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May 3, 2012 at
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Furious staff LOCK family inside restaurant for refusing to pay full 17% tip after bad service
A Houston family were locked inside a restaurant and the police were called after they refused to pay the full 17% tip.
That is the amount the restaurant adds to parties of more than five diners, but Mark's complaint was that the staff were rude, their drinks were not refilled and mistakes were made on their orders.
'We asked her, could the gratuity be removed?' said Marks.
'Could we give our own tip?
'I asked the police officer twice, maybe three times, is it against the law if we don't pay the gratuity and he never gave me a straight answer.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138736/Tipping-optional-Family-locked-restaurant-staff-refusing-pay-gratuity-bad-service.html
A Houston family were locked inside a restaurant and the police were called after they refused to pay the full 17% tip.
That is the amount the restaurant adds to parties of more than five diners, but Mark's complaint was that the staff were rude, their drinks were not refilled and mistakes were made on their orders.
'We asked her, could the gratuity be removed?' said Marks.
'Could we give our own tip?
'I asked the police officer twice, maybe three times, is it against the law if we don't pay the gratuity and he never gave me a straight answer.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138736/Tipping-optional-Family-locked-restaurant-staff-refusing-pay-gratuity-bad-service.html
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So, if the restaurant's menu says gratuity, they would be in BIG trouble if they illegally detained a patron for refusing to pay it.
This is what OP simply cannot get through his
warpedwrapped up thinking because he "once was a waiter"This is what OP simply cannot get through his
warpedwrapped up thinking because he "once was a waiter"But I will NOT pay 18% gratuity simply because it states it; it's up to me what I choose to pay, and if they insist they want to add that on - I look at them and say fine - but you are going to sort change your server - and I will then put that tip on my Credit Card - and not leave a cash tip. Otherwise, that server would have received 20% and it would have been "cash". So they screw themselves over it they are really insistent upon this
I understand some servers get screwed with larger parties - that's all in the game of being a server - it can't be helped - but doing it long enough like my niece - they seem to recognize when a large party comes in - whether it's going to be a "bad tip party or a good tip party" for some reason.
So, if the restaurant's menu says gratuity, they would be in BIG trouble if they illegally detained a patron for refusing to pay it.
This is what OP simply cannot get through his
warpedwrapped up thinking because he "once was a waiter"*** Prices subject to change without notice!!!!! ***
http://www.la-fisherman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=148
It says gratuity on their menu (see below) but it has an extra 't' in it. Would that exempt them?
Is it possible any of us from this thread is in that angry mob with torches
Well, maybe that little one on the far left could be Avly - she's short enough, and doesn't appear to be wearing her heels
I don't recognize anyone, and I don't see no pitchforks
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