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Post by King Silva on May 6, 2010 17:59:50 GMT -5
I did not know that waiters get $3 an hour and have to rely on tips to get the rest. That is pretty crappy! I thought they got a couple extra dollars from the tips but I guess not.  I go to Applebee's a couple times a year with my friend and I never had a bad experience. I usually always leave 10-20% tip so I hope the people like me..  |
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Post by spearjack24 on May 6, 2010 18:42:16 GMT -5
I'm with Steve Buscemi. The way it used to be was your waitress greeted you with a smile, took your drink order, filled your drinks, took your order, brought your food, checked on you from time to time, then delivered your check with a smile. If you were satisfied with the service you left a tip; if not they got nothing! It shouldn't be expected. I go there to eat, pay my bill, and thats it. Thats the way it should stay. I shouldn't be expected to tip even for lousy service...Thats BS! It's not like the restaurant don't pay them. If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress.
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Post by King Silva on May 6, 2010 18:46:45 GMT -5
If you really felt your service was crappy enough to give no tip then that is fine. I think others think it was not that bad by how you described it.
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Post by AdamBomb on May 6, 2010 18:54:04 GMT -5
I'm with Steve Buscemi. The way it used to be was your waitress greeted you with a smile, took your drink order, filled your drinks, took your order, brought your food, checked on you from time to time, then delivered your check with a smile. If you were satisfied with the service you left a tip; if not they got nothing! It shouldn't be expected. I go there to eat, pay my bill, pass judgment, label people, and thats it. Thats the way it should stay. I shouldn't be expected to tip even for lousy service...Thats BS! It's not like the restaurant don't pay them. If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress. Fixed. |
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Post by *Ricky Spanish* on May 6, 2010 18:54:52 GMT -5
Haha what did you expect? Hell why did you write this here of all places? I think you might not be right in the head. |
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Post by juicewinslow on May 6, 2010 19:14:00 GMT -5
I'm with Steve Buscemi. The way it used to be was your waitress greeted you with a smile, took your drink order, filled your drinks, took your order, brought your food, checked on you from time to time, then delivered your check with a smile. If you were satisfied with the service you left a tip; if not they got nothing! It shouldn't be expected. I go there to eat, pay my bill, and thats it. Thats the way it should stay. I shouldn't be expected to tip even for lousy service...Thats BS! It's not like the restaurant don't pay them. If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress. They get paid $2-$3 an hour. Why dont you go somewhere where you dont have to tip, like McDonald's. Or order a pizza (make sure you pick it up though, cause youre supposed to tip the delivery man). |
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Post by spearjack24 on May 6, 2010 19:31:41 GMT -5
I'm with Steve Buscemi. The way it used to be was your waitress greeted you with a smile, took your drink order, filled your drinks, took your order, brought your food, checked on you from time to time, then delivered your check with a smile. If you were satisfied with the service you left a tip; if not they got nothing! It shouldn't be expected. I go there to eat, pay my bill, and thats it. Thats the way it should stay. I shouldn't be expected to tip even for lousy service...Thats BS! It's not like the restaurant don't pay them. If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress. They get paid $2-$3 an hour. Why dont you go somewhere where you dont have to tip, like McDonald's. Or order a pizza (make sure you pick it up though, cause youre supposed to tip the delivery man). "If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress"...or a pizza delivery man! I don't tip especially the ones that trick the consumer "include tip in the payment"; basically making tipping manditory! It shouldn't be expected thats all I gotta say. If you don't like it...Go find another  ing job! |
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Post by juicewinslow on May 6, 2010 19:36:28 GMT -5
They get paid $2-$3 an hour. Why dont you go somewhere where you dont have to tip, like McDonald's. Or order a pizza (make sure you pick it up though, cause youre supposed to tip the delivery man). "If that isn't enough then there's plenty of other jobs out there that will. No one put a gun to their damn head and told them they had to be a waiter or waitress"...or a pizza delivery man! I don't tip especially the ones that trick the consumer "include tip in the payment"; basically making tipping manditory! It shouldn't be expected thats all I gotta say. If you don't like it...Go find another ing job! Like I said, you should consider alternatives ways of eating in public... b/c you are not welcome there. |
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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 6, 2010 20:12:25 GMT -5
Why do you have to label people? What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. |
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Post by extreme on May 6, 2010 20:15:47 GMT -5
Why do you have to label people? What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. he could have said a family of five instead of a hispanic family like their ethnicity has any relevance. |
