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TWuG should move to Japan. No tipping. - ty97 Apr 6, 10:27 6
- I tipped $1 on my Mexican haircut and she looked at me like I was a saint. Same with the time I tipped the taxi driver. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:31 2
  - I gave a 100% tip on an India taxi once because A) he helped me not miss my connecting flight* B) it was a crap short fare for him otherwise* and C) - ty97 Apr 6, 10:33
  - Mexican haircut? Is that a style now? -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:32
- In Prague, you'd leave the equivalent of about .50 and be a hero. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:30 2
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    - "Newsflash! You made out with your sister!" -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:32
I am rooting for Stanford tonight...UConn bugs me -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 10:25 4
- a stanford win would be something - go girls! -- nm - b. Apr 6, 10:31
- Doesn't UConn win every year that Tennessee doesn't? Gotta root for the underdog. Go Stanford! -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:27 2
  - What they've done to the women's game this year is either impressive or comical. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:31 1
    - They haven't lost in what, 2+ years? No one even makes the games competitive. Such a joke. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:33
wow. Clemson's basketball coach leaves for....DePaul? - prayformojo Apr 6, 10:22 11
- Chicago > IPTAY -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:29
- I think the Cornell coach is now the new Boston College coach too -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:25
- One of the ways I can tell that I'm old is that I remember when DePaul was a basketball powerhouse. - David Apr 6, 10:23 8
  - Yup. I expect them to be good again in the near future. - Krusty Apr 6, 10:31
  - ditto with St. Johns and NY -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:30 3
    - St. John's makes me so very angry. All five starters from W.Virgina were from the tri-state area. - Krusty Apr 6, 10:32 2
      - I really thought Hewitt was going to move up there. Made sense on several levels. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:33 1
        
        So did I and I was really shocked when he said no. Stupid family not wanting to move. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:34
  - Maryland went through 6-8 years where they couldn't recruit Baltimore - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:30
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 10:26
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That LZ Granderson article is magnificent. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:22 1
- agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:22
Geek Deal: Ass Creed II (360) $19 -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 10:19 4
- They made a sequel to Scott Stapp? -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:22 1
  - A Pair of Twos Part Two -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:33
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- sounds like something groiny would want to play -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:19
So, how do we handle it if the service completely sucks? Just curious. nm - Jim Apr 6, 10:18 19
- I zero tipped a guy last summer and basically told him that our evening had been awful just before signing the bill. (Long post) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 10:37
- yesterday we had terrible service in a nice place, we were the only ones left in the place yet the dingbat forgot to bring our salads and my mom ... - zeitgeist Apr 6, 10:30
- If a person's bad enough for me to stiff entirely, it's typically bad enough for me to talk to a manager. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:24
- I've only stiffed two servers in my entire life. The service has to be unforgivably reprehensible for that to be even a consideration. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:22
- I have tipped zero once in my life. I wrote on the bottom of my check when I signed - workmanda Apr 6, 10:22 3
  - wow, you actually did write a note. I love it -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:24
  - it wasn't Ann was it? - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:23 1
    - it was some chick at pickles. zeno's was closed. we should have waited. - workmanda Apr 6, 10:32
- I write a personal message on the restaurants copy of the bill that says, "you effin suck ass you slut whore" -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:21 2
  - "Get your shit tight!" -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:22 1
    - I have tears in my eyes. I'm laughing at the prospect of doing this -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:23
- pantsed -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:21
- i give them nothing. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:20
- Never checks up on the table, and instead, is seen hanging out with friends or other servers. - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:20 1
  - I thought we were asking how we know when it's bad service. oops. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:22
- really tiny tip, and more than once a zero tip. I like the drum set idea, though. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:20
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- that's a paddling. -- nm - Max Apr 6, 10:19
- find out if they own a drum set. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:19
LLIR: In case you don't know, you can order "naked DSL" from AT&T without getting phone service on top of it -- (link) - oblique Apr 6, 10:18 16
- What I found was that dropping the phone would only save me like $2 a month, the dry loop is so much more expensive than it is with the phone. -- nm - Ender Apr 6, 10:35
- $45/month, and that's not a promotional price. Pretty damn good. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:30
- sure, now they offer it - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:23 2
  - I think they've been required to offer it for at least the last two years -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:23 1
    - it would only reduce my monthly by $15 and i need to have an LA number anyway -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:25
- I inquired about this but it was far more costly than dresses DSL when I did. like 40% more? and why am I paying - workmanda Apr 6, 10:21 1
  - I pay $30 for 3mbps. Sure, it doesn't stack up speed wise to Comcast, but then again, I don't have to pay those Comcast bastards -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:22
- I'm cutting off the phone this week and going w/the naked dsl from Verizon. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:20 7
  - I can get naked DSL from Verizon? really? -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:20 6
    - Verizon calls it "dry loop" service I believe -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:22
    - i'm pretty sure its requried by a court case (or fcc ruling, something) that all phone companies offer dsl without the phone line. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:21 3
      - Both Verizon and AT&T were required to offer it for two years, those terms have expired. But both still offer some kind of naked dsl -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:23 2
        
