Re: waffle house
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07/25/20 08:37 PM
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I’ve never eaten at Waffle House, so can’t say if prices have gone up recently. But I wouldn't be surprised since restaurants were closed for so long, I’d expect they have to try to make up for lost income. Did you find the prices were more than you were used to paying?
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Re: waffle house
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07/25/20 09:06 PM
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Did you have a drink with it? I would suggest asking Waffle House this question because we have no idea.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 01:42 PM
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a 10% for staff fee, i called, i just need to learn to use a single flip waffle maker.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 02:41 PM
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Ah, that makes sense. Home made waffles are much better anyway! I have a cheap $10 electric waffle maker and it does a great job.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 04:40 PM
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Is a staff fee like a 10% tip? Not exactly, Ana. I sent a link to you in a pm since I can’t seem to get the hang of posting links. 🙄
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 05:01 PM
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I couldn't find anything on it except that it's a tip. Just right click and copy the link and then right click and paste it here if you don't want to use the HTML link in the full editor.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 06:33 PM
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This is what Sparkle sent. There was a restaurant in Chicago that was charging a Covid surcharge and they got crucified for it. Problem is, people aren't notified before hand and surprised when the bill comes. I'd have a cow over it too! It's one thing if you know before you are seated or entering the restaurant, but to be surprised by it when it's too late is a no-go from me.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 07:27 PM
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I don't agree with sharing tips either. I don't know of any waitress or bartender that excels in their job that likes it.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 08:53 PM
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THere are horrible people out there, oldbroad. It is everywhere. I am so very sorry that happened to her.
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Re: waffle house
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07/26/20 09:17 PM
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We tip generously as there are not many jobs out there more difficult that being tipped employees. In my state they can only make $4.275 an hour and that was only recently raised from $2.17 an hour. I'm not sure what to think about shared tips. On the surface, I agree with Ana totally. But my closest friend who has worked many such jobs in addition to being a full-time vet tech with a degree says it really works out quite well. So I'm not sure what to think!
We live in a small town and try to support our local businesses, so do our best with the restaurants too. Hubby has been handing a $20 bill to all our regular wait staff just trying to make up for their lost wages. He's nearly gotten a hug a couple of times if it weren't for social distancing!
Oldbroad, my friend has told me many such tales of people who are real jerks and just don't understand someone trying their best at a very hard job to support a family or go to school. NOW. If we have bad service, they will wait a looooong time for a decent tip!
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Re: waffle house
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07/27/20 06:44 AM
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I don't agree with sharing tips either. I don't know of any waitress or bartender that excels in their job that likes it. I get your point, Ana. My sister waitressed for quite a while and refused to apply for a job at a restaurant that pooled tips despite her being out of work. I think it depends on the restaurant. A couple that I’m familiar with are family friendly restaurants that are quite large and very busy. Someone different brings the drinks (not the hostess), takes and brings your order, and takes and delivers dessert orders. The food is always fresh and the wait for the meals is relatively short. Waitresses are polite, but very efficient. But I can see that under other circumstances, pooling tips wouldn’t be fair and would provide little incentive for servers to do a good job of catering to their customers. We haven’t been out to eat since the beginning of the pandemic. But when we did eat out we always tipped generously unless a server was particularly inept or rude, in which case we still tipped the minimum.
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Re: waffle house
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07/27/20 07:56 AM
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My son worked as a bartender and my daughter was originally a server and then was a manager of a Red Lobster for many years. All the Red Lobsters do that. The only one that benefits from shared tips is the slackers. It offers no incentive to go above and beyond.
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Re: waffle house
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07/27/20 09:24 AM
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That's exactly what my friend Kim said about slackers. But the staff who work hard soon make it difficult for a slacker to continue working... As Kim said, "We have our ways!"
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