That's not that bad. One time I went out to eat and when I got the receipt there was a spot for Waiter and Captain. Well, I had no idea why I should tip the Captain but I was like Fuck It, I'll just tip the waiter 30% and if it's really that important the waiter can give the Captain like 10% or something. But seriously, what does the Captain do?

3/11/2008 1:34:49 PM

i always thought it was "bitness" not "bidness"

3/11/2008 1:37:56 PM

captain is typically 5 -10 percent

However if you slip them a a 20 beforehand to get a better table, you dont have to leave them shit

3/11/2008 1:40:06 PM

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"That's not that bad. One time I went out to eat and when I got the receipt there was a spot for Waiter and Captain. Well, I had no idea why I should tip the Captain but I was like Fuck It, I'll just tip the waiter 30% and if it's really that important the waiter can give the Captain like 10% or something. But seriously, what does the Captain do?"

You must be Larry David.

3/11/2008 1:53:29 PM

charging a lot for veggies and/or dressing with your order of wings (even worse if they ask you if you want them, but don't mention the charge.

3/11/2008 2:10:28 PM

I usually order water but due to my accent for whatever reason lots of people can't understand what I'm saying. Although when I am speaking to people that aren't in the food industry, they seem to be able to understand me perfectly.

3/11/2008 2:26:15 PM

2.50 is getting close to a gallon of gas two junior bacon cheeseburgers

3/11/2008 2:26:24 PM

what kind of accent do you have where the word water is hard to comprehend?

Maybe southern (Waw-der) or Northeastern (War-der)

New York (Wadah) or British (Wahta) ? ? ?

3/11/2008 2:29:47 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/03/07/consumer.spending/index.html?iref=newssearch

Its probably the constraints of our current economy. I guess the restaurants are getting pinched with higher food prices etc and rather than risking raising food prices they are doing it more passively by jacking up the drink prices.

I just get water at restaurants 99% of the time so I did not notice this but I remember my GF pointig it out recently. I don't really disagree with the restaurants doing this as long as they don't resort to doing gay shit like fast food places do (i.e making water cups the size of a shot glass). Water is better for you anyway.

3/11/2008 2:31:31 PM

^^

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"Hometown : London, England"

[Edited on March 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM. Reason : .]

3/11/2008 2:37:13 PM

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"that's why i dont. if you drink WHILE eating, it flushes food through your stomach real fast, so you eat more."

nope

water without ice actually aids digestion

i.e. you wont gain as much weight from the foods you eat

oh and LOL @ thinking filling your stomach makes you eat more!!1

3/11/2008 2:41:25 PM

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"You must be Larry David."

ding ding ding

3/11/2008 3:13:45 PM

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"what kind of accent do you have where the word water is hard to comprehend?"

I'm from England and I live in Alabama. I stick out like a sore thumb here.

3/11/2008 3:16:16 PM

its the same thing with beer or wine. how much do you think it actually costs a bar for a can of PBR or Bud Light? Or to pour it out of the tap? (which is much cheaper) With wine you usually pay by the glass how much the bottle cost the restaurant.

3/11/2008 3:23:05 PM

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"I'm from England and I live in Alabama."

haha fuckin a

3/11/2008 3:26:27 PM

beer and wine markup isnt even close to fountain drinks

its significant, but not even close

3/11/2008 3:27:31 PM

if i think a waiter did a shitty job (and i mean REALLY REALLY bad because I pretty much always tip) then i will keep both copies of the credit card receipt so i can stiff him and not allow him to add his own tip. it still gets charged to the card either way

3/11/2008 3:40:55 PM

how do you think the tip gets into the computer?

3/11/2008 3:44:04 PM

ya know what, i never thought of that, im an idiot. thank you

3/11/2008 3:45:55 PM

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"if i think a waiter did a shitty job (and i mean REALLY REALLY bad because I pretty much always tip) then i will keep both copies of the credit card receipt so i can stiff him and not allow him to add his own tip. it still gets charged to the card either way"

having been a waiter, this also sometimes causes the server to eat the entire ticket cost. I'm glad you realized the error in your ways.

3/11/2008 3:49:57 PM

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"i always thought it was "bitness" not "bidness""

it's bidness

3/11/2008 3:51:04 PM

So it's not biness?

3/11/2008 3:52:51 PM

bidness

3/11/2008 3:55:58 PM

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"It's not Coke in the sense you're used to it as. i.e. in a bottle or can. It's carbonated liquid and flavoring syrup."

Don't you mean carbonated water mixed with Coke syrup? I.E. almost identical to what you get in a bottle or can? Only difference should be if there's more or less carbonation in your fountain drink than a canned one.

3/11/2008 4:13:03 PM

the main thing I have against fountain drinks is that they don't get cleaned very often (bojangles on wetern blvd, im talking to you) and make the drinks taste like they have 'turned'.

