Wow. What was she thinking?

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by not4saken

So do white congregations....it doesn't matter the race- cads are cads.

Oh, I know. A few of them are inlaws.

The other group who are notorious bad tippers are the older retired people living around us. They are the ones who will spend 15-20 bucks for a meal for two and leave a buck tip.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Oh, I know. A few of them are inlaws.

The other group who are notorious bad tippers are the older retired people living around us. They are the ones who will spend 15-20 bucks for a meal for two and leave a buck tip.

Had an aunt like that, except a buck would be way too much! Always embarrassed my uncle. (And my folks when they ate together. My dad always sneaked back in to leave a real tip! )

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Had an aunt like that, except a buck would be way too much! Always embarrassed my uncle. (And my folks when they ate together. My dad always sneaked back in to leave a real tip! )

My father in law, although getting slightly better, is like that. He ALWAYS picks up any restaurant check and will get angry if you try to pay the bill. So we will often go out and the total check will come to 50-80 bucks (for 4 or 5) and he will leave a two dollar tip -and will get angry if you try to throw a few more dollars on the table since he considers the tip part of the total bill (which he of course is paying).

He is also the one who insists on praying long and loud while holding hands whenever we would go out to eat. I put a stop to the holding hands part which didn't go over well but I really had to put my foot down on that one.

[Azzan]

Originally Posted by Peacemaker

Let's not bring race or religion into it. It's a despicable act. That's basically it.

Originally Posted by Timmy

She brought religion into it when she wrote the note.

This is the whole point of the conversation. She made the point that she is a pastor by writing the word "Pastor" on the receipt, and then she mentioned tithing.

[Praxeas]

I try to be generous when I tip. The 18% is because they had to wait on a huge table with demanding people. What I hate is when youth do it. Not only do they not tip, even if they did they often just get a soda.

[Dordrecht]

That will be the day that a restaurant tells me to tip 18%!
I only give a tip if I get good service, and I tip what I find reasonable....
It's none of the restaurant owners business to tell me how much to tip.

Oh...and if the food is lousy I don't pay anything!

[Praxeas]

You should try being a waiter/waitress and dealing with a table of 8 or more...

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

That will be the day that a restaurant tells me to tip 18%!
I only give a tip if I get good service, and I tip what I find reasonable....
It's none of the restaurant owners business to tell me how much to tip.

Oh...and if the food is lousy I don't pay anything!

an 18% tip is not unreasonable. I almost always tip 20%. The 18% added to the bill was because it was a large crowd. That's not an unusual thing. If she had a problem with the service, this woman should have asked to talk to the manager instead of acting like this kind of an idiot.

It's people like this who give Christians a bad name. The thing that bothers me about this whole thing is that there will be people who will say that because of the behavior of someone like woman they will never darken the doors of a church. Sure I know that's just an excuse. But still, I would not want to be in the shoes of this woman pastor when she has to stand before God one day and explain to Him why that 18% was more important than showing this waitress the love of Christ.

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

That will be the day that a restaurant tells me to tip 18%!
I only give a tip if I get good service, and I tip what I find reasonable....
It's none of the restaurant owners business to tell me how much to tip.

Oh...and if the food is lousy I don't pay anything!

If the food is lousy, you complain to the manager, and get it comped, but tip the waitress as if it hasn't been. Just so you know, the waiters don't cook your food.