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Desi Vega apologizes to Black couple who had tip auto added to bill at restaurant
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:11 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:11 am
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A Black couple had a 20% tip automatically added to their bill Saturday night at Desi Vega's Seafood and Prime Steaks in an instance of racial profiling that has prompted a public apology from the restaurant's owner and the suspension of two employees.
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Vega issued a statement late Sunday, saying the auto tip was improper, apologizing to the couple and suspending the manager and waiter involved.
"The fact that my staff tried to cover the situation up by lying about it makes it much worse," Vega said.
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Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:13 am to WPBTiger
Bending the knee always works. Ask Drew
ETA: talking about this public flagellation. You CANNOT appease the woke crowd. Once they have the scent any sign of weakness, justified or no, will only drive the mob into a greater frenzy.
This will attract the Gravies of the world looking to make a scene.
They can kiss their tips goodbye now. They’ll be flooded with SJWs and the Woke crowd, order extravagant meals, eat the whole thing, then complain and want it comped and still not leave a tip.
ETA: talking about this public flagellation. You CANNOT appease the woke crowd. Once they have the scent any sign of weakness, justified or no, will only drive the mob into a greater frenzy.
This will attract the Gravies of the world looking to make a scene.
They can kiss their tips goodbye now. They’ll be flooded with SJWs and the Woke crowd, order extravagant meals, eat the whole thing, then complain and want it comped and still not leave a tip.
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 8:49 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:13 am to WPBTiger
Somebody gonna eat free for a long time
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:13 am to WPBTiger
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:14 am to WPBTiger
for once, the apology was necessary.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:15 am to WPBTiger
How the frick is this news?! Who the frick cares?! Apologize, comp their meal and move on! Stop making all black people Martyrs for Gods sake!
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:15 am to WPBTiger
God what a horrible statement. So if its true, why the suspension?
Also, is "impressive couple" the same as "well- spoken"?
Also, is "impressive couple" the same as "well- spoken"?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:16 am to WPBTiger
Wow, so this did happen. Wild.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:16 am to WPBTiger
This board said it was fake and the couple made it all up? Good for them for getting the restaurant in on the rouse
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:16 am to WPBTiger
why was it racial profiling?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:16 am to WPBTiger
I'd be pissed about an auto 20% tip on a two-person party no matter what color I was.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:17 am to WPBTiger
Yeah for once this wasn’t a Jussie act. Seems legitimate. The restaurant looks bad either way. Poor attempt at damage control here.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:18 am to WPBTiger
nm
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 8:34 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:18 am to WPBTiger
They should just pay their employees more and charge 20% more.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:18 am to WPBTiger
Worked in the service industry for 8 years from when I was 16 through college. Yes different cultures tip differently but it is never ever going to be worth it to spend one second thinking about it, complaining about it, or doing the most idiotic shite like these geniuses did.
Just give everyone you serve the best service possible and don’t sweat the small stuff and you will be fine and happier at the end of the day. The most miserable, shitty people I worked with were the ones who bitched and moaned about every fricking not perfect tip every fricking day. It all evens out in the end.
Just give everyone you serve the best service possible and don’t sweat the small stuff and you will be fine and happier at the end of the day. The most miserable, shitty people I worked with were the ones who bitched and moaned about every fricking not perfect tip every fricking day. It all evens out in the end.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:19 am to WPBTiger
This apology was needed. What they pulled on this couple was fricked up.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:20 am to WPBTiger
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Desi Vega apologizes to Black couple who had tip auto added to bill at restaurant
Good, because that whole situation (if it is true the way it is alleged to have gone down) was bullshite and that restaurant did that couple dirty.
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"The fact that my staff tried to cover the situation up by lying about it makes it much worse," Vega said.
And that's even worse.
An apology (at the very least) was definitely warranted here. And at least one or two people should've lost their job because of it.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:26 am to WPBTiger
Well, this apology and backlash was self inflicted.
Don't feel sorry for them
Don't feel sorry for them
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:26 am to WPBTiger
Profiling about tips is also generational. My grandparents and aunts and uncles who lived through the depression were cheap tippers. I don't think they ever tipped over 10 percent and maybe approached 15 percent only if they didn't have enough change to make 10 percent and they always paid cash.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:26 am to WPBTiger
Ate there Friday night. Service was exceptional.
If they keep that up That level of service , i don't think tips will ever be an issue
If they keep that up That level of service , i don't think tips will ever be an issue
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