News Pastor refuses to tip "I give GOD 10% why do you get 18%" - Page 5

**QuikSsurfer** · 02:08 PM

http://gawker.com/5980177/pastor-ref...r-tip-than-god

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Unhappy with having to pay a restaurant's auto-gratuity of 18% for parties of eight or more, a pissed-off pastor used his receipt to express his indignation.

"I give God 10% — why do you get 18?," the man wrote above the autograt line before crossing out the pre-printed tip and signing the receipt "pastor."

The St. Louis-area server who posted a pic of the receipt on Reddit said the pastor was dining with a party of 20, and asked to have the $200+ bill broken up into smaller increments in a failed attempt to avoid paying the 18% tip.

"They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great," the server said. "They just didn't want to pay when the time came."

Redditors have been trying to track down the less-than-charitable Christian, but have so far been unable to identify the culprit.

At least one pastor was forced to issue a response denying responsibility, and the server herself has asked fellow Redditors to stop posting personal information of random people "who don't deserve a Reddit mob banging down their Internet door."

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UPDATE

Edit: Pastor has now apologized -- waitress fired.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...logizes-687234

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Ceej · 01-30-2013, 11:29 AM

I'm going to hold off until I hear what PizzaManHootiePeytonsPrincess has to say about this!

Chief Roundup · 01-30-2013, 11:29 AM

It is amazing to me how many people old and young that do not know that the wait staff normally doesn't make but 3 to 5 dollars an hour and tips are suppose to make up the difference plus some. A lot of people also don't know that if a person is paid in this manner and it doesn't come out to minimum wage the employer has to pay the difference at the end of the year.

**QuikSsurfer** · 01-30-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DJKid

Pic of receipt shows "tip".......What am I missing?

Definition of GRATUITY

: something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service; especially: tip

See gratuity defined for English-language learners »

See gratuity defined for kids »

Examples of GRATUITY

A 15 percent gratuity is automatically added to the restaurant bill.

tip
noun

Definition of TIP

: a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated : gratuity

A 18% gratuity was added to the TIP once the patrons were over a party of 8.

Marco Polo · 01-30-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Next time I go to church....I'll make sure and drop a note in the collection basket that reads:

"God is free....why should I have to give you 10%?"

/thread

Swanman · 01-30-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Most restaurants add an automatic 18% gratuity for parties over a certain amount. Just because it says tip on there.....doesn't mean it was an actual tip. Hence why they have the "other tip" section below it.

It's more of an additional service fee and some restaurants will call it that to avoid confusion.

arrwheader · 01-30-2013, 11:31 AM

Because god doesn't pay rent dumb ****

**notorious** · 01-30-2013, 11:33 AM

There are a few cheap ****s on here.

Fish · 01-30-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Lono

Over loading them with a large group.... Lol you're telling me they would rather not have a large group? They make money by the amount of people coming into the restaurant ordering food. I have taken 40-50 kids to eat during season and they don't ever charge us gratuity. If they did we wouldn't go there. I do however make each kid leave $2 which equals a pretty good pay day for the waiters.

They probably groan and curse every time they see you enter with your 40 little heathen brats.

Johnny Vegas · 01-30-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Lono

Over loading them with a large group.... Lol you're telling me they would rather not have a large group? They make money by the amount of people coming into the restaurant ordering food. I have taken 40-50 kids to eat during season and they don't ever charge us gratuity. If they did we wouldn't go there. I do however make each kid leave $2 which equals a pretty good pay day for the waiters.

where at pizza hut?

**HayWire** · 01-30-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

A 18% gratuity was added to the TIP once the patrons were over a party of 8.

I agree with you that he should have paid the tip, just thought the idea of tipping was dependant upon the patron

**Fire Me Boy!** · 01-30-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

But you do gladly accept the gift card to use on your next visit

I actually refuse them unless the food itself was bad.

BWillie · 01-30-2013, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

18% is getting off light. If you can't afford to tip 20% then you can't afford to dine out.

If you have to afford being tipped to make a living, you can't afford working as a waiter. Is 20% the new 10%? I always tip around 15% and I thought it was higher than most. Still, I think tipping is stupid. I think of all the times I have tipped in my life and think back on if I never tipped in my entire life how much better it would be and how much more money I would have.

mr. tegu · 01-30-2013, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

If you have to afford being tipped to make a living, you can't afford working as a waiter. Is 20% the new 10%? I always tip around 15% and I thought it was higher than most. Still, I think tipping is stupid. I think of all the times I have tipped in my life and think back on if I never tipped in my entire life how much better it would be and how much more money I would have.

That makes about as much sense as a screen door on a battleship.

Johnny Vegas · 01-30-2013, 11:41 AM

I had dinner at Prime in the Bellagio. Food was excellent and the dinner experience was classy and relaxing. I tipped 20% which came out to $300 and everyone shit a brick. I remind them how their dinner experience was compared to other places and they'd come back in a heart beat. I remind them that this tip assures their service stays consistent for future visits. Hell when I went back we got a complimentary bottle of wine and a great spot in the restaurant to view the strip. They remember those that tip well.

Chief Roundup · 01-30-2013, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

If you have to afford being tipped to make a living, you can't afford working as a waiter. Is 20% the new 10%? I always tip around 15% and I thought it was higher than most. Still, I think tipping is stupid. I think of all the times I have tipped in my life and think back on if I never tipped in my entire life how much better it would be and how much more money I would have.

So you want waiters to make less than minimum wage?

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Johnny Vegas MVP Join Date: May 2008 Casino cash: $3314814	I had dinner at Prime in the Bellagio. Food was excellent and the dinner experience was classy and relaxing. I tipped 20% which came out to $300 and everyone shit a brick. I remind them how their dinner experience was compared to other places and they'd come back in a heart beat. I remind them that this tip assures their service stays consistent for future visits. Hell when I went back we got a complimentary bottle of wine and a great spot in the restaurant to view the strip. They remember those that tip well.
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