What's the stupidest thing anybody has said to you? - Page 4

madformac · #46 11-09-2004, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

when i came back to clean the table after they had left there was another 14 cents on the table. thanks guys... ?

I can't stand people who do stupid **** like that... It's better they don't tip at all than to first leave an insult, and then take the piss by leaving 14 cents!!!

I dropped a 20% tip last week because I was looked after and was served with my meal with speed. The waiter was so pleased he started grinning and it obviously made his night which made me feel happy because I got the service and I knew I had made his day better. I tend to tip reasonably when I can afford it. However there are exceptions...

I once had a sandwich (that's all) in Wolfies diner in Miami and the bitch from hell that served me (I think she had some kind of racist streak because she made it quite obvious she didn't like serving white european males) took a $15 tip for herself as standard, this was about 50% and I went ape****. The service was astoundingly bad, the food was OK and the atmosphere when she came to the table was awful, all I wanted was a quiet meal!!!

I was more stunned by her audacity at deciding to take a huge tip than the charge itself. I never went back again.

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

i've never talked to a customer about a tip before... was that wrong of me?

I think it's not a good idea... Purely if other customers overhear it and decide against tipping because its been made an issue (even if they were assholes).

However, maybe it will make them think twice next time.

amber · #47 11-09-2004, 07:29 PM

oh, yeah, and i don't really go out to eat (or drink) unless i have tip money. One time, i was caught out (for only, like, one beer though) but i gave the bartender something else that he would like. So, if i were those guys, i would be so embarrassed and crawl under the floor.

Johnny Stew · #48 11-09-2004, 07:33 PM

Working in a library, I've heard some doozies. Like the gentleman who called because his doctor prescribed a new medication for him, and "I don't know what it's for"... so he asked me to look it up.

I get out one of our pharmaceutical books, and find the medication in question... I read the information to him, and he starts asking me all of these questions as if I've suddenly turned into a registered nurse.
My side of the conversation pretty much consisted of: "I'm not sure, sir, the book doesn't say anything about that." "Sorry, sir, the book doesn't contain enough information for me to answer a question like that." "No, sir, I don't happen to just know it off-hand."

Then he managed to top himself with his last question... "So, should I go ahead and take this then?"

I told him, in the most polite way I possibly could, that I'm not knowledgeable in the medical profession, and that it's not my business to tell someone whether or not they should take their medication, and he should call his doctor's office and ask them.

He sighed, and said, "Well, I was hoping you could tell me."

There was also the lady who, after looking at our video collection for about 20 minutes... which is categorized alphabetically, by title... came over and told me, "I can't figure out how your videos are categorized."

I have others, but I'll stop there.

Johnny Stew · #49 11-09-2004, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

but i gave the bartender something else that he would like.

Must... resist... urge... to... ask....

GardenStateGirlie · #50 11-09-2004, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

i still did well... made almost 30% of my sales anyway... but how terrible was that? i live in a state where servers make $2.13/hour so my tips are my whole income... my wages just pay my taxes so when i get a paycheck it says something like "$9.12" or '$0.18" or "this is not a check" cause my whole check was taken for taxes... i've never talked to a customer about a tip before... was that wrong of me?

It's ridiculous that anyone should have to work solely off of tips. It's total BS because if someone like that jackass doesn't tip you, you're SOL...ESPECIALLY if it's a slow night. I could never do it for a living and I totally would have confronted them too.

estranged4life · #51 11-09-2004, 07:38 PM

STUPID ass question I am always asked (Actually it's a combination question):

"Do you hate people?"
And/or
"Are you always such a sarcastic asshole?"

My answer is easy-"Why? Does it show?"

Brian "Stupid people shouldnt breathe, Breed or ask questions" j.

GardenStateGirlie · #52 11-09-2004, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Must... resist... urge... to... ask....

Baaaaaayyyybeeee I don't wanna knooooow....

madformac · #53 11-09-2004, 07:41 PM

Here's one I always give an obvious reply to :

"What's the difference between this one at £20 and this one at £30?"

And in reply I say "About £10"...

It's usually met with a "he thinks he's a smart ass" look.

amber · #54 11-09-2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Must... resist... urge... to... ask....

Not that!

just a small scoobie present.

amber · #55 11-09-2004, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by takenbythesky

LMFAO! If there were a smiley with milk coming out of its nose, I would use that one too!
Sorry if you're offended, amber! I can't help myself.

-Justin

Dude, i'm always offended when milk comes out of someone's nose. ewww!

amber · #56 11-09-2004, 08:57 PM

This is not something someone said, but drives me crazy just the same. I was on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, like the subway) and this guy sits down across from me, and PUTS HIS FEET UP ON THE SEAT OPPOSITE.

