Thanks for clearing that up, Salty. I usually eat at modestly-priced places, and generally have a discount of anywhere between 10 and 100%. Now I can stop using my math skills and knowledge of the industry (most of my family is or was FoH somewhere) to guess at a fair tip, and just leave 20% of my tiny bill.

That would be a false assumption, much like assuming that the $250 *person* was getting a higher hourly wage than the $10 person.

So, while everybody’s piling on this “passive-aggressive” bashing, you should stop to think about some things:

Pedantic: what you describe is, by definition, cocoa, not hot chocolate.

Mr. Fernandez,

“A-” = "must-get"? I miss civilization.

Seriously! How did none of those people say onion rings?  I'd prefer tempura, but still...

At least they didn't get them from the Pig Sematary...

Methinks you underestimate just how far "beyond fortunate" you are.

The full story: it’s about deterring theft by creating a perception of vigilance, *and* reducing shrinkage by checking item counts; however, logistical and customer satisfaction constraints make the count checks superficial during busy times. Any ‘member benefits’ are purely incidental. I know it’s shocking to think…

Crows don’t fly in GoT, although they can fall with style.