Originally Posted by
MichaelColey
2. Not being attentive. A good waiter or waitress will notice which drinks need to be refilled and will take care of it without being asked. An excellent waitress will notice which sweetener people are using with their ice tea and restock if it's low. (I've only had a couple do this, and they got very big tips.)
I dinged a server's tip last night because we ran out of Splenda at the table, and iced tea sat, untouched, for close to 15 minutes before she checked back. When she did stop and we asked for more Splenda, it was another 5 minutes before she brought Sweet and Low. She tossed it on the table and left so quickly that we couldn't correct her mistake until she brought the check.