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In response to "Anybody claiming they leave a cash tip while charging the bill to credit is straight up lying. -- nm" by MDH

I will say that sometimes I do this, because if I have enough for the tip on me, I'd rather they get it immediately. I've heard it takes time for

Posted by kelly Jan 31 '13, 12:21

waitstaff to get their tips when put on a credit card. So, I will do this if I can.

But if I left a note on a receipt bitching about how much the auto tip was? No, I wouldn't be leaving the *exact same amount* in cash on the table.

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I've always heard cash tips are preferable because there's less of a paper trail at tax time and the server can then claim whatev. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:24 3
- and like, while i know this isn't a primary concern necessarily, stuff like this totally effs with your Social Security calculation too. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:40
- which is primarily the reason i've stopped tipping in cash, actually. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:31
- Yup. I heard the same thing so I always tip in cash if I can. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:24
In most cases, that isn't true, because they collect enough cash during the shift that it doesn't matter. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:22 2
- (There are other reasons they prefer it in cash though.) - TFox Jan 31, 12:23
- Okay. -- nm - kelly Jan 31, 12:23

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