        hmm, i could have sworn the fcc ruled that it was required for all carriers - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:24 1
        
        The only reason I knew was because I looked it up just before you posted. - Krusty Apr 6, 10:25
    - It's more expensive than with the phone but overall I should save around $20 a month. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:21
- its sorta included in my uverse package, since i dont pay for phone service. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:19
TTIS: I'm making a baby sweater from a 1963 pattern. It calls for buttons. In this age of choking fears, do baby clothes still get buttons? -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:18 8
- Given choking hazard warnings say age3+, the answer is yes kids clothes for 3 and under do have buttons. - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:36 1
  - oh...maybe ribbons to tie into a bow? -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:41
- hmm, my wife didn't register for a 1963 pattern baby sweater, but thanks! -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:19
- I've mostly just seen snaps, from what I recall. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:19
- Nope...they just hang open and let all their baby bits show. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 10:19
- how many babies does it take to make a sweater? -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:19 2
  - I don't know, I'm using synthetic babies. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:23
  - 312 and 1/2 of one for the buttons. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:19
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My rule-of-thumb used to be a 15-20% tip with a $2 minimum. I recently realized my check is often now *way* less than $10. - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 10:16 2
- i usually leave whatever i feel compenstates for the service i received. - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:18
- I usually leave 15% rounded up to the nearest .50, unless extraordinarly good or bad. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:17
JenBro says she's math challenged, but she doesn't spend a few seconds every day trying to figure out how to defeat the microwave. - prayformojo Apr 6, 10:14 3
- Does anyone else here do pathway optimization when pressing microwave buttons? - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:16 1
  - shortest spanning tree -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:42
- no, it can't be done. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:15
jim, if neil owns my salon and cuts my hair, I am supposed to not tip. if neil owns my salon and bill cuts my hair, I am supposed to tip. - workmanda Apr 6, 10:14 8
- Interesting. I tip whoever does the work, even if they are the owner. I know Carrie tips the little Korean lady that does her nails... - Jim Apr 6, 10:17
- the barber, who is the owner, cuts my hair and I tip him. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:17
- I'm not sure I'd differentiate there either... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:16
- i had never heard no tip to the owner rule - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:15 4
  - That's pretty common advice, but I have heard for awhile that it's no longer done. - loosilu Apr 6, 10:17 3
    - so is it common or no? -- nm - workmanda Apr 6, 10:18 2
      - it's long been the advice; but I, too, have heard that it's being ignored more often nowadays. - b. Apr 6, 10:21 1
        
        fwiw, it's suggested at many google hits. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 6, 10:24
So let me get this straight: TWuG is suggesting that restaurants raise their $9.99 meal to $14.99 so that he doesn't have to worry about tipping? - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:10 26
- in Veggie resturants the price will be $3.12 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 6, 10:18
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  - I was using an arbitrary number, but people would still see it as a raise in food prices. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:15
- it's not that restaurant, it's every restaurant. - Reagen Apr 6, 10:11 20
  - I honestly think it would drive more people to fast (cheaper) food, though. - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:15 18
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      - (A) Consumers don't see the old-price vs. new-price and see it's only 15% higher, (B) Restaurants would undoubtedly round-up, - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:24 3
        
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        or, say they round down, but hawk their labor costs, and cut people early to keep them in check, and now your service blows. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:26 1
        
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      - consumers.are.as.dumb.as.a.sack.of.fucking.na ils. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:17 2
        
        Really? They write the amount on their slip and don't realize it's more than McDonalds? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:20 1
        
        If the crux of the argument is that they're being lured to the restaurant by advertised prices, and then the advertised prices go up, then yes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:23
    - why aren't they doing that now? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:16 9
      - I am fairly sure they are. Fast Food sales went up during the recessionary period. - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:19 8
        
        but they're already more. And you're telling me people don't factor in the tip to the cost of going out? - Reagen Apr 6, 10:22 7
        
