I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
tc1...@webtv.net wrote: > I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
When I delivered pizzas in Fargo, I took a delivery to a hotel. The total was something like $14.86 & they guy gave me $15. He then had the gall to say "That's OK; just keep it." Ooooh, 14 cent tip. Man, I have too many of those kind of stories. I hope they spilled coffee on all over their suit minutes before their big business meeting the following morning!
> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
My mother in law, God bless her, is 89, getting more than a little senile, and a survivor of the great depression. On my annual family trip to Las Vegas in 2007, she was playing her usual nickel slot, and I saw the cocktail waitress give her a cup of coffee. Then I saw MIL put some nickels on her tray, and heard the cocktail waitress try to sound sincere as she thanked her for the tip. I asked the waitress "How much did she give you?", and she pointed to three nickels. So I gave her a buck. On the subject of comped meals, I will give a larger tip. If I'm getting it for free, I feel like I should share the wealth.
> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
In article <7ffc186d-3fd1-4e83-816a-07ba47e21...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, Ronald Emerson <northt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
That should work pretty well at the Strat, since the waitress only needs to walk a couple blocks north to the nearest Burger King to redeem the coupon.
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:19:53 -0800 (PST), Ronald Emerson
<northt...@yahoo.com> wrote: >On Nov 9, 12:50 pm, tc1...@webtv.net wrote: >> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two >> women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made >> 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free >> breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and >> pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
>I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have >eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and >the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give >her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS >instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
You've come up with a great solution to the huge problem of too much attention from cocktail waitress.
On Nov 10, 6:19 am, Ronald Emerson <northt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
I may fly out in June just to see that especially if you promise to do it at the Wynn.....
Ronald Emerson wrote: > On Nov 9, 12:50 pm, tc1...@webtv.net wrote: >> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two >> women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made >> 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free >> breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and >> pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
"CLM in ND" <camarv...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f751b317-c72a-4d32-86e5-
>When I delivered pizzas in Fargo, I took a delivery to a hotel. The >total was something like $14.86 & they guy gave me $15. He then had >the gall to say "That's OK; just keep it." Ooooh, 14 cent tip. Man, >I have too many of those kind of stories. I hope they spilled coffee >on all over their suit minutes before their big business meeting the >following morning! >Cameron
Not to one up you... I was delivery pizza here about 15 years ago. We had usual amounts for the pizza deals that we either hated or loved. ($17.07 which usually netted the 2.93) ($18.18 which wasn't the greatest but netted 1.82).. and the dreaded ($14.95 which you looked like a clod for giving back 5 $1s, or maybe was stiffed...) Well...
Me: That will be $14.95 Him: Here's a $20. Keep the change... Me: (thinking: great a $5.00 tip) Him: (chasing me down the walk) Oh, I need the $5.00... I meant keep the CHANGE... Me: (giving him back $5.00 and a nickel) ... No.. you keep it... you might need it more than I do...
-- BartenderWJT -- The best way to "thank" a bartender is to not stiff them. The best way to stiff a bartender is simply say "thanks."
On Nov 10, 4:17 pm, "BartenderWJT" <Bartender...@NOTclear.net> wrote:
> Not to one up you... I was delivery pizza here about 15 years ago. We had > usual amounts for the pizza deals that we either hated or loved. ($17.07 > which usually netted the 2.93) ($18.18 which wasn't the greatest but netted > 1.82).. and the dreaded ($14.95 which you looked like a clod for giving back > 5 $1s, or maybe was stiffed...) Well...
> Me: That will be $14.95 > Him: Here's a $20. Keep the change... > Me: (thinking: great a $5.00 tip) > Him: (chasing me down the walk) Oh, I need the $5.00... I meant keep the > CHANGE... > Me: (giving him back $5.00 and a nickel) ... No.. you keep it... you might > need it more than I do...
Let me ask you something, barkeep. Do you mind if people give you change, i.e. coins, for a tip if it's a decent amount? When I worked as a pizza delivery man & bellman, my feeling was money is money. If someone wants to give me a $2 or $3 tip, it didn't bother me if most or all of it was in quarters, dimes, & nickels. I've met very few people who work for tips complain about getting change. After all, dough is dough...or moolah, cabbage, long green, lettuce, bread, etc...
> On Nov 10, 4:17 pm, "BartenderWJT" <Bartender...@NOTclear.net> wrote:
> > Not to one up you... I was delivery pizza here about 15 years ago. We had > > usual amounts for the pizza deals that we either hated or loved. ($17.07 > > which usually netted the 2.93) ($18.18 which wasn't the greatest but netted > > 1.82).. and the dreaded ($14.95 which you looked like a clod for giving back > > 5 $1s, or maybe was stiffed...) Well...
