#notips movement!

[Brock Samson]

In reference to the 'line', I can only wonder if this thread shouldn't be moved to the P&R forum. While this isn't in any way religious, it could be classified as a form of politics. While that might be stretching the definition of 'politics', I'm thinking that some of the content in this thread would excuse such a stretch. Just my opinion.

 

[Mitchell]

I was at the Mets-Dbacks Doubleheader yesterday afternoon/evening at Citi Field, and mils is absolutely correct in his observations.

The concession lines are outrageous. Many times.. one can wait.. 15 minutes to up to a half hour, to be served, even though the Stadium was filled to about 75% capacity.

The only reason I bought much of my food yesterday from the concession lines, was because I didn't want much of what they were selling in the stands.

For my lunch, I didn't tip the concession person. After that, during the second game, I gave a tip for two pieces of pizza I bought, also at the concession lines. For the pretzel I bought in the stands.. I gave the vendor a 20% tip.

In regard to the OP's insult regarding stadium food: Most people I know, even those into watching what they eat, will "Indulge" when they attend a baseball game. It has nothing to do with "Caring" what you put into your body or not.

This whole movement is wrong, and certainly, some of the insults that the OP levels at people in this thread.. are uncalled for.

 

[desdemona]

In reference to the 'line', I can only wonder if this thread shouldn't be moved to the P&R forum. While this isn't in any way religious, it could be classified as a form of politics. While that might be stretching the definition of 'politics', I'm thinking that some of the content in this thread would excuse such a stretch. Just my opinion.

Funny, I asked the same thing... but was informed that controversial threads stay in whichever subforum is appropriate (GenDis orTk) if they do not fall into the P&R category. But I agree, when it comes down to this type of bulling argument and entitled mentality, I don't see why it stayed so long on the first page of GenDis.

 

[JoBelle]

uhoh...I feel really dirty now...and not in that fun spanky way! 😉 Want to talk about tips in a whole OTHER can of worms...casinos. There ya go. String that one up and beat it with a stick.

 

[Jericho716]

I read mils post, and I hang my head with shame.. about myself.

We all make mistakes, good buddy, myself included. It's good you are able to admit that about yourself too Mitchell. Like 2Pac said, keep ya head up!

 

[Dussicar]

Looks like plan E tanked.

On to plan F, I s'pose.

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

I honestly thought this was a joke thread when I first saw this. I've tried to stay out of this. The simple minded people of the 'no-tips movement' who have posted here haven't really done a whole lot to spread their message, but have instead proceeded to put on this mantle of self-importance, grown delusions of grandeur, and proceeded to insult/talk down to a fairly sizable, and necessary, part of the workforce, while generalizing them into one, so-called inferior group.

Exaggerate much? Disagree with the movement all you like, but that doesn't give you license to cast insults.

I can't really ignore that amount of stupidity

I know how you feel. I felt the same way when I once read a thread started by a guy bragging about how he beat the shit out of some dude in a fast food chicken joint. Of course that was an entirely different kind of "gratuity" altogether.

Next, we'll go over the 'generalizations' that certain ignorant people have decided to use. Poor job choices, lack of education? Yeah.....try students working through college and/or med/law/grad school. Try people working multiple jobs to make it. There are a plethora of reasons why people join the service industry. It doesn't make them 'beggars' and they are most definitely not anywhere beneath someone with that mentality.

It's one thing to have a negative view of tipping. It's a totally different thing to insult/talk down to/look down upon certain people because their job relies on tipping. I do hope I've been clear, and while I hope I haven't crossed any lines, I certainly wouldn't regret doing so.

So in one post, you've referred to the OP as simple minded, self important, and ignorant. And you "hope" you haven't crossed any lines? I'd say you've crossed every line in the book.

In reference to the 'line', I can only wonder if this thread shouldn't be moved to the P&R forum. While this isn't in any way religious, it could be classified as a form of politics. While that might be stretching the definition of 'politics', I'm thinking that some of the content in this thread would excuse such a stretch. Just my opinion.

I'm thinking that nothing could excuse that big of a stretch.

