re: Restaurant/Tipping scenario.......WWYD in this situation??

My Father is of the old school as well. He's strictly a 15% tipper if that - unless it's a buffet, in which case he'll leave 10% or less, and whenever we go out to eat, I need to somehow sneak behind his back to take care of the waitstaff.

After one meal he went to get the car for me Mum, and I took a look a peek at the receipt he left for the waiter...$5 on a $60 tab. Since then, I always bring a few paper bucks with me. I found out that he doesn't really approve of my adding to the tip if he knows about it, so I've found ways around that. I usually take a "restroom" break and talk discreetly with my waiter, briefly explain the situation that I've been a waiter, my Father is a shitty tipper, so here's a few extra bucks to make up for the crap tip he's going to leave. You'll get fantastic service from that point on too.

Another thing my Dad does is that he won't tip on 2 for 1 deals, gift cards, or any sort of coupon. In other words, if any part of the meal is comped, 15% of 0 is 0.

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drive to ATM, get money out, go get change, then drive all the way back across town to leave a couple extra bucks

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That's absurd. Unless your Grandfather kidnaps you for dinner, you'll know in the future to put a couple of dollar bills in your Jorts.