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Posted By: family

waffle house - 07/25/20 10:28 PM

it cost me 15 dollars for Sandwich Sausage Egg & Cheese, Waffle, Hashbrowns Scattered All The Way, did they go up on their prices. cool wave blackkitty catrub lab puppy kitty catdid waffle house go up on their prices
Posted By: Sparkle

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 01:37 AM

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?
Posted By: family

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 01:49 AM

i look at a menu, it must be old Sandwich Sausage Egg & Cheese is $3.85, Waffle is $3.05, Hashbrowns Scattered "All the Way" is $5.00 does not add up..
Posted By: Draclvr

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 02:06 AM

Did you have a drink with it? I would suggest asking Waffle House this question because we have no idea.
Posted By: family

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 03:43 AM

i will.
Posted By: butterflybabe

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 05:42 PM

Could the additional cost be taxes? Here in Illinois, just about everything is taxed.
Posted By: family

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 06:42 PM

a 10% for staff fee, i called, i just need to learn to use a single flip waffle maker.
Posted By: Draclvr

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 07:41 PM

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.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 08:02 PM

Is a staff fee like a 10% tip?
Posted By: family

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 09:39 PM

i think so, i did not ask.
Posted By: Sparkle

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by BrownEyedTigre
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. 🙄
Posted By: Draclvr

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 10:01 PM

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.
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 11:19 PM

I believe some restaurants are charging a Covid fee to help with costs rather than raise prices and some restaurants are trying to get away from tipping and charging a fee that is supposed to go towards higher wages.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 11:33 PM

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.
Posted By: Sparkle

Re: waffle house - 07/26/20 11:36 PM

That’s similar to what I’ve read, oldbroad. Supposed to make the distribution of tips more fair. Many restaurants had already had servers pool their tips and share them equally. As I said, with restaurants having been shut down and servers out of work, it makes sense to find a way to recoup the losses. And it’s also my experience from the past that restaurants that add extra charges usually post the info on their menus.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 12:27 AM

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.
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 12:34 AM

All I know is that some people don't tip on service. I remember my mom in tears one night because a table of 5 people didn't like the way she looked and didn't leave her a tip. She HEARD them say something about her looks like "do you see how she looks" (I can't remember the exact words now.) My mom was an excellent waitress!!! A double insult to her and it is bringing tears to my eyes right now remembering that.
Posted By: Marian

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 12:49 AM

That is just horrible, oldbroad. sad
Posted By: family

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 01:49 AM

that is, oldbroad, i am sorry, that happen.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 01:53 AM

THere are horrible people out there, oldbroad. It is everywhere. I am so very sorry that happened to her.
Posted By: Draclvr

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 02:17 AM

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!
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 03:10 AM

Thank you all. I always leave a decent tip even if the service is not great. Maybe the person is just having a bad day. Unless you are a regular and get the same waiter or waitress and the service is always bad from them, but I would still never under tip.

I am not sure I like the added fees though. I think I'd just rather they raise their prices.
Posted By: Sparkle

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by BrownEyedTigre
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.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 12:56 PM

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.
Posted By: Draclvr

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 02:24 PM

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!"
Posted By: butterflybabe

Re: waffle house - 07/27/20 03:56 PM

I have meals and groceries delivered fairly often via GrubHub and Instacart. Typically pay $7-10 in extra fees over the price of the purchase. I don't like it but I'm able to, grateful for the service, and aware of the hardships those businesses are going thru. Maybe I'm naive but I feel for people struggling to make a living in any way they can. But I do get upset when the deliverer doesn't ring my doorbell to alert me or leave the package(s) so close to my front door that I can barely open it. I've made a few complaints about that sort of thing, cause it would be nice for people to use a little common sense. Of all the deliveries I had since quarantine, only 3 people took time to thank me for their tip. It was a pleasant surprise each time.
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