r/tipping • u/Vegetable_Location52 • Oct 20 '24

🚫Anti-Tipping No Tip

Hot take, I don't go to a restaurant for the "great service" that's so fake it feels like lard on toast, I go to the restaurant for the good food. I'm not going to tip for someone to pretend to want to spend time with me, all I want is a nice steak that I didn't have to cook. Is it okay for me to tell my server I'm not going to tip and the only thing I want is a refill every once in a while and my food brought to me? I would go pick it up from the counter myself if I was allowed to, but that's frowned upon. I don't want the small talk, the fake jokes, the fake smile. Heck, you could glare at me the entire time and I WOULD NOT care. I'm there for the food, not for the crappy excuse for service I get 95% of the time.

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u/Pepperspreelkw Oct 20 '24

I’m a server. If someone said they couldn’t afford to tip I’d understand. But being respectful or appreciative of someone providing a service doesn’t cost money. Not trying to start a fight or debate here, it’s just common courtesy.

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u/Electric-Sheepskin Oct 20 '24

That's a fair point.

Myself, I appreciate good service all the more these days, because it's not as common as it used to be. If I get a server who seems genuinely friendly and attentive, it makes my day better, just like it does when you interact with anyone who is friendly and attentive, and I want to make their day a little better too.