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Subject: Re: Tipping in the US (at a restaurant)? Posted on: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:32:51 +0000 (UTC)


GQ wrote:
> On 4/18/05 1:24 PM, oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com wrote:
> > There aren't any "laws" in this manner and one can tip about
> > whatever
> > they want, or not at all.
>
> Except that you hear more and more stories of servers who run after
customers
> saying they did not leave a good enough tip. I've never experienced
it here in
> Toronto, but I've heard of this on several occassions from different
people,
> particularly from restaurants in New York. I wonder if this is
becoming a trend.

If you leave a notibly substandard gratuity, and don't explain to
someone
(the manager, host, server, somebody) why, you might get some sort of
reaction. Best to inform someone what's going on.