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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 6, 2010 20:17:04 GMT -5
What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. he could have said a family of five instead of a hispanic family like their ethnicity has any relevance. Cinco de mayo? |
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Post by extreme on May 6, 2010 20:21:16 GMT -5
he could have said a family of five instead of a hispanic family like their ethnicity has any relevance. Cinco de mayo? That's what I thought too but he seems more upset about there not being a first come first serve at apple bee's than the whole idea of Hispanics getting their food before him also Hispanic is a name for central americans including Mexicans while cinco de mayo is just for Mexicans. |
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on May 6, 2010 20:36:46 GMT -5
Seriously, its people like you that get their food spit in. Trust me you will be remembered. I worked at Applebees for 3 years and while I hate the place with a passion let me fill you in on some info.... 1) Majority of "flavored" drinks at applebees are made at the bar. There is a very good chance that the server has to wait for the bartender and in the process of waiting isnt just going to take a smoke break, she's gonna keep doing her job. 2)Not all food takes the same amount of time to cook. Depending on what the hispanic family ordered and HOW your wife ordered her burger its very well possible that their meal can come out a lot faster then yours. Chances are your wife ordered her burger well done which isnt going to just be like "snap" cooked. It does take time. 3) Its company policy for servers to run food. Applebees has a "Full in, full out" rule that states you're suppose to walk into the kitchen with full hands (dirty dishes) and walk out with full hand (food that needs to be ran). The only thing you can blame on the server is the quality of service. If she didnt bring you something you asked for or never refilled your drinks then fine, you have a complaint but just to bitch for the sake of bitching and then not leaving a tip, KNOWING these people make probably $3 an hour is down right classless and rude. Id advise you not to eat at that Applebees again, especially if she is there. Trust me, if you dont think the movie "Waiting" happens then you're the exact type servers love to be ed over by!!! A bit angrier than my post would have been, but the points made are exactly what I was going to say. As someone who often gets the raspberry lemonade, I know how that is. I will add, though, that anyone can have a bad night/table/etc. It happens. If she was outwardly rude or you had the same waitress multiple times and the service is always poor, that's one thing. It reminds me of a time that we had this waitress who just looking at our table wasn't doing a good job. But I was in a position to see what was going on with her, and she was being more or less harassed and run rampant by another table. Things like that should be taken into consideration. sure, you're a paying customer, but the servers are people too and any number of issues could be slowing your service, many having nothing to do with their ability. I wasn't there when these things happened to you, but having worked in the service industry, and being very close to many people in the restaurant industry, I just want you to remember that there's more to it than it seems most times when things are going poorly. |
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Post by AdamBomb on May 6, 2010 20:41:26 GMT -5
Why do you have to label people? What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. He also called his waitress a "hag" multiple times. |
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Post by WCWA Online on May 6, 2010 20:48:16 GMT -5
Man, as someone who worked in food service for a year or so, I can tell you, if you came into my place of employment being a demanding douche, your frilly little lemonaid would come spiked with a little extra something.
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Post by slappy on May 6, 2010 20:59:30 GMT -5
Ungrateful.
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Post by Doomrider on May 6, 2010 21:39:15 GMT -5
I've never had a positive experience at that place, and haven't been in 2-3 years now.
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Post by sicknicholas on May 6, 2010 22:42:05 GMT -5
Why do you have to label people? What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. Because we are people. Maybe its just me but I don't base people off that, or say that. :/ |
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Post by Drdoom on May 6, 2010 22:56:45 GMT -5
It happens alot at Chilis and Applebees that diffrent people bring out the food. Doesnt mean I dont tip them.
At my work, we split tips evenly so everyone goes home with the same ammount.
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Post by *Ricky Spanish* on May 6, 2010 23:01:13 GMT -5
What would you want him to say? I really don't get why people think that if you say 'Black' or 'Mexican' the statement is racist. It's not like he said it in a negative way. Because we are people. Maybe its just me but I don't base people off that, or say that. :/ I agree he is just stating the facts that these people were latinos.If they were blacks whites or asain I would of liked to know as well helped see the story better in my mind.He didnt use it in a wrong way imo so nothing wrong |
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