No Tip For You!
By Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
Anniston, Alabama
July 7, 2017 9:57pm CST
After work this evening I took Tony out to eat, we had planned to eat at western sizzlers, we went in and got our drink order and went to the salad bar bu 4 out of 4 plates were greasy, so we just marched right out of the place. I don`t do nasty plates.
I was hungry o I was headed to KFC they have a little buffet with salad beside chicken but tonight was chicken night but Tony said " how about Golden Coral" off we went , yes its $3.00 more per person but he wanted steak and a bunch of food and I wanted chicken and a salad.
For those who do not have these restaurants you pay as you go in and fix your own drink, seat yourself and serve yourself. BUT they have waitresses, I reckon to refill your drinks.
Well, we both had our salads and I was almost done with my chicken and shrimp, Tony`s full plate of slop and here comes a waitress and asked me if I wanted more water, no it was 3/4 full but Tony could use another diet coke.
Tony was finished with his meal and I was nearly when she finally brought him a drink refill, BUT it was Dr. Pepper! Tony hates DP.
The waitress disappeared again.
When we went out the door she appeared standing with a group of waitresses on the other side of the dining room , when I got into the car we could see the table we sat at, Tony said " Did you see her looking under the plates and all over for a tip?" I did not but I seen her walk back over to the other waitresses.
Did she really expect a tip? They do not need waitresses there they just need people to clean the tables.
Its rare that I walk out with tipping but hey I use to wait tables and I worked for the tip and I got the drink order right.
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26 responses
@marguicha (222975)
• Chile
8 Jul 17
I usually leave a 10% tip anywhere I eat. But if I feel that I have not been treated well, I see no reason to tip.
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@marguicha (222975)
• Chile
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry No work, no pay. And sometimes it is just a small nice thing that is asked.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
I always leave a tip too and its rare that I get a waitress like this.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
8 Jul 17
I wouldn't have tipped either.
Sometimes, they don't deserve them. If they did their job, itd be different.
Our kfc doesnt have a buffet or salad that i know of.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry ive been to a few in ma and ri and never seen one. So weird but cool
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Both of the KFC`s here does but out West they did not.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Rigght. This place does not need them anyways.
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 Jul 17
Obviously who in the world dont expects a tip. hehe
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
My tip for her is " get the drink order right and deliver it while they are eating!"
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry Lol i have never paid a penny. Actually the truth is i dont have money as im just a student.
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@TheHorse (218788)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry Happened to me at a gig last night. They got the potatoes with my steak wrong! But it was free, so I didn't bother complaining.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Not just that she got Tony the wrong drink.
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
9 Jul 17
I never tip at Golden Coral. That place is expensive enough as it is. I have always had to wait on drinks or sometimes a table to sit.
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
9 Jul 17
@andriaperry Same here. I rarely go to one. As I have to travel an hour or more to get to one.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
I am sure its just another once a year eat there places. I need to be on a diet anyways.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
8 Jul 17
Under the circumstances how could she expect a tip?Here we do not have buffet or salads at the KFC.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
11 Jul 17
@andriaperry Yes,please do that ,so that we would have an idea.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Maybe I should take a photo of these 
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@jobelbojel (35574)
• Philippines
12 Jul 17
I don't leave tips for waiters or waitress when eating at a resto that charge service fee. Sounds like a happy meal Andria!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Jul 17
Its optional to leave a tip, if they add it on the bill I will refuse to pay it because I have not received that service yet.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
8 Jul 17
We don't go to GC any longer since it's over an hour from us - but when we ate there we never left more than $2 tip. That's probably more than they deserve since you're right, they don't do much.
We eat at the Western Sizzlin many times but they hand you a salad plate at the register when you pay. There don't have a supply of plates available to pick up. Never was handed a dirty one.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry They have small disposable plates but who can eat a salad off of one of them LOL.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
At these they used to be on the corner of the hot bar and salad bar, now they have a cart filled at each end. Desert plates at that bar.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
8 Jul 17
Since her only duty as your waitress was to refill his drink and she didn't get the drink order right (and took forever bringing it,) I think you were justified in not tipping her. I wouldn't have either.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
9 Jul 17
@andriaperry Probably busy on her phone or something. Or slacking with her coworkers. I used to work in the food industry and some of my coworkers were the laziest people I ever met.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Our table was not the only one being neglected either.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
@Srbageldog Yes some are, I do not think they are allowed cell phones at work.
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@moffittjc (121581)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 17
Wow, I haven't heard the name Western Sizzler in decades! I didn't know they were still around! I've eaten at Golden Corral before, and I know what you mean about not needing waitresses. I don't understand why they need them to refill your drinks. You already get up to go refill your plate of food, why can't you get your own drink refill too? Seems to me they could lower prices even more by just getting rid of all their waitresses.
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@moffittjc (121581)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 17
@andriaperry I would love to write in and suggest that they do away with the servers, but I don't think it will do any good. I have never seen busboys at Golden Corral before, so I think the waitresses are essentially the busboys in the restaurant. I guess somebody has got to clean the mess leftover when people leave there!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
Good point! lets write in and tell them 
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@TheHorse (218788)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jul 17
@andriaperry Yep. I've heard of doing that. Not sure if I have.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
I should have left one penny, back in my day that meant you suck!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Jul 17
Were they slow? A waitress once told me that service is the worst when the place is slow.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
No there were a good many people there.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 Diet coke at that. LOL.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry - That's understandable, although Coke and Dr.Pepper are kind of hard to get mixed up.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
8 Jul 17
I see no reason for you to give her a tip.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry I get it that those in the customer -service/service related industries get a part of their earnings from tips but that doesn't mean that we will tip them even if they gave us bad service/no service at all.
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@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
9 Jul 17
I wouldn't have tipped her either, but my husband would have. He feels guilty if he doesn't even if the help is lousy.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
Well Tony was NOT happy about the DP so he was not tipping at all. I always tip but this was the worst
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 17
@andriaperry That's true. They don't need to rely on tips.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jul 17
Then they make good money already.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
No, they had plenty of people there but it was not packed with a waiting line.
@dgobucks226 (35608)
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9 Jul 17
You hear so much about poor service in restaurants today. Why is that? Is it the training provided? Lack of motivation on the part of the staff? If their salary is dependent on tips you would think they would take pride in providing accurate and efficient service. After all, their success depends on it
Don't work in that type of industry if your not motivated to do a good job!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
Right! When I worked as a waitress I made good money.
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