        I don't think so, no. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:25 6
        
        It must occur to people on some level though. How many times do people go to a restaurant per year? -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 10:28 5
        
        This article for London says 2.2 times per week, down from 2.5 (avg. price fell 0.4% as well) -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:33
        
        We eat out *a lot*. (Too much, in fact.) I would guess the average is probably 1 - 2 times per week. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:29 1
        
        When you think about how much you want to spend, do you think about the tip? (not necessarily a specific $ figure) -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 10:33
        
        In discussing a hypothetical, anything is possible. Maybe they all show up wearing rainbow clown wigs, too. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:29 1
        
        Likely! -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:33
  - That's some REALLY expensive Taco Bell. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:13
- 50% tips for all! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:11 1
  - also, this. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:11
ok - for those who try to get whole numbers on their tabs - did you ever do the math wrong in your head and have them "correct" you? - JenBro Apr 6, 10:09 17
- I think if someone corrected me I might have to not tip them period. but it depends on the situation i guess. - sycor Apr 6, 10:22
- No, but once I accidentally double-tipped when I was too drunk to realize they already took 18% :( -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:15
- see? girls. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:14
- who knows? I don't really look at change, just at rough dollar amounts. sub poll: do you know without looking how much is in your checking account to - workmanda Apr 6, 10:11 12
  - the cent? No. The nearest ten dollars, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:14 3
    - I'm along these lines without looking, but I see it at least almost every weekday in my financial software check-in. -- nm - b. Apr 6, 10:25 1
      - I use OpenOffice Calc (which is a simple spreadsheet). I have to consolidate two different online banking services (spanning seven accounts) into one - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:27
    - (Actually, this morning I know it to the nearest dollar) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:14
  - thecent? I'm trying to figure it out to the nearest thousdand -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:13 1
    - by the way, totally joking. It justs sounds so a-holish I couldn't pass it up -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:15
  - i couldn't tell you the last time i checked how much was in my account - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:11 5
    - BoA randomly sends me emails. I just look at the number of digits, compare that to "how far away is payday" and move on. -- nm - workmanda Apr 6, 10:13 4
      - I look at it online at least once a day... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:14 3
        
        I autopay evertthing half with each paycheck in a month. I don't ever even need to log in unless I lose my check card. -- nm - workmanda Apr 6, 10:19 2
        
        mostly it's just so I can keep track of my spending... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:33
        
        I can't imagine doing that. I've caught multiple mistakes over the years - even small ones add up. -- nm - b. Apr 6, 10:29
- "ten percent of 20 dollars is *two hundred* dummy" -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:10
Or, and don't shoot me for thinking crazy here, we could acknowledge that this isn't apartheid, and is just paying for burgers and tacos... - TFox Apr 6, 10:08 11
- "Don't worry about Stan. He's just got sand in his vagina today." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:12
- This feels like another one of those weird situations where people go "What? It couldn't possibly work another way!" - Reagen Apr 6, 10:10 1
  - It could work another way, I have no doubt of this. But the industry-wide headaches from the switch would not be insignificant. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:13
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  - Waiters do fine. Waiters would undoubtedly make less if they were paid directly by their bosses. Waiters would fight this tooth and nail. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:12 4
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    - "Screw this sh**. I'm going back to screenwriting - it pays better!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:13
    - nothing would stop people from still tipping. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:13
    - this. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:12
- now I have U2 earworm -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:10
- mmm...tacos... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:09
I say Jesse James and Bullock should stay married in name only so that Bullock can take care of James's daughter. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:08 2
- I was reading that he could legally give her visitation rights in the divorce papers, even though the kids aren't 'hers.' -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:11 1
  - Sunday Mirror: Sandra Bullock wants custody of Jesse James' six-year-old daughter Sunny -- (link) - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:18
I hate when it dawns on me how I could have made the whole process of something easier a month ago. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 10:08 1
- In other words. I am dumb. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 10:08
There's another Resident Evil movie? REALLY? -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:07 1
- Hammer Guy! -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:14
YEARRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:06 4
- You do it enough times, you get used to it. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:08
- definitely don't try and eat that giant Wicked sammich then -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:07
- that'll teach you to not tip your massage therapist next time... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:07 1
  - Tip = A towel and an apology. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 10:16

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