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So go do that now and then come back to find out the shade Im throwing on restaurant workers.
Having worked in many different restaurant environments myself I can personally speak
to this story.
Ive pretty much seen and admittedly done a lot of these tactics.
Now first and foremost we shouldnt shame a waiter or waitress for trying to get more
tips, we should shame the system thats put them in this position in the first place.
In many countries, Japan specifically tipping a server can be seen as rude.
Yet in North America, a culture of relying on tips has led servers to come up with some
pretty crafty and even shading methods of getting you to leave more.
Again I dont speak for all servers, but the following tactics are used by many and arent
genuine.
First off if your server is especially chatty with you, or attempting to befriend you it
could be that they want to establish you as a regular customer to eventually up their
tips in the long term.
Studies found that when a server gives their name at the table or asks questions about
their customers theyve been able to see a growth of nearly 23 percent in their tips.
Another common tactic is referred to as upselling your customer.
This is when a server will ask if youd like to add specific things to your meal by telling
you that it makes a good pairing without actually mentioning the price.
Things like adding cheese to a burger or even the classic, do you want fries with that.
When the price of the bill is increased even marginally it adds more to that percentage
of tip you were going to leave.
This next one irks me a little too much, its when servers will put two straws in your drink
to encourage you to drink it faster and therefore need a refill, which again just adds to your
final total.
First off, thats bad news for the turtles, just look into that dilemma of straws and
turtles, secondly, you look like a walrus when drinking from two straws, so stop, please.
Another thing which occurs in restaurants that have more expensive entrees is servers
will either recommend those items to a newer customer whos overwhelmed by the selection
or an even dirtier tactic is when placing the menu down theyll open it to the most expensive
page to psychologically influence your decisions.
Psychological tactics are used a lot in the restaurant industry, something as even subtle
as the server nodding their head up and down while offering an upsell can often influence
customers to go with the addition.
Perhaps one of the shadiest things a server can do is use your children to guilt you into
buying things you never wanted to.
So typically theyll be really nice to your kids, like really nice.
In fact, they wont even talk to the parents, most of the time from the get-go theyll go
right to the kids.
And if ordering something for your child will make them happy or get them to stop crying,
chances are the parents are going to do it.
Now the tactics I mentioned are just customer and server-based interactions to get your
money, but it gets much darker than that.
Some servers will even go as far as foregoing the tip and just getting all of your money.
These are things that Ive personally never done, but are common methods used by servers.
Theres something called the penny trick thats been done for a long time.
Say you order a drink and then pay the server immediately, the server will go to the cash
register and put the money in, but wont ring it up in the system.
Instead, theyll place either a penny or a paper clip to mark the number of times theyve
done this.
Then when no one is around theyll multiply the drink price by the number of place holders
and steal all of that money from the register.
Leaving the customer and the business none the wiser.
Another very common thing is the use of discounts for meals.
If you pay cash at a restaurant the server will pocket the money first and then tell
their manager that the customer found something wrong with the meal and ask to discount it.
At that point, theyll either take the difference or if the whole meal is discounted theyll
take the full amount.
Now you shouldnt be scared to dine out because of what weve just told you, as I mentioned
many servers do not do this and many restaurants have caught on and even implemented systems
to prevent these things from ever happening.
However, you should always double check your bill to make sure its correct and even give
the money directly to a manager if youre really concerned.
Overall just be cautious and aware when you deal with any cash transactions.
We want to hear your thoughts on this story though so comment down below if youve ever
experienced one of these things or just let us know how you feel about what you just learned
overall.
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