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[sidsmom]

Weird how the argument is between the employee & employer (IHOP owner)..shouldn't it between the CUSTOMER & IHOP owner? I don't ""hear"" the customer in any of this...or did I miss this?

[Irshgrl31201]

It very obviously looks like a $200 tip. I was a server for years when I was starting out and I would have been so happy to get that but I wouldn't have actually thought it was a real $200 tip unless he totaled it by writing the tip amount and THEN the total with the price of the meal $225.76. It happens more than you think where someone makes a mistake and I have never seen a server take a huge tip like that unless they also totaled it. Then you know for sure that tip was meant.

I do think IHOP should have eaten this though.

[Moonlady]

$200 tip for a 26-buck tab?

[rhinovodka]

The customer signed the receipt and agreed to pay the total amount, as it states at the bottom.

[Jannabelle]

I wonder if he meant to tip the amount he wrote and someone in his family found out and was not happy.??

[scotttie]

On 4/10/2014 serenity4ever said: The customer probably didn't have his reading glasses on. Since he never totaled the bill, there could be an element of doubt as to what he left. If her employer gave her the $200 then they should take the blame for reading the receipt incorrectly.

Ah. Good point.

Also a good reminder to write the total on your receipt. This helps to cut down on mistakes or dishonesty.

[Preds]

On 4/10/2014 Jannabelle said: I wonder if he meant to tip the amount he wrote and someone in his family found out and was not happy.??

I thought the same thing. Maybe his wife threw a fit and he back peddled and said he didn't do it.

[Lila Belle]

On 4/10/2014 Jannabelle said: I wonder if he meant to tip the amount he wrote and someone in his family found out and was not happy.??

That sounds very reasonable to me.

[Irshgrl31201]

On 4/10/2014 beammeupscottie said:

On 4/10/2014 serenity4ever said: The customer probably didn't have his reading glasses on. Since he never totaled the bill, there could be an element of doubt as to what he left. If her employer gave her the $200 then they should take the blame for reading the receipt incorrectly.

Ah. Good point.

Also a good reminder to write the total on your receipt. This helps to cut down on mistakes or dishonesty.

I do agree with this. The restaurant is the one that gives the tips out at the end of a shift and they obviously ok'd this at the time so they should stand by it.

[nun ya]

How many zeroes does he think is in 2 bucks.