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.
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.
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.
Reminds me of this:
I’m sure it’s against the rules here. Out in public? Definitely not always wrong. Usually, yes, but not always.
“You might not get anything in tips, but you’ll make it up in VOLUME!”
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.
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
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.
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.
Could someone tell me the cutesy nicknames for Denny’s?
Could you tell me which store this is referring to?
I can only guess that “Worst Sale” = “Best Buy”.
Thanks!
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. ”
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.
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.
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?
Howler monkey ass children is the perfect band name.
I am not very good at this. Which store rhymes with “Greater Dough?”