3/11/2008 4:14:27 PM

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"i either drink a beer or a water, and i'm fully aware i'm going to be paying more than 2-3 bucks for a beer"

3/11/2008 4:18:34 PM

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"Also, why do they always bring one more roll than there are people at the table too? 2 people=3 rolls, 5 people=6 rolls. Whats up with that?"

I didnt read this thread but they do that because most people wont take the last roll. Therefore, the last roll sits there and that cuts down on servers having to bring more.

3/11/2008 4:19:03 PM

rofl this reminds me of that one time i ate piece of an oreo icecream cake in the freezor of crazyfire and then karencb82 used the rest when someone ordered it

3/11/2008 4:24:03 PM

^^thats actually really fucking smart


No one wants to be the fatass who eats 2 rolls

I dont care, but I could see how most people woud

3/11/2008 4:25:28 PM

I hate getting charged $12+ for a simple goddamn cocktail

3/11/2008 4:25:49 PM

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"Quote : "if i think a waiter did a shitty job (and i mean REALLY REALLY bad because I pretty much always tip) then i will keep both copies of the credit card receipt so i can stiff him and not allow him to add his own tip. it still gets charged to the card either way" having been a waiter, this also sometimes causes the server to eat the entire ticket cost. I'm glad you realized the error in your ways. "

yes. why would you not just mark through the tip line?? agreed with the eating of the entire ticket cost. everyone should work in the food service industry as a waiter/waitress (not as a pussy ass hostess) before being allowed to dine out.

3/11/2008 6:25:15 PM

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"everyone should work in the food service industry as a waiter/waitress (not as a pussy ass hostess) before being allowed to dine out"

Fixed.

Having been a waiter/waitress makes you SOOOOO much more considerate and aware of others around you...and not just when you're eating out.

3/11/2008 6:32:00 PM

Fuck that. My time is too valuable to do such work.

3/11/2008 9:21:14 PM

hahahahahaha point proven

3/11/2008 11:19:11 PM

And what point is that?

3/11/2008 11:21:44 PM

I think he is saying he does not care if its a learning experience or not, he still feels its completely beneath him to work in the food or hospitality industry.

3/11/2008 11:23:21 PM

Yeah, pretty much.

3/11/2008 11:24:28 PM

about drinking with meals....

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"interupts digestive enzymes"

ive heard this one quite frequently from athletes

[Edited on March 11, 2008 at 11:25 PM. Reason : ]

3/11/2008 11:24:55 PM

ok back to the thread topic...

places that still are cash only
places that charge full price for soda refills (for those who are bitching about soda)

yes this still happens in a lot of tourist traps

3/11/2008 11:30:13 PM

order water



add powdered beverage mix (i.e propel fitness water)


....



profit?

3/11/2008 11:32:31 PM

^ ive seen a lot of people ask for like 6 lemon slices and then use a couple packets of sugar to make something resembling lemonade

[Edited on March 11, 2008 at 11:36 PM. Reason : .]

3/11/2008 11:36:19 PM

If I have lemon in my water, i'll take my fiancee's lemon too, add sweet&low, and bam, instant free "lemonade"

3/12/2008 6:48:20 AM

You people are some whiny bitches. Try living in New England where there is no such thing as refills. They charge you for a new drink every time you ask for another...at full price.

3/12/2008 8:07:58 AM

seriously? that's stupid.

3/12/2008 8:09:16 AM

yea, it sucks...but at least you don't have to live near mexicans.

3/12/2008 8:11:17 AM

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"everyone should work in the food service industry as a waiter/waitress (not as a pussy ass hostess) before being allowed to dine out."

I think if everyone had experience in the food service industry they'd never want to eat out to start with.

I think the problem with most waiters/waitresses is that they expect at least 20% tip just for showing up at the table. The tip is incentive not salary. If you get a bad tip then consider it something that you did wrong, not that the customer did.

3/12/2008 9:49:30 AM

yeah, nothing pisses me off more than a server with a sense of entitlement.

3/12/2008 10:10:54 AM

There's this one waitress we always seem to get who really sucks, as in she forgets stuff all the time, doesn't seem to pay attention to us, etc. Once she didn't even bring us a merchant copy of the receipt, so we just signed the customer copy with no tip line on it and went on our way, because messing up the receipts was far from the first thing she'd done wrong that night. Then the next week when we went back she bitched at us for signing the wrong copy (even though she didn't even bring us the right one) and not leaving her a tip.

3/12/2008 10:16:38 AM

ahah i do the free lemonade thing also.

usually when we have more than like 3-4 people at our table.

i like mine sour, dont really care bout the sweetness. i ask for a side plate for lemons for my water and yesir, free lmaonade

3/12/2008 10:18:25 AM

set'em up

3/12/2008 10:19:15 AM