My wife and I went out to dinner last night, and the bill came out to $125. I left a $20 tip on the table, thinking that was pretty reasonable. But the waiter looked at it and flat-out refused to take it.
He told us that if we weren’t willing to leave at least $50, we shouldn’t be eating out in the first place.
I was honestly caught off guard. I felt embarrassed sitting there, like we’d done something wrong. We weren’t trying to be cheap or disrespectful — I genuinely thought $20 was a fair tip for that bill. Now I keep replaying the whole thing in my head, wondering if I misjudged it and questioning whether $20 really wasn’t enough.
My wife and I went out to dinner last night, and the bill came out to $125. I left a $20 tip on the table, thinking that was pretty reasonable. But the waiter looked at it and flat-out refused to take it.
