On Jul 24, 12:30*am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> Some wait staff make it difficult to tip them.
>
> The other night my wife and I were out doing a few errands so we stopped for
> a sandwich at a chain type restaurant. *The bill for the twoof us came to
> $17.50 plus tax, or $18.63. *An appropriate tip would be about $3.00 to
> $3.50
>
> I reached in my pocked and had some twentys, two singles and a five. *I put
> a twenty and a five in the check folder. *The waitress asked "do you need
> change?" and I replied "yes" She took the money and came back a little later
> with a few coins, a single and the $5 bill.
>
> So. . . . . . * Instead of getting a $3.50 tip, she got the two singles and
> some coins. *The place was busy and she disappeared. I did not feel
> responsible to wait around and chase her for more change, but she would have
> had more in her pocket at the end of the night. *I thought a good
> waiter/waitress always made sure the customer had enough bills to leave a
> tip. *I did not feel it worth $5 to bring a sandwich and soda.

I think maybe she's just stupid. She wasn't even thinking about the
tip. She wasn't thinking.