I will always tip. I've said as much already. I don't support this movement, although I can understand the OP's reasons for doing so. I don't agree with the OP's attitudes. I find them abrasive and difficult to tolerate. But at least he doesn't pick fights or post with a chip on his shoulder roughly the size of Kansas.

 

[Brock Samson]

Calling a waiter/server a 'beggar'.....yeah, that is what I consider simple minded, self important, and ignorant. Not an exaggeration in the slightest. I don't think much of of some people's politics/attitudes, but I respect them as people. I realize that I'm considered 'middle class' and that there are plenty of people lower on the totem pole than I am, but I don't look down on them as if I'm superior merely because my job pays more than theirs does.

While I might not be the nicest person, I don't regret my direct personality. I don't mince words, I don't sugar-coat, I don't water down.....are you grasping the concept here? I don't have a chip on my shoulder (nobody online is worth that kind of involvement). I'm just not the guy to go tiptoeing through the tulips with. I tend to say, and type, the first thing that comes to my mind. Generally, your first response is the most honest response. So that's the one I go with.

 

[coldneck]

3. On tipping, we are in total disagreement and it is not worth discussing it with you.

To the rest of the TMF members: If the same item, whether a hot dog or something healthier, is available both at the concession stands and from the vendors who walk around the stadium, then make your choice. Wait in line at the concession stand and pay no tip, or tip the vendor who carried it and hands it to you in your seat.

TMF Members and the rest of the world: You have more than the 2 choices you so graciously suggested above:

Being brave enough to order from your seat, from a vendor (ahem, that's a stretch) who carries around over-priced, soggy, stale food units in a makeshift cooler/warmer, and then passes them down the row to you, DOES NOT directly translate into a tip. I can think of hundreds of other professions who DO deserve a tip besides these unskilled primates.

Tipping is an OPTION! I would rather tip a restaurant servant that a loud-mouthed hot dog slinger *IF I HAD TO*, but thankfully, I don't.

Carry on!

 

[knicks255]

This "movement" isn't a movement at all. Anyone can plainly see this is a publicity stunt or some sort of troll attempt. Their Facebook page is mostly people who just comment "hahahaha" or whatever, the "Dance Video" was obviously a parody, stop buying into their dumb charade. I don't know if OP's part of the joke, or if he just thinks it's a real thing when it's not, but actually giving respect or believing in this movement is like trying to rationally discuss something like kicking dogs for sport, because hey, it works those leg muscles! #LEGDAY Stop giving these people your time and let the thread die, or let the OP finally go off the rails enough that he can get banned and we can all breathe a little easier.

 

[Hemmen]

This "movement" isn't a movement at all. Anyone can plainly see this is a publicity stunt or some sort of troll attempt. Their Facebook page is mostly people who just comment "hahahaha" or whatever, the "Dance Video" was obviously a parody, stop buying into their dumb charade. I don't know if OP's part of the joke, or if he just thinks it's a real thing when it's not, but actually giving respect or believing in this movement is like trying to rationally discuss something like kicking dogs for sport, because hey, it works those leg muscles! #LEGDAY Stop giving these people your time and let the thread die, or let the OP finally go off the rails enough that he can get banned and we can all breathe a little easier.

QFT.

It's not just the people (or person, to be honest; only one poster is defending the OP) giving this "movement" respect. It's all the people attacking it, the ones who apparently aren't intelligent enough to see it's a stunt, that are wasting time and (forum) space. Let it go already, folks.

 

[Sodahead]

I tipped the guy at the sandwich shop

 

[Dussicar]

I tipped a cow this weekend.

 

[coldneck]

Join the movement!
Sign every receipt with this: #notips

Friends/Fans/Haters,

Sorry to be AWOL at such a critical time in the Movement, but I've been spending extra hours in the GYM making massive gains (Formula: NO Tipping + working out HARD + healthy lifestyle + regular SEX.) Sacrifices must b made for the betterment of myself and society at large, but I have returned with triumphant news!

Update: Over 12,000 likes, but the Movement has spread much further and wider than just FaceBook.
We are affecting lives and changing them for the better!

Check out our response to the latest FDA findings:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd....132_312398268918527_4830878743793753240_n.jpg

I was only mildly shocked to find out that a whopping 83% of servers have substance abuse issues.
I honestly thought it would be higher, but not surprised that some drug-addled servers would lie about it.