> > Me: That will be $14.95 > > Him: Here's a $20. Keep the change... > > Me: (thinking: great a $5.00 tip) > > Him: (chasing me down the walk) Oh, I need the $5.00... I meant keep the > > CHANGE... > > Me: (giving him back $5.00 and a nickel) ... No.. you keep it... you might > > need it more than I do...
> Let me ask you something, barkeep. Do you mind if people give you > change, i.e. coins, for a tip if it's a decent amount? When I worked > as a pizza delivery man & bellman, my feeling was money is money. If > someone wants to give me a $2 or $3 tip, it didn't bother me if most > or all of it was in quarters, dimes, & nickels. I've met very few > people who work for tips complain about getting change. After all, > dough is dough...or moolah, cabbage, long green, lettuce, bread, > etc...
> Cameron
When I was in high school, I had a friend that worked as a busboy. I was at his house one day, and he had a bunch of quarters (this was 1971 or 72, a quarter was a decent tip then) that he just didn't want to bother with, so the stack of quarters got divided up three ways between his sister, his girlfriend, and me. I guess he was the one exception.
<co...@tsgc.dyndns.org.remove-bea-this> wrote: > To: Skipfromla > Re: Re: Tipping is always "on topic" > By: Skipfromla to alt.vacation.las-vegas on Tue Nov 10 2009 06:01 am
>I don't tip waitesses much anymore, they are too hard to sneak up on...
People who are the best at it started training on cow tippers.
In article <7726d8bb-21b4-4627-afe3-f34be457d...@u16g2000pru.googlegroups.com>, Lockwood Smith <Alan...@aol.com> wrote:
> When I was in high school, I had a friend that worked as a busboy. I > was at his house one day, and he had a bunch of quarters (this was > 1971 or 72, a quarter was a decent tip then) that he just didn't want > to bother with, so the stack of quarters got divided up three ways > between his sister, his girlfriend, and me. I guess he was the one > exception.
Not only could a quarter buy more back then, but any of them dated before 1965 were 90% silver. Each of those is worth a little over $3 today just for the silver content.
> On Nov 9, 12:50 pm, tc1...@webtv.net wrote: >> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two >> women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made >> 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free >> breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and >> pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
> On Nov 9, 9:50 am, tc1...@webtv.net wrote: >> I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two >> women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made >> 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free >> breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and >> pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> My mother in law, God bless her, is 89, getting more than a little > senile, and a survivor of the great depression. On my annual family > trip to Las Vegas in 2007, she was playing her usual nickel slot, and > I saw the cocktail waitress give her a cup of coffee. Then I saw MIL > put some nickels on her tray, and heard the cocktail waitress try to > sound sincere as she thanked her for the tip. I asked the waitress > "How much did she give you?", and she pointed to three nickels. So I > gave her a buck. > On the subject of comped meals, I will give a larger tip. If I'm > getting it for free, I feel like I should share the wealth.
> In article <7ffc186d-3fd1-4e83-816a-07ba47e21...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, > Ronald Emerson <northt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
> That should work pretty well at the Strat, since the waitress only needs to walk > a couple blocks north to the nearest Burger King to redeem the coupon.
> I hope those coupons don't expire before June.
Walt, most BK'S would probably honer the coupons even if they were expired. In fact most BK'S would probably honer expired Mcdonalds coupons! Foxie Emerson.
Foxieohe <Vegasdawg...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Nov 10, 7:37 am, Walt <n...@none.void> wrote: > > In article > > <7ffc186d-3fd1-4e83-816a-07ba47e21...@v30g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, > > Ronald Emerson <northt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > > > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > > > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > > > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > > > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
> > That should work pretty well at the Strat, since the waitress only needs to > > walk > > a couple blocks north to the nearest Burger King to redeem the coupon.
> > I hope those coupons don't expire before June.
> Walt, most BK'S would probably honer the coupons even if they were > expired. In fact most BK'S would probably honer expired Mcdonalds > coupons! Foxie Emerson.
CLM in ND wrote: > On Nov 10, 4:17 pm, "BartenderWJT" <Bartender...@NOTclear.net> wrote:
>> Not to one up you... I was delivery pizza here about 15 years ago. We had >> usual amounts for the pizza deals that we either hated or loved. ($17.07 >> which usually netted the 2.93) ($18.18 which wasn't the greatest but netted >> 1.82).. and the dreaded ($14.95 which you looked like a clod for giving back >> 5 $1s, or maybe was stiffed...) Well...
>> Me: That will be $14.95 >> Him: Here's a $20. Keep the change... >> Me: (thinking: great a $5.00 tip) >> Him: (chasing me down the walk) Oh, I need the $5.00... I meant keep the >> CHANGE... >> Me: (giving him back $5.00 and a nickel) ... No.. you keep it... you might >> need it more than I do...
