TD Charlie
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- Sep 10, 2007
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Back when I was in middle school (hell, it may have been high school!) it was the cool thing to go to the local breakfast joint in town on a half day. I went with a group of friends, probably 5-6 of us, and it was particularly busy. This is a very small place, a shitty little townie diner owned and operated for years by little old ladies. It's never been known for fantastic service, but these grannies serve a great breakfast and it was dirt cheap
On this day the service was insanely slow. We were there well over an hour once we sat down. I don't think there were any complaints other than that, but we were kids, we had trouble to cause around town with the day ahead of us. I'm sure we weren't perfect customers either.
I only tell the tale because I think we tipped like a dollar 40, or maybe just a flat 40 cents, because it rounded up to the nearest 5 or something. I still think about it from time to time and how we acted like petulant children, because we were petulant children. We should know better now. That was far from my proudest moment
I've never regretted being too generous. A couple bucks isn't going to put me in financial ruins, but it could put a smile on someones face. Not to mention, everybody has their own shit. Maybe service is slow because a fryer went down, the POS system crashed, half the staff went home sick, idk shit happens. Maybe the server is just having a hard day ffs.
Tip well. Tip often. Period.
On this day the service was insanely slow. We were there well over an hour once we sat down. I don't think there were any complaints other than that, but we were kids, we had trouble to cause around town with the day ahead of us. I'm sure we weren't perfect customers either.
I only tell the tale because I think we tipped like a dollar 40, or maybe just a flat 40 cents, because it rounded up to the nearest 5 or something. I still think about it from time to time and how we acted like petulant children, because we were petulant children. We should know better now. That was far from my proudest moment
I've never regretted being too generous. A couple bucks isn't going to put me in financial ruins, but it could put a smile on someones face. Not to mention, everybody has their own shit. Maybe service is slow because a fryer went down, the POS system crashed, half the staff went home sick, idk shit happens. Maybe the server is just having a hard day ffs.
Tip well. Tip often. Period.