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It's not a secret that servers make their money not from an hourly wage (which is usually well below minimum wage), but from the tips they receive from customers. Yet, regardless of being fully aware of this fact, people stiff their waiters and waitresses from valuable wages that they're not going to receive in their paycheck.
These are some of the most insulting and embarrassing tips (or lack thereof) that those on their food service hustle received. Here's a tip: 15-18% of the check is a proper tip. Never leave less.
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All Smiles
Tip: $0
No matter how hard you try, some people will always find a way to get out of paying a tip. After complaining throughout the meal, this customer stiffed her waitress and insulted her smile, while finishing off her note with a smile of her own. You didn't leave a tip, isn't that insulting enough?
Even the Pros Do It
Tip: $10 (9% of the bill)
Star of Madden NFL 12 Peyton Hillis is guilty of this lame excuse for a tip. He was making around $555,000 in 2011; couldn't he at least have left 20%?
Three Cents Makes All the Difference
Tip: $0
A woman didn't receive three cents out of her $3.53 in change, and used that as an excuse to not leave a tip. THREE. CENTS.
A Diss and No Tip
Tip: $0
With no tip and a blatant insult at the bottom, a waitress at a New Jersey Applebee's had every right to be upset after receiving this receipt. It's bad enough that you didn't tip, but you have to insult the waitress' weight as well?
Across the Border
Tip: $10 (6% of the bill)
According to Jennifer, who received this tip, "Canadians have an awful reputation in the restaurant business." We doubt Jennifer's suspicions were assuaged when she got this $10 tip on a $165 meal.
Blaming Obama
Tip: $0
Proposition 30 is a measure passed in November 2012 that raises taxes on wealthy individuals and increases the sales tax by .025%. This means one of two things: One, the customer is in the "wealthy" category, and shouldn't be skipping out on tips. Or two, he's just an asshole.
Not Even a Dollar
Tip: $.99 (8.25% of the bill)
This infraction comes from the Red Ivy restaurant in the Chicago area. Could this guy seriously not even tip a whole dollar? You can't even buy a McDouble cheesburger at McDonald's with that.
If You're Too Broke to Tip, You Shouldn't Eat Out
Tip: $0
We absolutely understand the struggle, It's hard out here. But what are you doing going out to grub up if you can't even afford to pay the tip on a $17 meal?
Forgot the Tip
Tip: $0
When a waitress assisted a woman and her daughter with her meal and dessert request, which changed three times before the check came, the waitress did not expect to receive an excuse instead of a tip. Also, what does this even mean?
Leaving His Two Cents
Tip: $.02 (.08% of bill)
A guest at a Lakeview, Illinois restaurant was dissatisfied with how long it took his food to arrive at the table. Due to the slow service, the customer left his "two cents" with some advice on the bottom of the check: "Get faster cooks." Don't forget the smiley face.
Time is Money
Tip: $0
At an Austin's Grill, a man left a fat $0 tip after his meal of nearly $30. While that's rude enough, to justify his actions, the man wrote on the tip line: "I make more than you do. My time is worth more than yours." Guess money doesn't buy manners.
A Manhunt Gone Wrong
Tip: $0
After receiving a $0 tip and an insult at the bottom of the receipt reading, "P.S. you could stand to lose a few pounds," waitress Victoria Liss began a manhunt to out the terrible tipper to the public. Through Facebook and other social media assistance, Liss thought she had found the terrible tipper, but it ended up being an innocent man who happened to share the same name. We can't blame her for trying.
Giving Thanks to God
Tip: $0
In response to having a gratuity added to her Applebee's bill automatically, Alois Bell, pastor at a St. Louis ministry wrote: "I give God 10%, why do you get 18?" The gratuity was added to the check because Bell came in with a party of over 6 people. If you're a person of God, why didn't you ask yourself, "What would Jesus do?" in this situation?
Double Take
Tip: $.33 (.33% of the bill)
A group of teenagers entered a Louisiana seafood restaurant for a post-prom meal. After working up around $100 of food, the waitress expected a reasonable tip. So shocked that she only received $1.33 as a tip, she handed the check presenter back to the group of teenagers assuming they did not know that a tip was not included. Unfortunately for her, the boy paying the tab removed the dollar bill and left her with 33 cents instead. You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.
The (Less Than) 1%
Tip: $10 (.6% of bill)
Deadass, with a bill well over a grand, your tip should be in the hundreds, not tens (or ten, in this case). This order consisted of over 85 pies, which obviously puts a massive strain on the staff, who typically don't handle such large orders. With a tip coming in at less than one percent of the bill, this is just barely above not bothering to tip at all.