It really seems like businesses are getting on the tip bandwagon these days--and I've just got to take a minute to rant about how absurd I think the whole thing is. I was in a drive thru over the weekend grabbing a breakfast burrito and saw this tip can. As the girl is taking my cash and handing me a bag with one item in it, it occurs to me that she has said approximately 10 words to me in total. How does that qualify as "service," people? I've worked in restaurants for gratuity and I'm far from a tightwad but I do recognize the distinction between service and simply being a cashier--that's what the girl at this window was, a cashier.
This is how I see it; if you have to walk over to my table, take my order, smile, bring me a meal and then clean up after me--and it's all delivered with a good attitude, I'll be gracious and leave a gratuity but the definition of this concept seems to have become muddled along the way. Maybe it's just me, but I really think that a gratuity should be earned. Merriam Webster defines gratuity as: "something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service; especially : tip"
So, if some one has gone beyond obligation to serve me, I'll go beyond obligation to tip. Makes sense, right? Am I just being an old, stingy lady here?
