There is nothing more fun than a dinner out with friends. A great restaurant with incredible service can be the perfect cap on a fun night. What happens when the service isn't great or worse yet people don't want to tip?
Some of you may remember an earlier blog recounting a bad dining experience on Super Bowl Sunday. The feedback I received asked why I tipped the waitress. I only tipped her ten percent and I realize that tips are how wait staff make their money. In high school and college, many of my friends were waiters and waitresses. I remember hearing them complain many days about them getting bad tips even after they had been ran ragged. So for me, the service has to be absolutely deplorable for me to leave nothing. That isn't to say that bad service should be rewarded. By all news have little to no tip and/or ask to speak to the manger. On the flipside, what about good service and someone in your group of friends not wanting to tip?
Once when I was out with friends and a few associates, the night was drawing to a close and everyone was paying their respective bills. One of my friend's associates decided not to tip. When asked why he wasn't leaving one, he responded that he didn't have the money to eat and tip. I beg to differ. When you go out to eat you should also be factoring in the tip.
Having someone wait on you is nice when you want to relax. With that being said, the bill and tip is the cost for this lack of responsibility. If you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. If not, you shouldn't be going out. At the same token, if the service is bad, deal with it accordingly.
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