i'm not complaining or asking for pity for waitstaff, i'm just stating the simple fact that waitstaff live off the tips and not the salaries... that's the reasoning behind tipping so high in the US compared to other places in the world like HK where tips are almost nonexistent... i'm not gonna even get into the debate on what tipping is nemore cuz there's all ready a thread on it... also i'm just trying to help point out that i really don't think it's the discount that's bothering ur in-laws more than the tipping... cuz honestly... for someone that supposedly come out of the "projects"... should know better than to dick on tipping... and calling it "charity"... 'ello, guess why they call it the projects -.-;
I don't think that's frugal at all~! There are coupons for a reason, use them when you can! It's called being smart consumer!
I love coupons and discounts. There's nothing wrong with using them. Hey, if it's there then people should use it. Well, maybe you should of said that you'd tip the waiter according to the undiscounted price maybe that would make them feel better? Hey, you have to keep the inlaws happy! don't you?
It's got nothing to do with the economy that we're in .. if you are able to get discounts, why the fu*k not?
Always take advantage of discounts. You will be even more of a fool if you didnt. Especially with the recession and all. Just ignore your In-Laws
take 'em to a fancy place with food they're not gonna like next time.. that way they're gonna order less.. -rotfl
Almost all credit cards are giving back some kind of discount whether its a corporate card, mileage card or even Amex that returns 2-8% back at the end of the year. If your in-laws are complaining about something so little then I'm scared what they have to say about other things!!
Lol this is kinda offtopic but have you ever got tipchased? as in the waiter actually chases you down the block cause you didnt leave enough tips. well me and 3 other friends just finished eating at a japanese restaurant in manhattan and the waiter chases us saying we didnt leave enough tips, our reason? one of my friends food came when we were done eating and was getting ready to leave... well if my friend got his food too..... what he ordered was great too that took over half an hour to make... a plate of rice, 2 tempuras and a cup of curry..... and it came out last. he shoulda been happy we left tips