For the few remaining people out there who still actually consider tipping, keep in mind that YOU are also funding drug cartels from Columbia to Afghanistan.

NO tip = No drugs $ to fund them. It's really that simple.

DON'T FALL FOR IT! IT's a TRAP !!!

Do your part as an American and refrain from tipping!
The #'s don't lie. The servants do. They will say/do ANYTHING to get drug $ from you.

Peace Out, Peeps!

 

[drewskee]

This thread is strangely hilarious.

 

[Dussicar]

Um. I'm a crazy alcoholic/drug addict. I lost count.

Is this plan F or E?

 

[coldneck]

Hey ya'll!
Had an experience last night I'd like to share :

I've been dating this 9/10 lawyer hottie the past few weeks and she rings me up and asks me out.

"So...whatchya got in mind?"
"SHOTS! I'm about to drink you under the table and take advantage of you!"

Ok ... yeah. I'm down like a clown, Charlie Brown.

So we head to one of my fave spots, Twin Peaks, and start getting after it.
We took turns ordering: Slippery Nipples, Irish Car Bombs, Raspberry Kamis, 57 Chevys, Malibu Beachcombers...etc.

Racked up a nice little tab of $220.00 +, and I told our faux hipster slooty servant in a plaid skirt to have the check ready for me when I got back from the Mens room.

Much to my surprise, the greedy sloot wasted no time and put it on the table the second I left, and by time I got back my date had already put it on her AMEX card!
On top of paying for shots all night, she left her a 25% CASH TIP on the table and said "My turn to go ... meet you at the door, you handsome devil> Meow!"

Well, I couldn't just stand by and let this happen while our vulture servant started circling the table, salivating at the sight of ca$h ...so I did the right thing and pocketed the ca$h and put a "#notipscrew" in the tip line and bolted for the door.

Sorry, lameo trashy servant, that $55.00 is going toward my next few batches of whey protein and creatine supps!
The only one getting a "tip" tonight will be my legal counsel. Get an education and a real job like she did, so you don't have to beg for extra money.

Case DISMISSED! Next!

#moralsandethics #integrityiseverything

 

[primetime]

Hey ya'll!
Had an experience last night I'd like to share :

I've been dating this 9/10 lawyer hottie the past few weeks and she rings me up and asks me out.

"So...whatchya got in mind?"
"SHOTS! I'm about to drink you under the table and take advantage of you!"

Ok ... yeah. I'm down like a clown, Charlie Brown.

So we head to one of my fave spots, Twin Peaks, and start getting after it.
We took turns ordering: Slippery Nipples, Irish Car Bombs, Raspberry Kamis, 57 Chevys, Malibu Beachcombers...etc.

Racked up a nice little tab of $220.00 +, and I told our faux hipster slooty servant in a plaid skirt to have the check ready for me when I got back from the Mens room.

Much to my surprise, the greedy sloot wasted no time and put it on the table the second I left, and by time I got back my date had already put it on her AMEX card!
On top of paying for shots all night, she left her a 25% CASH TIP on the table and said "My turn to go ... meet you at the door, you handsome devil> Meow!"

Well, I couldn't just stand by and let this happen while our vulture servant started circling the table, salivating at the sight of ca$h ...so I did the right thing and pocketed the ca$h and put a "#notipscrew" in the tip line and bolted for the door.

Sorry, lameo trashy servant, that $55.00 is going toward my next few batches of whey protein and creatine supps!
The only one getting a "tip" tonight will be my legal counsel. Get an education and a real job like she did, so you don't have to beg for extra money.

Case DISMISSED! Next!

#moralsandethics #integrityiseverything

This is how I know you are making this all up. Dude, none of this story happened. Stop. Please. How do I know?

First, like always some "9/10" lawyer hottie asks you out and she "rings you up". Yeah....you are such a stud.

Second, she left a 25% tip for the SERVER. This woman left a tip for another person, so what do you do? STEAL THE MONEY FROM A "LAWYER". You put in hashtags "moralsandethics" and "integrityiseverything", yet you STEAL money. Did you give it back to your date? Did you tell her about your stupid "no tips movement"? How did she react? If you did not tell her, why the hell did you put something contradictory as "integrity is everything"?

