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Leaving tips ... Cash v. Card
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:28 am
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:28 am
I realized that pretty much the main reason I carry cash these days is for tipping.
After fraudulent activity by employees of 2 different Baton Rouge establishments, I started avoiding leaving a tip on the card. I also always write the words "zero-cash tip" in the tip blank (just writing an "O" can be altered to a number). I always leave a cash tip, and try to hand it directly to them as well. Too much tip thievery afoot.
What are some of your opinions / habits when it comes to tipping? Not asking amounts, percentages, or whether you tip for to go orders, that's beyond Germans ... it's Nazi.
What are your habits as to method of payment? Card v. Cash?
After fraudulent activity by employees of 2 different Baton Rouge establishments, I started avoiding leaving a tip on the card. I also always write the words "zero-cash tip" in the tip blank (just writing an "O" can be altered to a number). I always leave a cash tip, and try to hand it directly to them as well. Too much tip thievery afoot.
What are some of your opinions / habits when it comes to tipping? Not asking amounts, percentages, or whether you tip for to go orders, that's beyond Germans ... it's Nazi.
What are your habits as to method of payment? Card v. Cash?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:35 am to unclebuck504
I always leave cash as a courtesy to the waiter/waitress...it's up to them if they want to report that income or not
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:37 am to unclebuck504
Which two establishments?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:46 am to unclebuck504
I pay taxes, they can pay taxes, I leave it on the card and take a picture of the signed receipt with my phone, never had any problems
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:47 am to unclebuck504
If I pay with a card I tip on the card. If I pay with cash, I leave a cash tip.
Pretty simple, really.
On the extremely rare instance where I pay with card and leave a cash tip (usually someone else is picking up the tip if I've picked up the meal) then I'll write 'cash' in the tip line.
Pretty simple, really.
On the extremely rare instance where I pay with card and leave a cash tip (usually someone else is picking up the tip if I've picked up the meal) then I'll write 'cash' in the tip line.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:48 am to unclebuck504
I try and give cash if I have it so they can scam something from Uncle Sam, but otherwise it's CC. I've never had a problem with additional stuff being added to my CC tips.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:49 am to unclebuck504
Tip with cash anytime we have it, but I'd say it's 50-50 in regards to how often that is.
This is a bit odd. Do you check your bank statement every so many days so that you can delete your receipt photos from your phone memory?
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take a picture of the signed receipt with my phone
This is a bit odd. Do you check your bank statement every so many days so that you can delete your receipt photos from your phone memory?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:55 am to unclebuck504
90% of the time I out the tip on the CC. Just adds to the rewards points.
If I happen to know the server, I sometimes leave cash to help them out
If I happen to know the server, I sometimes leave cash to help them out
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:26 am to unclebuck504
jesus christ. yall are some paranoid mfers
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:31 am to Tigerpaw123
I'm not really concerned about whether they report the cash income. If they're working as a Waiter/Waitress, they're likely not making enough yearly to pay taxes at the end of the year as opposed to getting it back in a refund.
Even if they do let Uncle Sam hold something for a few months, they're getting every penny back, and then some. Guess where that additional money comes from?
Ain't nobody pulling a Bernie Madoff with tip money from cash tips, bruh. The legitimate gripe would be that the unreported income could be on the level that not reporting it qualifies them for other government entitlements such as food stamps, medicaid, insurance subsidies, and child care assistance that the tip money would put them over the threshold from getting ...
Maybe someone in here could shed light on how much of a difference it would make. I've never waited tables.
Even if they do let Uncle Sam hold something for a few months, they're getting every penny back, and then some. Guess where that additional money comes from?
Ain't nobody pulling a Bernie Madoff with tip money from cash tips, bruh. The legitimate gripe would be that the unreported income could be on the level that not reporting it qualifies them for other government entitlements such as food stamps, medicaid, insurance subsidies, and child care assistance that the tip money would put them over the threshold from getting ...
Maybe someone in here could shed light on how much of a difference it would make. I've never waited tables.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:34 am to notiger1997
Agree-I tip on the card, almost always. Exception--at times when dining w/very close friends/family, someone else will pick up the tab & I'll offer to pay the tip in cash.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:35 am to unclebuck504
I have a bunch of these:
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:43 am to Carson123987
My paranoia is rooted in reality.
Capital City Grille on Sherwood had a waiter who added a TWENTY DOLLAR tip on wife's card ... the bill was only like fifteen bucks. Wife goes back and the waiter admitted to altering the receipt. Manager did nothing, said it was an understanding. bullshite.
Louie's Cafe was the other. They did it TWICE. Added tips on to go orders after I gave them a cash tip ... manager argued with me that it was an automatic gratuity that the computer added ... I pointed out that both times it was simply rounded up to a neat dollar amount. When you did the math, it was two different random percentages, and both were higher than the percentage he quoted for the automatic gratuity. Computers don't do that.
He then argued that both of the employees who did it were 2 of his best people. Never been back to Louie's after that.
That's my own personal examples. I can't tell you how many criminal cases I saw while working in the criminal courts in Baton Rouge. It's not paranoia. It's reality.
Capital City Grille on Sherwood had a waiter who added a TWENTY DOLLAR tip on wife's card ... the bill was only like fifteen bucks. Wife goes back and the waiter admitted to altering the receipt. Manager did nothing, said it was an understanding. bullshite.
Louie's Cafe was the other. They did it TWICE. Added tips on to go orders after I gave them a cash tip ... manager argued with me that it was an automatic gratuity that the computer added ... I pointed out that both times it was simply rounded up to a neat dollar amount. When you did the math, it was two different random percentages, and both were higher than the percentage he quoted for the automatic gratuity. Computers don't do that.
He then argued that both of the employees who did it were 2 of his best people. Never been back to Louie's after that.
That's my own personal examples. I can't tell you how many criminal cases I saw while working in the criminal courts in Baton Rouge. It's not paranoia. It's reality.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:46 am to unclebuck504
I don't use cash for anything so all tips are on a card. I've never had any fraudulent activity related to tips on my card.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:49 am to unclebuck504
When I was a waiter in college, I generally preferred cash tips because I got to walk home with money at the end of the night, as all my credit card tips were paid on my paycheck.
That being said, I usually tip on my credit card because I don't carry much cash on me.
That being said, I usually tip on my credit card because I don't carry much cash on me.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:01 am to yellowfin
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I've never had any fraudulent activity related to tips on my card.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:45 am to Carson123987
5% less tip when dealing in cash
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:16 am to LSUBoo
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If I pay with a card I tip on the card. If I pay with cash, I leave a cash tip.
This, but I'm paying by card the majority of the time. I'm definitely not taking pics of my receipts, either.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:18 am to unclebuck504
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Maybe someone in here could shed light on how much of a difference it would make. I've never waited tables.
I've gotten money back every single year since I started working at 16. This includes the 3 years I was waiting tables.
Everyone I worked at the restaurant with got money back each year as well.
I have known a few people who have to pay, though. A few people had to when I worked at Bulldog. Of course, so many things factor into this. A few of the employees there were working 5-6 days a week and walking with a few hundred dollars each night.
I imagine it all depends on the price point of the restaurant you work in, how often you work, and how the restaurant/bar POS does your tax claims. Some places don't require employees to claim cash tips at all. Others do.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 11:19 am
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:20 am to yellowfin
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I've never had any fraudulent activity related to tips on my card.
Nor have I. Would be pretty shitty to do since I normally am way too generous with the tip anyway.
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