even tried to get her hubby to take some -sigh-
Doesn't this seem wrong to you?? Do you think I should have like..MADE them take it back? I feel kinda badly...I don't know why..we don't get too busy, so we usually don't make A LOT in tips..and only ever have 1 person one (except trivia)
Sorry this is SO stupid....but it's kinda bugging me..I feel really greedy..:o I'd feel better if she wouldn't have left so much
I usually get 5 bucks from most people, unless their tab runs really high...but even though it balences with how much they spent.
Tonight however, this really nice couple came in and had some wine. I did have anyone else in at that time and they asked me to come over and talk with them...so I said sure. They are such nice people! Really really kind. Anyway, we have 5 VLT's in the bar, and she went and played one of them. I guess she won 44 bucks from putting 3 in.
I cashed her ticket and gave her the money, and she was like that's to pay for our tab and the rest for you. And I was like "Oh, you're tab is going to be under 20" and gave her everything but a 20. She said no, they were going to have more and whatever was left was mine. I thought ok, they'll drink some more, fine.
Anyway, the lady comes up to me later and hands me a 20. I looked at it and was like "Oh, what's this for?" Thinking she wanted 5's for the machine or something. She was like "For you." I was like "But you already gave me MORE thant enough money" and handed it back. She wouldn't take it. I told her her tab was only 26 dollars and that left me with over 15 dollars for a tip. I said she was VERY kind to leave that! She said "Nope! Take it" and walked off.
I was like "Uhhh??" That's over a 35 dollar tip from a 26 dollar tab o___O I felt REALLY guilty taking it, and I wish she would have let me give it back. It doesn't seem right. She gave me a hug when she left and said "Did I leave you enough?" I kinda looked at her and was like MORE!!!! than enough. I even tried to get her hubby to take some -sigh-
Doesn't this seem wrong to you?? Do you think I should have like..MADE them take it back? I feel kinda badly...I don't know why..we don't get too busy, so we usually don't make A LOT in tips..and only ever have 1 person one (except trivia)
Sorry this is SO stupid....but it's kinda bugging me..I feel really greedy..:o I'd feel better if she wouldn't have left so much