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Aug 21, 2007 | 4:09 pm

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ElkeNorEast

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Originally Posted by xanthuos

I wouldn't have left quite as much as you ElkeNorEast, but I would have left probably twice what your associates did. Between $7-$10 as a courtesy for taking a four-top away from that waitress who would have otherwise had a check that was at least twice (and probably more) what yours was otherwise.

All I had to throw down was a tenner, so that's what I did. I am not saying "give 50% tips as a rule." It's what I could do.

I was SO SICK of watching these people be so freakin' cheap when they have a huge house and three cars and take luxury vacations for frivolous reasons, but just didn't understand the concept that the money they left on the table actually makes a difference to this person's life. They've been living in the US for 12 years, so they should have figured this stuff out by now.

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