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In reply to the discussion: An Education on Tipping. Tip in cash when you can. [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)I share your concern that the person processing my card might think I stiffed the server for their tip. Some times I actually do that - only when the server is a snarly shit and it is deserved. I have a pretty high bar for not tipping. As in I tip in almost any case unless the server symbolically pisses on my food. I understand that many servers are overworked, have too many tables and don't get the credit they deserve for their dedication.
I'm not a dumbass and I consider how many tables and people my server must have at any one time. It is not an easy job. One would have to really be a shit to not get a tip from me considering I know how little servers make and how tips make up a great portion of their income.
I write a note on the bill to explain it if I don't tip. Yep, that takes some effort and is not as easy as just leaving the table with no tip. I apologize if that seems condescending. I don't mean it to be. I just try to give feedback.
On the other hand. I find it rather simple to tell the person processing my card that I found the server to be quite a nice person and I left them their tip in cash. Most of those people are servers or started out as servers so they understand.