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Default Tipping the owner/server dilemma.

On Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:40:10 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:52:02 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > On 1/4/2015 11:01 AM, sf wrote:
> > > On Sun, 4 Jan 2015 07:54:55 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> The server should ALWAYS ask or just bring the change, even if only one thin dime.
> > >
> > > Agree. Fortunately I've never had the coffee shop experience Dave
> > > had. I'd rather they brought the change back. Sometimes I wonder if
> > > there's an issue of tips being stolen when they ask about bringing it
> > > back.
> > >

> >
> > Smart waiters bring the proper change too. If the bill is $9.80 and the
> > customer gives you a twenty, never bring back a ten and two dimes. Your
> > tip may be the 20 cents if he has no smaller bills. Bring back a 5 and
> > five 1's and you may get a buck or two plus the dimes.

>
> Absolutely! I often laugh about how a $5, 10, 20 is neatly broken


> down for easy tipping.

I cashiered for a time in a high priced resto. First thing I was told was to return 'tippable' change, like nothing bigger than a five. This was back in the days prior to prevalent credit card use. One customer in a 100 had American Express or Carte Blanche.
 
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