Different circumstances.
Tipping is open and obvious. Standard is 15%, bare minimum is 10%, and anything more is rewarding good service. One should figure in a tip as part of the cost of eating at a restaurant.

Being ripped off is being deceived. You don't know that it's coming. Wholly different ballgame.

I stand by my statement: if tipping a waiter costs too much for your comfort, you shouldn't be eating at the restaurant. Restaurants are a luxury, not a necessity. If I'm so broke that five dollars is going to make a real difference to me, I'll go to a grocery store and buy food there.
( Wanderer, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 23:05, Reply)