Originally Posted by
EasternTraveler
3. Why have so many forgot what "TIPS" means. The letters stand for something you know. "To Improve Personal Service". That is personal service, you are paid according to that service. You don't provide, you don't deserve. (PERIOD)
Nope:
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip#Etymology
Originally Posted by
SJC1K
I've left a one-cent tip twice in my life, for actively belligerent service which did not improve after the manager was called over.
I've never had belligerent service which did not improve after the manager was called over - if the service is bad enough that I've got to involve the manager mid-meal, I'm going to ask for a new server or for an early check.