Woman leaves ‘single mom sorry’ tip on $138 bill

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by Micjones

I try always to tip, when I can, having been a pizza delivery guy for 7 years.
No one owes you a tip though. That's a bonus.

That server should be walked.
This is disrespectful. You're in no place to tell this woman how she ought to spend her money. And taking this photo and making it available online? Even worse...

Partially agree with this.. BUT

That woman took the time to literally write on the recpt "Sorry single mom" like the server is supposed to be sorry for this woman for being poor, when HER OWN SALARY DEPENDS ON THE TIPS SHE GETS. This wasn't some $30 dinner for 2, the bill was $140.

That's horseshit and a slap in the face to the waiter/waitress. Customer gets all the ridicule she deserves IMO.

Had the woman just left the tip blank or a line through it instead of going out of her way to make some kind of ridicilous statement, then we wouldn't be talking about this today.

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Partially agree with this.. BUT

That woman took the time to literally write on the recpt "Sorry single mom" like the server is supposed to be sorry for this woman for being poor, when HER OWN SALARY DEPENDS ON THE TIPS SHE GETS.

That was bad form. No need to make a spectacle of her choice.
She's entitled not to tip the server. She should've exercised that right quietly and gone about her business.

This wasn't some $30 dinner for 2, the bill was $140.

$14 or $140 she's still not obligated to tip the server.
15% of that total is about $20. Are you certain she had $158?
Are you certain that had she tipped a significantly lower percentage of the bill that the server would've been satisfied?

Had the woman just left the tip blank or a line through it instead of going out of her way to make some kind of ridicilous statement, then we wouldn't be talking about this today.

On that point, we agree.

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by Micjones

That was bad form. No need to make a spectacle of her choice.
She's entitled not to tip the server. She should've exercised that right quietly and gone about her business.



$14 or $140 she's still not obligated to tip the server.
15% of that total is about $20. Are you certain she had $158?
Are you certain that had she tipped a significantly lower percentage of the bill that the server would've been satisfied?



On that point, we agree.

I agree you're not obligated to tip anyone. The "obligation" isn't really what I'm talking about here.

It's the fact that this woman didn't tip because she's playing the poor single mother card..literally..wrote it out on the recpt. And the ONLY reason it was written on the recpt was to maybe the waitress in some ridiculous way just might show some sympathy of where this woman is coming from??? But then again....so poor....but yet a $140 tab?

So really the question is why is this customer spending $140 on a meal if she's just a "poor single mother" ???

I can't remember the last time I've ever spent that much money on a restaurant tab, and I've paid for multiple people before.