Breastaurant Quandary

[roaringfork]

Haven't been to these places all that often, but I have noticed in my past few visits that the use of coins seems to be going out of fashion. That would be fine with me, if only the waitress would round the amount of my change up rather than down. Of course, that hasn't happened so far. Before the local Hooter's closed I would respond to the staff's shortchanging by withholding the gratuity entirely, but I'm now gravitating toward the more moderate policy of "Whatever you do to my change, I will do to your tip." Does this approach sound fair? Or feasible over the long term?

[CryptKicker]

Don't cheat the server's tip money due to the restaurant's policy. It's not the server's fault. Tips are how they survive.

[Korvak]

Those are personal "rules" that you have given yourself as a guide to how you will or will not tip.

Unfortunately, you aren't sharing those rules with the staff prior to service. For whatever reason, you've fixated on "change" as your criteria for tipping.

They aren't mind-readers, and playing by "your rules", doesn't sound to be optional.

Do the right thing, quit playing games, and just tip the standard 15% - 20% (for exceptional service or just being generous).

[Korvak]

Those are personal "rules" that you have given yourself as a guide to how you will or will not tip.

Unfortunately, you aren't sharing those rules with the staff prior to service. For whatever reason, you've fixated on "change" as your criteria for tipping.

They aren't mind-readers, and playing by "your rules", doesn't sound to be optional.

Do the right thing, quit playing games, and just tip the standard 15% - 20% (for exceptional service or just being generous).