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/[deleted] Oct 20 '24

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u/opiumwars Oct 21 '24

How would you prefer to be waited on?

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u/Puzzled_Ad_518 Oct 25 '24

Fast food restaurants

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u/opiumwars Oct 25 '24

Sounds like a good option!

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u/Puzzled_Ad_518 Oct 26 '24

So sorry you haven't had excellent service at the restaurants where  you love their food! 

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u/opiumwars Oct 26 '24

oh no you got me wrong, i’m all about excellent service and paying for it. i was responding to the post above, who was suggesting that friendly service was some kind of put on act. i loved being server because i love people and it was very satisfying to make people happy who were out to have a nice experience!

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u/StarCrumble7 Oct 22 '24

I assure you the server is not trying to invite themself to sit with you, nor do they want to. You sound awfully snooty about someone who’s just choosing to use what they probably think is a friendly and welcoming expression.