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To: epicure who wrote (21358)	5/6/1998 4:44:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

If the service is sorta dodgy but the waiter seems nice, we'll leave a near-normal tip. If the service is off and the waiter isn't interested in taking responsibility, I leave a tip of two pennies. That way the waiter can't console himself with the idea that we forgot maybe.

To: epicure who wrote (21358)	5/6/1998 5:57:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

>>"......so a really good waitress or waiter is worth a good tip. I do lower it for the bad ones, because if I am going to give a good tip I expect good service, however I rarely leave no tip unless the service is execrable."<< Hi X, I am sure you must be aware that in many restaurants all of the tips received during a shift are pooled and then divided equally among all the waiters/waitresses and in some cases the bus boys working that shift. This makes it impossible to "reward" a good waitress. If you leave her an extra $5 she may only get 50 cents of it after its split up. Many diners are unaware of this practice. My ex-wife worked in a restaurant where even the dishwashers and cooks got a cut of her tips. Jim