Waitress Megan Hollis in Cleveland, OH was arrested after flipping a table when a party of 10 left a $5 tip on a $304 bill.
22-year-old Hollis was arrested after she flipped an entire four-top table at Lakeside Grill in outrage over a $5 tip left by a party of 10 celebrating a birthday.
According to the report, Megan had spent nearly three hours refilling sodas, cutting cake, handing out plates, and splitting the check five ways.
When she picked up the receipt and saw the tip—five crumpled one-dollar bills—she reportedly said, “No. No, absolutely not,” set the money down, and walked directly to the group’s table.
Witnesses say she stared at them and asked, “Is this a prank?” before grabbing the edge of the table and flipping it onto its side. Plates shattered, drinks spilled everywhere, and the birthday girl screamed.
Management intervened, but Megan shouted, “YOU DON’T LEAVE FIVE DOLLARS ON A THREE-HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILL. I’M NOT A CHARITY.”
Police arrested her moments later.
A service charge on your dining or service bill is not the same as a tip.
Service charges are typically distributed by the establishment, and may not go directly to your server. In contrast, tips are a direct way to reward them for their service.
Tipping Rates Are Standard: You might have heard that there’s a standard percentage to tip across all types of services. However, this isn’t the case.
The amount can vary, from about 15% to 20% for good service at restaurants, to $1 or $2 per bag for a hotel porter.
Even within the service industry, there’s variation based on the service and your satisfaction level.
Optional or Mandatory: Despite the pervasive tipping culture, it’s a common misconception that tips are mandatory.
While not tipping is often frowned upon, gratuities are technically voluntary and should reflect the quality of service received.
Tipping Only at Restaurants: It’s not just your servers at restaurants who should receive a gratuity.
Bartenders, delivery drivers, valets, and others in service roles often rely on tips as a significant part of their income.
In essence, when you’re enjoying services from an industry that relies on tips, it’s considerate to acknowledge good service.
You can do this through a tip.
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If a restaurant automatically puts a tip on a bill I don’t eat there. There are mant I don’t go to any longer because of that. Now if I get good service from the person waiting on me I always make it worth their while. That group did that young lady horribly wrong.
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Reading these slips: some people are unbelivable.
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I grew up with parents who understood the value of tipping; then I married a hairdresser, who took my appreciation of the tipping culture to a whole ‘nother level. I’ll admit I have been known to leave a $0.01 tip (with my wife’s agreement and consent!) when service was egregiously bad. But not often, maybe three times in the past fifty years. Mostly we are generous tippers.
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I alway pay cash when I eat in a sit down restaurant. When I leave tips it’s always cash that way if they the servers want to can divide it. I don’t like that tips are added when credit or debit is used then it’s claimed as income on tax receipts. Taxed accordingly. Nope cash is king they can do as they please
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A retired and well known NFL player, who is a local radio talk show host, used to own a classy restaurant. He told the story of a superstar NBA player dining in his restaurant with a large group of his friends. They ran up a tab over two thousand dollars. They tied up the tables and the serving staff for the evening. The superstar left a tip of six bucks. The NFL owner read him the riot act and told him to never step foot in his restaurant again. 🙂
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wow.
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What a story. Glad the guy read him the riot act.
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