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Jul 31
From Purple Slinky, by Jo Oliver Re-printed without permission These are sure fire ways to decrease or lose a tip. Correct sequence when serving courses. Drinks……appetizer……salads…..main course……dessert. Don’t bring me an appetize (read full article)
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Jul 25
Our first Tip20! Poll addresses something that is neglected in most tipping vs. no-tipping arguments. If you don’t like tipping, what do you think a fair hourly wage for servers should be? Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, plea (read full article)
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Jul 01
By John Dimsdale – Reposted from PublicRadio.org The IRS figures the food and beverage business should be sending in some 200,000 tip disclosure forms every year. But only about a quarter ever show up. The IRS wouldn’t go on the record, (read full article)
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Dec 01
IR-2009-110, Dec. 1, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today extended for an additional two years its program that simplifies the record keeping burden for reporting tip income in the food and beverage industry. The Attributed Tip Inco (read full article)
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Nov 25
Continued from “Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner Last week told the story of two college students who got arrested for not paying their gratuity. Well as anticipated, the charges have been dropped. Nor (read full article)
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Nov 21
“Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner When John Wagner and Leslie Pope visited the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, they never thought they would be leaving in a police car. They never thought their service (read full article)
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Nov 20
Tip20 is pleased to welcome Shoes for Crews to it’s list of officially endorsed products! Shoes for crews has been in the business of creating comfortable slip resistant shoes for the service and hospitality industry for over 25 years. Weather (read full article)
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Nov 04
POINT Add 10% or 15% to the bill? I think not Posted By DENNIS THOMPSETT of TheSunTimes My mother was a waitress at the Trio for years, but even so, I must admit, I don’t understand the idea of giving tips to people in restaurants. Or anywhere (read full article)
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Sep 18
From the “Best of Craigslist” Date: 2004-01-13, 2:13PM PST Welcome to your neighborhood nudie bar! Come in, have a seat, check out all the pretty girls. Oh, look! Here comes one now. But why is she fully clothed? I’ll tell you: beca (read full article)
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Sep 05
From About.com Greece Travel By deTraci Regula, About.com Tipping in Greece is confusing for most visitors. Here’s a simple guide that will let you return to any restaurant with confidence. Tipping for Tourist-type restaurants: Ask for the bi (read full article)
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Aug 27
Found in Seattle Weekly. Article By Maggie Savarino in Ask the Bartender It’s that time of week when we answer the questions you’re too drunk or shy to ask…This question comes from Eric: We went out after a late show, but we weren& (read full article)
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Aug 26
Found on CBS4.com More and more families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a night out at a restaurant let alone pay the 15 to 20 percent suggested tip. Service workers say since the economy took a turn for the worse gratuities have do (read full article)
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Jun 20
Nation’s Restaurant News , Feb 18, 2008 by Dina Berta, Reproduced with permission. Amid a swirl of controversy, some restaurants have scuttled plans to deduct portions of credit card processing fees from servers’ tips as a way to offset w (read full article)
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Jun 18
Author: Josh Stone Well, if you’re determined to pursue a waitress career, I’m certainly not going to stop you. So, just to make things easier, here’s a combined assortment of tips for coming through the experience in one piece. Som (read full article)
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Jun 16
Author: Patti Farnham When we go out to eat we often take the waitress for granted. We want her to be doing all she can to help us enjoy our meal. While we are visiting and eating though she is tending to many other people. She has her own method of (read full article)
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