• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I once went to a fancy rooftop bar where I was asked to pay in full (with tip) up front for a cocktail. No idea how that place is still in business.

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      14 days ago

      Honestly, I kinda prefer that in bars? Means you can just walk off and not worry about paying once you’re done.

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        14 days ago

        Plus, I’ll tip $1-2 for a fancy cocktail even if the service is crappy, because those take time to make, so I don’t really need to know what the service is like ahead of time unless it’s incredible. This sounds like it wasn’t though.

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            13 days ago

            They still put the effort in. If it’s sloppy or poorly made and the bars not busy, I don’t get another one.

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                  13 days ago

                  Yeah, I haven’t gone since. And I’m not going to not tip because it’s expensive. It’s just that when you’re paying $18 for a cocktail, you don’t exactly expect the bar to turn into a vending machine.

                  This was also after being told I was “in the wrong line” for the cocktail I wanted to order. And other people were walking in wearing basketball shorts. It was really quite a scene.

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          13 days ago

          The problem is do you know what those servers will do to your drink if they feel you did not tip enough!

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            13 days ago

            I’ve been a server at multiple types of establishment in multiple countries. The only time anyone ever fucked with someone’s food/drink, it was because the customer had jumped one of the servers in the restaurant the week before and beaten the shit out of them.