You are a dope. I worked in the food service industry for about 15 years. These stories are calm compared to the stuff I have seen.

Eh, I'm not sure you should have any qualms about dismissing Contrarianist. From what I've seen, they tend to err on the side of "troll" more often than "snarky."

I used to work in a restaurant in Scotland, and was mystified when an American customer left us a dollar in tips along with an effusive note apologising for not having any UK cash to leave us (she'd paid with a card). This was after she'd personally apologised to me about not being able to leave a tip. I get it now!…

You know what? Stare away, buddy. We are all fucking staring because the woman is a walking work of art.

GAH, that story brought back so many bad memories about losing money on a table because they didn't believe in tipping. I waited tables on 6th street in Austin, and so rarely had the chance for any revenge since we had so many tourists. I must think of the happy memory when this absolutely delightful 16 top rang up a…

Tipping such an abysmally low percentage is more of an insult than not tipping at all. If you can't afford to tip 15% or more, you can't afford to go out. Period. You could always learn to cook your own steak at home if a whopping $10 tip at an upscale restaurant puts you over the limit. Also, it's a lot more work to…

i'm just gonna leave this here...

you also get taxed based on the assumption that your cash tips total to a certain amount (I think in massachusetts it's 18%), because they know full well you aren't actually declaring your cash tips. So if someone really doesn't tip, you're still paying tax for an assumed income that you never received.

Haters gonna hate.

Am I the only one who finds it trashy and whorish? Actually, since I find Rihanna trashy, the dress is perfect for her. I still hate it.

GOD!! WHY!! ITS SO PERFECT!

In 90% of restaurants, tipping out isn't based on tips, it's based on sales, so the guy would have to tip out on whatever they bought — meaning if they didn't leave a tip, he is paying for the privilege of serving them.

First of all, I didn't see anyone call you a cunt. If I had, I'd've dismissed it in a heartbeat (I'm assuming you did). Second, THAT sort of comment gets an immediate dismissal, because it's not worth conversing with someone who would do that. Think about the fact that I'm choosing to ask you nicely, and continue to…

Here's the thing: I don't have a problem with your snark, because it's usually pretty entertaining and I like that it's something we don't get a lot of on here. But when it comes to BCO, you keep making the same comments about the veracity of the stories, over and over. A) It's not interesting, and B) it's kind of not…

Or maybe you could stop commenting.

No offense, but if you don't want to hear dissenting opinions you either need to stop posting or start banning, no skin off my nose either way.

but but but but then how will we know that contrarianist is sooo much better than all of us????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

You need to stop with the "this didn't happen" stuff. Seriously. Stop doing it.