The practice known as "tipping" came from "to insure PROMPTNESS." But the law allows owners of restaurants, bars and the like to pay something less than minimum wage and servers, waitstaff, bartenders, etc., are then expected to be paid tips ACCORDING TO HOW THEIR SERVICE is. Minimum service-minimum tip. Excellent service-excellent tip is the way it is supposed to go.
But over the years, it's become customary for patrons to be expected to pay fifteen percent regardless. Some people, we'll just call them SKUMBAGS don't tip at all. Some folks OVER tip for a variety of reasons. (everything from trying to impress the waitress to older guys with the dream of a one night stand)
One trend I found really interesting, was the practice of leaving a penny face up when one gets terrible service. The message to the wait person is "FACE UP" to what you did. You stunk.
I used to be told by wait staff at a certain Holiday Inn in Fairfax when a non-tipper was around. Sometimes I would "accidentally" spill a drink on them. I'm not proud of that.
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