Comments on: But the Tips Are Huge!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:08:40 +0000

I can understand how she’s a pushover and she’ll leave a tip just to placate the waitstaff, but… wouldn’t it be a little late by then? They’re apparently pissed at her now for her sending back the order twice, so if they’re gonna spit in her food, it’d be now, not next time. And if she’s had to send it back twice - legitimately - then why would she ever return anyway? Oy.

By: Rainey

Rainey — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:42:36 +0000

Charlene, I don’t know what time period you grew up in but I am in my 30’s and these days (judging by my experience) it seems that the women are actually more agressive than the men.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:40:23 +0000

Interesting I only realized the character was female after reading the comics. The drawing style reminded me of old school FBoFW and read as kind of genderless. The face especially in the last scene could easily be mistaken for a male.

I read it sort of as sarcasm or ‘tip’ as in advice for next time. I think it is ludicrous to tip good for bad service. Unless it is obvious and otherwise good waiter is being troubled by something else. On the other hand the tip is for the waitstaff and not the chef so the waiter shouldn’t be penalized for mess ups from the kitchen. I would tip more in that situation, if the waiter was a good waiter despite working for a bad resteraunt.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:46:54 +0000

Wait staff are known to deliberately pick on and intimidate women dining alone, because women a) are trained from birth not to be combative (and to confuse “combative” with “assertive”), and usually recognize that even warranted assertiveness will get you spit or worse in your next sandwich.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:10:28 +0000

The entire waitstaff is talking about her, saying what a lousy customer she is. She is leaving the really big tip in the hope it will change their minds.

By: Rainey

Rainey — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:29:13 +0000

Maybe “tip” in this case means “instruction” instead of “gratuity”.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:39:38 +0000

I thought the contradiction was intended to question what the wait staff intended to gain by intimidating a picky customer.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:25:11 +0000

Ive seen this strategy suggested before as intending to confuse the hell out of the staff. I don’t quite get it.

I really don’t get leaving one for future treatment, though - plenty of people fail to tip at all for no reason, or behave terribly, they’re not going to remember you tipping small for bad service. And I’m not likely to go back to this place anyway.

By: David A. Rooney

David A. Rooney — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:48:20 +0000

dd has it right - Just remember Brad Pitt’s line in “Fight Club” when they have the chief of police bound and gagged on the hotel kitchen floor: “We are the ones who clean your homes, pick up your garbage, and guard you while you sleep. Do not f**k with us.” There is a fine line between service and servitude - make them feel the latter at your peril.

By: Bleu Mune

Bleu Mune — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0000

Speaking as a card-carrying female… this is, unfortunately, the kind of attitude I was raised to have (by my otherwise very assertive mother). You can’t imagine how apologetic I am when I have to return food because it was rotten! I’m a very forceful person in most situations in the world and sometimes I can really get my dander up and stand up for myself in a situation like this, but, unfortunately, I would generally probably do the same.