Sheldon wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> > "Sheldon" > wrote:
> > (snip)
> > > Bullshit. In no way whatsoever is it the responsibility of the
> > > waitperson to make change (you think it's a friggin' bank), it's always
> > > ultimately the patron's responsibility to have their own change when
> > > they go out to eat.
> >
> > > We usually pay with plastic and put the tip on the card. Problem solved.
>
> I don't like your method, even on the few occasions that I do pay with
> plastic I still tip in cash... the server is entitled to receive their
> tip in CASH, in HAND, and when service is rendered. Obviously you
> never worked a job where tips were the major portion of your income.
>
> Those who *choose* to use cash are obligated to have proper funds... I
> choose to pay with green money, I can't remember the last time I
> required change back at a restaurant. As a cash person I know it's
> ABCs basic to carry cash in proper denominations so that I never need
> to receive change back (just like your plastic). And as I've said many
> times previously, I ALWAYS place the tip directly into the server's
> hand, I NEVER leave it on the table (and would never dine anywhere
> where the gratuity is included). I hand over the tip when the bill
> arrives... I knew what my bill will be when I placed the order, don't
> really need to see the bill to figure the tip... I pay the server
> before I pay the house. Service and merchandise are two separate
> transactions.... the tip is wages same as if the server were in my
> employ, in fact they are. It's none of the bosses beeswax how much I
> tip, that's between me and the server. And I'm a very good tipper,
> places I frequent know it, in fact I generally get the same waitress
> all the time and get attended to as soon as I walk in the door. And
> yes, call it what you will, but I do indeed tip well for cleavage... I
> consider T & A an important part of my dining pleasure... otherwise I'd
> eat at home, I really don't need anyone to cook for me... but I do
> enjoy my meal much more a la bazooms... and there are no pretentions
> about it, I know and so does she... a little innocent ogling creates a
> much more enjoyable experience, for me and for her. There is no law
> forbidding looking... women do it too, and far more than men. The
> trick is to know how without being cheap/tawdry.
>
> Sheldon

Let's face it, dogturd, it's the closest you'll ever get to the real
thing! And as for "cheap and tawdry", if you're there, it's cheap and
tawdry!