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Old 01-30-2013, 4:41pm   #1
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A man claiming to be a pastor apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God absolved him of having to leave one.

A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for $34.93 with an automatic 18 percent gratuity (or $6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip.

"I give God 10%," the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. "Why do you get 18?" He then wrote "Pastor" above his signature, and an emphatic "0" where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)

The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the gratuity was automatically added.

“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the server wrote. "It’s in the computer, it’s not something I do.”

The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didn’t want to pay when the time came.”
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Old 01-30-2013, 4:49pm   #2
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I don't like the automatic gratuity at restaurants either, but if I know about it when I am ordering, then OK, fine. I probably wouldn't tip additionally, but I also wouldn't make a big deal about it.
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WTH did he feed 20 people?
Loaves and fishes?
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Old 01-30-2013, 4:59pm   #4
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WTH did he feed 20 people?
Loaves and fishes?
I think the $34.93 was his share of the total bill.
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I think the $34.93 was his share of the total bill.
Ohhhhhh
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I can understand adding tip in with a big party especially if you do something f'ed up like as for separate checks.

Besides if he was a pastor that means he didn't drink any alcohol so the overall bill would be lower. Waiters know drunk people tip better so hell yea, they add the 18%.
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People like that - the 1% - give the other 99% a terrible name.

Such a shame.
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People like that - the 1% - give the other 99% a terrible name.

Such a shame.
We lawyers have the same problem--the 99% who are bad apples give the rest of us a bad name....
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18%???? Seriously????

Does that come with a Happy Ending?

I mean, seriously; 18%????

<-----cheap bastard
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I'd give the pastor $1.05 out of my pocket and tell him, "Feel free to tip 10% when God is your damn waiter."
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We lawyers have the same problem--the 99% who are bad apples give the rest of us a bad name....
Yeah, and you guys take 33%.
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I lol'd.
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Yeah, and you guys take 33%.
Oh, shit...I've been taking 40%....
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I'd give the pastor $1.05 out of my pocket and tell him, "Feel free to tip 10% when God is your damn waiter."
^ This
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He could've at least offered to wash the waiter's feet.
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WTH did he feed 20 people?
Loaves and fishes?
Dollar menu.
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Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and render unto God what is God's.
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If I had a $34 bill and everything was good I'd tip $15-20 on top.
If things were bad but not the waiters/waitresses fault the same.
If it was the waiters/ waitresses fault $5.
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18%???? Seriously????

Does that come with a Happy Ending?

I mean, seriously; 18%????

<-----cheap bastard
I generally tip 20% when dining out, for good service...if it's exceptional service, 25%.

If the service is fair, then 15%...if it's poor service, that's what asking for the manager is for. I can count on one hand the number of times in my life that I under-tipped/left no tip.

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Pastor knew of the rules before going into the meal.


This pastor = a$$hole
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