I took Jack to Friendly's today. I love that place. It's like Denny's but with copious amounts of ice cream. I took him because Chris needed to sleep and I needed to run errands so I needed to eat while we were out and I have a slew of coupons for there.
During the meal I got to thinking about how a lot of times when people use coupons at a restaurant, or get some sort of deal or discount, they only tip based off of the final amount. YOU CANNOT DO THIS!!!
I was a server for 1 summer and I'll never do it again, but I'm glad I got the experience. When you get an entree for free it doesn't mean that the cook didn't do the work to prepare it, or that the server didn't bring it to you, or that the busser doesn't have to clean it up. You still have to leave 15-20% on the price of that entree.
So please remember this simple rule the next time you are Discount Dining.
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Hey Erika! I finally got around to checking out your awesome blog tonight... so funny, I was actually a server at Friendly's in PA the summer before I started college, and I always describe it to people on the West Coast exactly as you did. Mostly I remember the grumpy old folks who came in for the "senior menu" that featured liver and onions, the bitch named Julie who swiped my tips, and the taunting from classmated who sat in the smoking section all day and ordered one cup of coffee. What a shite job... i will definitely never forget working there, or later at DRIP, and have been a model tipper ever since.
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