# Just passing along the rant I just received (Ranting about bad customers) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 27, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715 "2023-03-27T14:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/21 "2023-03-27T17:39:59Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Perhaps I’m oblivious, but Denny’s has a cutesier nickname version now too? I _think_ that was referring to the fake names people sometimes give to stores/restaurants when they are writing about complaints - like if I was writing about “Worst Sale” , you’d know what store I was referring to. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/22 "2023-03-27T18:00:20Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > It was an education on what I never wanted to have to do in life, and also what not to do to people who have no choice. This is my lesson. I’ve never worked as a waitress except for one weekend personning a snack bar when P.O.P. was being auctioned off. I can remember one drunk guy who came up asking for a drink. I sold him a Sprite, and he got the sourest look on his face when he tasted it. Heh. But I’ve siblings and close friends who’ve been waitstaff, and I always treat servers like people (such a concept) and tip well. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/23 "2023-03-27T18:04:01Z")
Yes, my wife waited tables at a Shoney’s in Alabama in the 80s, and she said the big church groups would inevitably leave her a prayer card instead of a tip. Of course, her managers just told her to suck it up, because they were big parties. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/24 "2023-03-27T18:47:15Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > And guess what type of tip this group left? One buck, and a crumpled “Come to XXX church, Jesus misses you!” leaflet. Reminds me of this: > **[The City by John Backderf for June 18, 2020 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/thecity/2020/06/18)** > > June 18, 2020 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/25 "2023-03-27T20:00:09Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > > [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > > > Are we SURE murder is always wrong? > > I, for one, certainly am not sure. I’m sure it’s against the rules here. Out in public? Definitely not always wrong. Usually, yes, but not always. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/26 "2023-03-27T20:15:17Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Of course, her managers just told her to suck it up, because they were big parties. “You might not get anything in tips, but you’ll make it up in **VOLUME**!” ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/27 "2023-03-27T20:18:12Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > Sometimes an embarrassed daughter would press a fiver into my hand on their way out as I cleaned up the wake of their howler monkey-ass children. I’ve been that embarrassed person. My husband’s uncle used to take us out to eat at a local restaurant. He’d sexually harass the waitress throughout the meal (he thought he was being nice by making a lot of comments about how pretty she was, or whatever) and then he’d leave a 5% tip. I used to “stop by the restroom” to have an excuse to leave a little later than the rest of the group, so I could put some more money on the table without Uncle David noticing. Sometimes my husband would do it, but that was usually my job. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/28 "2023-03-27T20:20:28Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > the big church groups would inevitably leave her a prayer card instead of a tip > If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? – James 2:16 ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/29 "2023-03-27T20:33:35Z")
The only restaurant job I ever had was washing pots in the kitchen, so I never had to deal with serving people. The few times my family went out to eat I don’t have any recollection of being “taught” how to treat servers. But I certainly know better than to act like these people do. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/30 "2023-03-27T20:44:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > As to the actual topic of this thread, I’d totally go to those jerk’s church and unload on them. I’d take a somewhat different approach: I’d approach the pastor and invite them to next Sunday’s brunch (my treat), and ask them to observe just how hard the servers work. After establishing that the pastor understood, _THEN_ I’d relate the story of the messy family, including the part about what they thought passed for a tip, and ask them to maybe build a sermon around the concept of good and bad ways of letting people know about their church. There’s probably more than one family that needs to hear such a sermon. Of course, if it’s a megachurch, all bets are off. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/31 "2023-03-27T21:47:34Z")
Could someone tell me the cutesy nicknames for Denny’s? ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/32 "2023-03-27T21:48:59Z")
Could you tell me which store this is referring to? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/33 "2023-03-27T21:51:31Z")
I can only guess that “Worst Sale” = “Best Buy”. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/34 "2023-03-27T21:52:09Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/35 "2023-03-27T22:21:18Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I used to “stop by the restroom” to have an excuse to leave a little later than the rest of the group, so I could put some more money on the table without Uncle David noticing. Sometimes my husband would do it, but that was usually my job. Was it just that you did not want to be disrespectful that make you do it in secret? What would have happened if you’d put the extra money on the table while your uncle David was there with a comment like “Oh oh, looks like you’ve under-tipped a bit there. Things have changed a bit over the past few years. Not to worry - I’ve fixed it up. ” ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/36 "2023-03-27T22:51:05Z")
Uncle David was a difficult human being in many ways. I did try to dissuade him from hitting on the waitresses. That’s why i know that he believed he was complimenting them by doing it. There are only so many fights I’m willing to engage in at once, and also fighting about tipping was just not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/37 "2023-03-27T22:58:03Z")
I don’t think it has one, at least, I’ve never heard one. I was just referring to how many times people will say things like, "I won’t name the store but it rhymes with ‘Greater Dough.’ Maybe it started as a way of being safe from being accused of slandering the place by using the real name, even though everyone will know what you mean? In this case, the problem wasn’t the restaurant/its staff doings or anything like that. They were just the unfortunate location where the incident occurred. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/38 "2023-03-27T23:00:35Z")
I sometimes got those when I worked at Perkins. I hated those, especially if they didn’t leave a REAL cash tip. Perfect way to turn someone OFF to your ideas, KWIM? ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/39 "2023-03-27T23:05:16Z")
_Howler monkey ass children_ is the perfect band name. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715/40 "2023-03-27T23:12:46Z")
I am not very good at this. Which store rhymes with “Greater Dough?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passing-along-the-rant-i-just-received-ranting-about-bad-customers/981715.md?page=3)