Hey-that's mine!

[ladyapple27]

I worked as a waitress when I was younger. One night, I hadn't made a lot of tips when one of my favorite customers, a very good tipper, came in. He usually came with friends, but he brought his wife that time. Once the meal was over, I watched him slide a tip under the plate, then walk to another table to speak to someone. His wife held back a step or 2 and reached under the plate, grabbed the tip, and put it in her pocket without her husband seeing. The cook was watching with amusement and told me that the look on my face was priceless.

When I got home and told my stepdad about it, he guffawed and said "It must have been her shopping money."

Comments

[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

Waitresses make something like $2 or $3 an hour plus tips, so it's an act of cruelty-or extreme anger-not to tip.

[calizen.livejournal.com]

That's a reminder I live with.