tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post333023100671131680..comments2023-10-28T08:18:37.298-04:00Comments on In Purple I'm Stunning 2.0: Tipping.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-25027637847648098272009-12-03T08:30:44.237-05:002009-12-03T08:30:44.237-05:00I've left a penny before because you're ex...I've left a penny before because you're exactly right. To leave nothing implies you've forgotten; to leave a penny stiffs the waiter/waitress who stiffed you. Did the people who went through all the hullaballoo (one of my favorite words. After 'hobo') make the name of the restaurant known? I would think that would be a pretty big PR black eye for the establishment, yes/no?Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-44835657757987266762009-12-02T17:12:13.459-05:002009-12-02T17:12:13.459-05:00I've got no problem with the 18% tip calculate...I've got no problem with the 18% tip calculated for large parties -- mostly because it makes the job of the person collecting the cash easier. (If we're splitting the check, let's have a solid figure to split it to.) But if there's a good reason for not paying it, certainly you should be able to go without. I'd save that for extreme circumstances (like the one you described), but a gratuity is just that.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.com