tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post5486482546384251287..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Do Clueless Waitresses Get Better Tips?Madame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-957699501692825012008-03-07T05:21:00.000-05:002008-03-07T05:21:00.000-05:00Not being nasty there, just saying that's probably...Not being nasty there, just saying that's probably (if subconsciously at least) the reason for the big tips. ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656930711654566523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-22175803745189611782008-03-07T05:19:00.000-05:002008-03-07T05:19:00.000-05:00I'm guessing though if they were cluelss dudes you...I'm guessing though if they were cluelss dudes you wouldn't have given them a big tip. Being 'like totally hawt chicks!' you paid them a big tip because because in the primative recesses of the human mind is<BR/>'Me gronk got support to support female...me gronk strong rich male, you want do boinky-boinky?"<BR/>That's my theory on it anyway.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656930711654566523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-64566262480603014822007-09-28T05:13:00.000-04:002007-09-28T05:13:00.000-04:00Bronx Chica..I would only have given the 2nd waitr...Bronx Chica..I would only have given the 2nd waitress a tip. You & Cookie were nice to give both. But you know the saying "What goes around, comes around".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-59384206707826574822007-09-27T07:47:00.000-04:002007-09-27T07:47:00.000-04:00It's definitely possible both waitresses were new....It's definitely possible both waitresses were new. College is just starting and I'm sure the college students are looking for jobs. As for the ditziness, I'd rather hire a lesser performing people person for a customer interaction position than a higher performing misogynist. Go back in a couple of months and see if those waitresses are still there and if they have 'improved'.RedheadwithAttitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08140096693472247508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-82634749458049330072007-09-26T23:38:00.000-04:002007-09-26T23:38:00.000-04:00I think restaurant-goers can pretty much be catego...I think restaurant-goers can pretty much be categorized into either a)People who can sympathize with and relate to the waitstaff, and b)people who don't. People in Group A will tend to use good tips to provide some moral support to a nice but struggling-with-the-job waitress, while people in Group B will probably be more annoyed and unsympathetic of any service glitches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-76760997971535355032007-09-26T20:46:00.000-04:002007-09-26T20:46:00.000-04:00I was a waitress for 2 months and was never that g...I was a waitress for 2 months and was never that good(though I was always nice). For example, I never got the hang of carrying the super big trays, so often had to make multiple trips to bring food out to large tables. I also spilled salad dressing in some poor woman's lap, though thankfully she'd already put her napkin there and it didn't get on her pants. Nevertheless, I pretty consistently got 20% tips.SMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929907537266948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-6971249170912777142007-09-26T17:48:00.000-04:002007-09-26T17:48:00.000-04:00I do tend to tip obviously new waitstaff more as l...I do tend to tip obviously new waitstaff more as long as they're good natured about it. I figure they could use the encouragement, especially if something goes wrong and they're trying to figure out how to deal with it.<BR/><BR/>That being said, someone who's new but acts like waiting tables is beneath them, or only a temporary hardship, doesn't get the bigger tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-91540400927561632132007-09-26T15:23:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:23:00.000-04:00I used to wait tables and I never got tips if I di...I used to wait tables and I never got tips if I didn't know what I was talking about....maybe I just wasn't charming enough? :-)Amanda Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196736618026314772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-26804170244801952232007-09-26T14:50:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:50:00.000-04:00I wouldn't say that I tip clueless waitors any mor...I wouldn't say that I tip clueless waitors any more, but I do tip waitors that I think are nice more...if a waitor actually bothers to ask if I need anything, rather than dropping the food on the table and running...I do tend to kick up the tip $1 or more...polite matters!SavingDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267021491907810696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-41965757504553011892007-09-26T14:18:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:18:00.000-04:00At the average restaurant where I live (in the Cap...At the average restaurant where I live (in the Capital area) they usually bring the container out to you to box. On one hand I think it would be nice if they did it but on the other, I like being able to box the food I want, how I want it. P.F. Chang's boxes your food for you at the table, which is nice because you know that they didn't put any "extras" in with your food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-8939029424946126692007-09-26T13:38:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:38:00.000-04:00if you're nice to people, that goes a looong way i...if you're nice to people, that goes a looong way in new york. also, so much in a restaurant is way beyond the wait staff's control.PiggyBankBlueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-91044832712864989562007-09-26T10:52:00.000-04:002007-09-26T10:52:00.000-04:00It's a non-New York thing, I think, the packing-th...It's a non-New York thing, I think, the packing-things-up-at-the-table practice. Servers used to do it in all but the fanciest restaurants in Portland (where I went to school).English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-80214085973138792162007-09-26T10:44:00.000-04:002007-09-26T10:44:00.000-04:00Good Lord! Pasta and Ceviche in the same restaura...Good Lord! Pasta and Ceviche in the same restaurant? I would not trust either to be any good (and the latter to be rather suspect) if that is the case....Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183913673383167624noreply@blogger.com