> Let me ask you something, barkeep. Do you mind if people give you > change, i.e. coins, for a tip if it's a decent amount? When I worked > as a pizza delivery man & bellman, my feeling was money is money. If > someone wants to give me a $2 or $3 tip, it didn't bother me if most > or all of it was in quarters, dimes, & nickels. I've met very few > people who work for tips complain about getting change. After all, > dough is dough...or moolah, cabbage, long green, lettuce, bread, > etc...
> Cameron
When I was bartending in Dallas many years back, I felt better getting Bills over change.....even a $1 bill vs 5 quarters made me feel better.
> On Nov 9, 12:50 pm, tc1...@webtv.net wrote: > > I was in the Diamond Club last week, in the Bahamas, and talked to two > > women. One said she was Seven Star at Harrahs (seven star means she made > > 1 million in bets, last year). The next morning they were having free > > breakfast and when they left the tip was a couple of quartes dimes and > > pennies. The waitress was not happy. Tom in Ct
> I bought up a bunch of BK fry coupon books bfore Halloween that have > eight fry coupons in them for a buck. Next June when I am in Vegas and > the waitress brings me a BUD instead of tiping her a buck I will give > her a BK fry coupon. This way a buck will cover the tip for eight BUDS > instead of one! Ronald Emerson. Is it June 2010 yet?
What if the coupons are only good in the atlanta regional area Ron? In vegas the coupons wouldn't be accepted and you would be tipping exactly zero. My brother-in-law years ago send me a bunch of coupons good at mcdonalds for different value meals. Of course, they were only good in california and not mass. JP
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> My brother-in-law years ago send me a bunch of coupons good at mcdonalds > for different value meals. Of course, they were only good in california > and not mass. > JP
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Looks like he likes you as much as everyone else does... Denny in Mass
> "CLM in ND" <camarv...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:f751b317-c72a-4d32-86e5-
>>When I delivered pizzas in Fargo, I took a delivery to a hotel. The >>total was something like $14.86 & they guy gave me $15. He then had >>the gall to say "That's OK; just keep it." Ooooh, 14 cent tip. Man, >>I have too many of those kind of stories. I hope they spilled coffee >>on all over their suit minutes before their big business meeting the >>following morning!
>>Cameron
> Not to one up you... I was delivery pizza here about 15 years ago. We had > usual amounts for the pizza deals that we either hated or loved. ($17.07 > which usually netted the 2.93) ($18.18 which wasn't the greatest but > netted 1.82).. and the dreaded ($14.95 which you looked like a clod for > giving back 5 $1s, or maybe was stiffed...) Well...
> Me: That will be $14.95 > Him: Here's a $20. Keep the change... > Me: (thinking: great a $5.00 tip) > Him: (chasing me down the walk) Oh, I need the $5.00... I meant keep the > CHANGE... > Me: (giving him back $5.00 and a nickel) ... No.. you keep it... you might > need it more than I do...
> -- > BartenderWJT -- > The best way to "thank" a bartender is to not stiff them. > The best way to stiff a bartender is simply say "thanks."
Since I - and many others - could not survive without tip income, a tipping thread is always of interest. It's always 'heart-warming' to read the stories of others.
As I've noted previously, the visitor count this year of those from other countries seems to be considerably higher than in the past. Last time I commented about tipping I concluded I offended some. While I do understand the American version of tipping is considerably different than versions in most of the rest of the world, that "understanding" still doesn't help either get one through the day or pay the bills at the end of the month. That said I recount, if only for therapeutic reasons, a few recent pet peeves and stories....
Say "thanks" or "thank you." Increasingly I've heard "thank you VERY much." Looking at the cash in my hand I wish I could say the same.
"Cheers." Looking at the cash in my hand I wish I was feeling more cheerful.
The dreaded airport (I've mentioned this one before). A wait for a ride at the airport is often too long. And a ride from the airport is often too short. (Thus, most drivers who work the airport are long-hauling thieves.) What bugs me most, on the occasions I do pick up there, is the $1.80 airport fee we are required to collect. I often feel I end up paying it from my potential tip. (This one is probably my fault. I should fully explain the airport fee to each passenger long before we arrive at the destination.)
Bartender, had to laugh. I've experienced the same story many times. Not to one-up you but my most recent happened just yesterday....
Cab fare: $15.70. Passenger handed me a $20 and said "keep the change." I said "thank you VERY much." He said "no, don't worry about the CHANGE." $0.30 tip. Cha-ching.
On an up-beat note.... Had another passenger yesterday who claims to travel extensively. He told me he has never experienced such sincere thanks for his visit than on a recent trip to Mexico. The economy is bad, tourism is down, and the people truly seemed thankful he chose them as his destination.
Lest anyone think otherwise, I am thankful to have a job. And I'm thankful for every dime, however thin, I receive. (But I still want to modify Bartender's sig and turn it into a bumper sticker!)
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