The Central PA Twitterverse is abuzz about two Spice employees who were fired after being interviewed for a Patriot-News article.  Both employees (a male waiter and a female bartender) allowed their real names to be used for the article (written by Daniel Victor) and were far from customer-centric with their feelings as it relates to tipping.  Here are two gems from the article:

“If you can’t afford to come out, then don’t come out.” -Molly Turner

“You have to pretty much be the best server ever and make them feel like crap for leaving you anything less than you deserve.” -John Burkholder

Now, as poorly worded as these statements were, they still have what my English professor would call the R.O.T. - the ring of truth.  People are more squeezed financially than they used to be and are cutting costs wherever they can.  However, some of those same people don’t have their priorities in order.  This is my belief but I’m sure many agree:

If you have money to go out, you have money to tip.

If not, movie rentals are cheap and so is microwave popcorn.  Parks are free.  So are libraries.  There are plenty of activities that are cheap and tip-free.  If 15-20% of your bill is going to break the bank, you might want to consider other forms of entertainment.

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