Man up already. You're making all this shit up. It was hilarious at first, but now it is obvious you are making your situations up. It is getting pathetic now...

 

[milagros317]

Presuming that your last story is true, you are a THIEF.
There is no polite way to say it. Taking that $55 makes you a thief.

 

[Wolf]

This is how I know you are making this all up. Dude, none of this story happened. Stop. Please. How do I know?

First, like always some "9/10" lawyer hottie asks you out and she "rings you up". Yeah....you are such a stud.

Second, she left a 25% tip for the SERVER. This woman left a tip for another person, so what do you do? STEAL THE MONEY FROM A "LAWYER". You put in hashtags "moralsandethics" and "integrityiseverything", yet you STEAL money. Did you give it back to your date? Did you tell her about your stupid "no tips movement"? How did she react? If you did not tell her, why the hell did you put something contradictory as "integrity is everything"?

Man up already. You're making all this shit up. It was hilarious at first, but now it is obvious you are making your situations up. It is getting pathetic now...

At least someone is paying attention to him. That's all he really wants.

 

[Sodahead]

I believe the OP would steal money....what a greedy, selfish, thieving, cowardly, meathead thing to do. I don't, however, believe a hot successful lawyer would spend any time with him.

 

[Blue Soda]

The O.P shamelessly admits to stealing money from other people. If he tried that at the store I manage, our owner would drop him lick a fly. All of his serious, creatine, pecks and gluteus would do him no good and the cowardly thief wold deserve no better

 

[TonyInMyThroat]

I love this thread; it has to be one of the most entertaining in GenDis in years!

A few days ago I came across this article describing a social label I had never heard of. Remind you of anyone? This thread came to mind immediately …

#outwithmetros #inwithspornos

 

[Mitchell]

I must be a really bad person after what I did today. (In favor of waiters, and against the movement in this thread. I mean).

I go to TGI Fridays in my neighborhood on a regular basis, and I'm a member of their points/rewards program.

All of the waiters, waitresses, managers, etc, in TGIF know me. I'm a very good tipper.

Today, because of the points I had built up, I had a coupon for a free steak. I got a very nice big 10 ounce sirloin that a waiter who knows me recommended. It was very good.

Had I been charged the regular price for the steak, if would have been $19. With the soup, drinks, etc that I ordered, my check would have come to $27.

Due to the free steak entrée.. the entire check total was.. $9. I felt it unfair that the waiter should receive a lesser tip, because I had a free entrée.. so.. I gave him a $5 tip on a $9 check.. or,.. the regular fair tip of what it would have been.. had I been charged the actual value of the steak, according to the menu price.

I know, I'm a bad person when it comes to this "Movement". (Hangs head in shame). I just thought it not fair to do the waiter out of his fair tip, just because I had a coupon for a free entrée.

 

[TTT for joy]

I must be a really bad person after what I did today. (In favor of waiters, and against the movement in this thread. I mean).

I go to TGI Fridays in my neighborhood on a regular basis, and I'm a member of their points/rewards program.

All of the waiters, waitresses, managers, etc, in TGIF know me. I'm a very good tipper.

Today, because of the points I had built up, I had a coupon for a free steak. I got a very nice big 10 ounce sirloin that a waiter who knows me recommended. It was very good.

Had I been charged the regular price for the steak, if would have been $19. With the soup, drinks, etc that I ordered, my check would have come to $27.

Due to the free steak entrée.. the entire check total was.. $9. I felt it unfair that the waiter should receive a lesser tip, because I had a free entrée.. so.. I gave him a $5 tip on a $9 check.. or,.. the regular fair tip of what it would have been.. had I been charged the actual value of the steak, according to the menu price.

I know, I'm a bad person when it comes to this "Movement". (Hangs head in shame). I just thought it not fair to do the waiter out of his fair tip, just because I had a coupon for a free entrée.

I am sure that you are a nice well meaning person. I just personally feel, that in the long run, tipping is a bad thing, because it's precisely what got waiters in the situation, where they are dependent on tips to survive.