This happens fairly often, and i'm like "is it so hard for you to extrapolate that since YOU'RE sitting on a seat, that probably someone ELSE will eventually sit on the seat you have your feet on? Do YOU like to sit in places where the bottom of people's shoes have been?" oh, then, get this. He takes out one of those tiny bottles of liquor (he didn't appear bum-ish or anything, before that, just regular, uh...) and he drinks it, then, just drops the bottle on floor!!!

then takes out another one, but got off the train. I'm like, dude, you just did 2 things that make me so mad in the space of about five minutes. First, he litters on the seat with his feet, then litters on the ground. Even though his pocket was right there, he coulda just put the bottle back in and waited the 2 minutes till he got off the train and found a garbage

geesh! WTF? God, i love the city!

takenbythesky · #57 11-10-2004, 02:19 AM

Well, this wasn't exactly said to me, but I think it qualifies as one of the stupidest things a newscast has ever "said" to me...

Tonight, during a commercial break, there was a 20-second or so spot about the network's newscast later. One of the things said was "And tune in to find out the latest about Britney Spears and her dog!"

-Justin

Jessica Leigh · #58 11-10-2004, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

Naw, you werent' wrong. My friends work in bars/restaurants, and this happens to them sometimes. Sometimes they say something. sometimes, also, random people steal their tips. That's neat. Wow, your min. wage is low! THat sucks. A friend of mine just started bartending in a hotel in San Francisco, she quit berkeley, because in SF the min. wage is $8.25!

ahhhh i remember the days when i waitressed in california... my tips were my fun money and my paychecks were my bill money.... now my paychecks range from nothing to a half a tank of gas.... and my tips are my bill money.

the government allows employers to take a tip credit of $3.02 if an employee is a tipped person (waitress, bartender, parking valet etc) but most states (california, washington, montana to name a few) have their OWN minimum wage higher than the federal so it must be followed... my state does not have its own minimum wage so we follow federal... $5.15/hr and since i'm a tipped employee they can take the tax credit of $3.02 which is subtracted from fed min wage... so i end up with $2.13/hr which totally sucks...

i am just in awe of $8.25 minimum wage... i'm going to san fran tomorrow btw

with such a high minimum wage do you notice servers being lazy and giving poor service? i really don't remember how i was because i haven't waited tables in california since 2000... but i imagine that people don't put in as much effort for good tips 'cause they're going to get paid anyway... if i get stiffed all day long... i don't make money... and i have to tip the bussers and bartenders for cleaning my tables and making my drinks... so i could end up PAYING to wait on a table (this happened ONCE to me and i could have KILLED the people) AND i have to pay taxes on what i sold because the government ASSUMES that i am tipped a certain percentage of my sales... luckily i make more than they assume that i make... otherwise i'd be screwed.

strandinthewind · #59 11-10-2004, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

... i'm going to san fran tomorrow btw

I LOVE SFCA

Be sure if you have time to check out the Zuni Cafe (1658 Market Street) and have the Sea Bass or the Half Roasted Chicken, which is TO DIE FOR!!!!! Also, if you are into bars, the No Name Bar in Sausalito (757
Bridgeway) is a GREAT place!!!!!! Have a great time

amber · #60 11-10-2004, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh

ahhhh i remember the days when i waitressed in california... my tips were my fun money and my paychecks were my bill money.... now my paychecks range from nothing to a half a tank of gas.... and my tips are my bill money.

the government allows employers to take a tip credit of $3.02 if an employee is a tipped person (waitress, bartender, parking valet etc) but most states (california, washington, montana to name a few) have their OWN minimum wage higher than the federal so it must be followed... my state does not have its own minimum wage so we follow federal... $5.15/hr and since i'm a tipped employee they can take the tax credit of $3.02 which is subtracted from fed min wage... so i end up with $2.13/hr which totally sucks...

i am just in awe of $8.25 minimum wage... i'm going to san fran tomorrow btw

with such a high minimum wage do you notice servers being lazy and giving poor service? i really don't remember how i was because i haven't waited tables in california since 2000... but i imagine that people don't put in as much effort for good tips 'cause they're going to get paid anyway... if i get stiffed all day long... i don't make money... and i have to tip the bussers and bartenders for cleaning my tables and making my drinks... so i could end up PAYING to wait on a table (this happened ONCE to me and i could have KILLED the people) AND i have to pay taxes on what i sold because the government ASSUMES that i am tipped a certain percentage of my sales... luckily i make more than they assume that i make... otherwise i'd be screwed.

Ride across the bay to Telegraph! I'll have drink witcha! hehe. I have not noticed an abnormal amount of bad service...but where i go is usually frequented by college students and the places get crowded, so the tenders have to go fast...

And when i go to Chico, college again, so...plus, i'm usually either friends w/bartender or friends with friends of bartender. Also, the minimum wage is high, but it costs a mint to live here, so they're lots of times workin for their bills, too...

Although, actually my bartender friends here and in chico do usually have hundred's if not thousands, of dollars saved up at times...gosh, i hope you have a really great time in SF! However, it is raining...