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<blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 3321769" data-attributes="member: 2002">Haven't done Pizza delivery in a long, long time.&nbsp; Generally a few bucks, don't usually bother figuring percentage.Restaurants:&nbsp; Minimum 15%, usually more like 25%.With two exceptions in the past 15 years:1&gt; Italian Restaurant, mid-day.&nbsp; Only one other couple in the place.&nbsp; Waitress is blatantly ignoring us.&nbsp; I literally threw a fork about 40' to gain her attention at one point, this after yelling across the empty restaurant for her several times.We walk out and the 80+ year old owner is sitting up front at the cash register.&nbsp; Mama D herself, if any TC people are reading this.&nbsp; She's long gone now.&nbsp; No tip for the waitress, a little story about our service for Mama D.2&gt;&nbsp; Billabongs (Aussie theme steak place) about five years ago.&nbsp; Out for dinner with another couple.&nbsp; Waitress is serious space case, probably high.&nbsp; Doesn't know anything.&nbsp; NOT A THING.&nbsp; Disappears after taking our drink orders.&nbsp; We have to flag down a manager and ask, whereby she reappears WITH THE WRONG DRINKS AND FLAT BEER.&nbsp; Disappears when asked to bring the correct drinks and beer.&nbsp; We finally get from another waiter later.&nbsp; Comes back and takes our dinner orders, but it requires several attempts for each of us in order for her to get them right.&nbsp; Disappears.&nbsp; An hour and a half later we're again flagging down the manager.&nbsp; Another 45 minutes later and we finally get our meals.&nbsp; We never see space case again.I left exact change for the bill.&nbsp; Not one penny for a tip.I don't like NOT leaving a tip.&nbsp; But in the extremis of this kind of service, NADA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chimera, post: 3321769, member: 2002"] Haven't done Pizza delivery in a long, long time. Generally a few bucks, don't usually bother figuring percentage. Restaurants: Minimum 15%, usually more like 25%. With two exceptions in the past 15 years: 1> Italian Restaurant, mid-day. Only one other couple in the place. Waitress is blatantly ignoring us. I literally threw a fork about 40' to gain her attention at one point, this after yelling across the empty restaurant for her several times. We walk out and the 80+ year old owner is sitting up front at the cash register. Mama D herself, if any TC people are reading this. She's long gone now. No tip for the waitress, a little story about our service for Mama D. 2> Billabongs (Aussie theme steak place) about five years ago. Out for dinner with another couple. Waitress is serious space case, probably high. Doesn't know anything. NOT A THING. Disappears after taking our drink orders. We have to flag down a manager and ask, whereby she reappears WITH THE WRONG DRINKS AND FLAT BEER. Disappears when asked to bring the correct drinks and beer. We finally get from another waiter later. Comes back and takes our dinner orders, but it requires several attempts for each of us in order for her to get them right. Disappears. An hour and a half later we're again flagging down the manager. Another 45 minutes later and we finally get our meals. We never see space case again. I left exact change for the bill. Not one penny for a tip. I don't like NOT leaving a tip. But in the extremis of this kind of service, NADA. [/QUOTE]

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