Originally Posted by
Davidwnc
Of course she was happy – she was giving you something that cost HER nothing and you were giving her money for it. From your point of view it was ok for her to give away free beer because she got a tip. Would you have been quite as thrilled if you had been the owner, and it your beer she was giving to a ‘bunch’ of people for a ‘couple of hours’?
My understanding is that
dheese was at a hotel lounge with complementary drinks, so nobody was getting cheated.
Originally Posted by
dreamwks
I don't think anyone is bashing, just pointing out that what not paying a tip means in the US and that the op understands that people generally feel, at least in the US, skipping a tip is almost the same thing as skipping the bill for reasons already pointed out by others.
I agree that not tipping where it is expected is not good form, but I don't see the OP suggesting that. The OP is looking for strategies to avoid tipping situations. Are you suggesting that by going to Burger King, the OP is somehow cheating someone out of a tip they deserve?