Chintzy tippers beware: Waiters and delivery drivers are naming names on a website. LousyTippers.com is a list of customers who have left small or no tips. Stiffed workers in the restaurant biz just fill in an online form and presto! Instant infamy for the "bad" tipper.
Wow. I mean, I get it -- delivery drivers and waiters are pissed and they want to fight back somehow. People should understand how hard they work and how little they get paid. Once a customer leaves there's no way to retroactively spit in their food. (Not that anyone should do that.) It's not fair! Fight the power and all that. But this website just seems to bring out the worst in people -- and some of them really go too far.
YES, I looked up my name and NO, I'm not on it. Are you? You can actually search for your name to find out if you've been outed as a Scrooge. If, god forbid, you happen to find your own name wrongfully on the list (because why would you ever not tip a deserving server?) you can dispute the claim and maybe they'll consider removing it.
It's bad enough that the site lists people's full names. But the truly creepy bit is that fill-in-the-blank area that says "restaurant or address." Apparently people sometimes list a customer's home address or phone number!
Isn't that illegal? If not, it definitely crosses a line. Especially when the angry contributor invites people to "call or text" the tipper's "ass."
Eater has gone through the trouble of combing through the database and uncovering the really nasty comments. Bless their hearts. Here's a sample: "Stay in what ever foreign country you live in PLEASE." Yeesh. And that's one of the milder ones! Apparently the database is a haven for racists and homophobes. I don't know -- I think it's just inevitable that a site like this would attract jerks.
Do you think LousyTippers.com goes too far?
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Comments 43
Last I heard it wasn't the law for me to tip you, so if I get shitty service from you, chances are you get a shitty tip from me. Was out with a girlfriend recently, our waitress totally ignored me all evening (to the point I had to keep going to the bar to get my drinks and the barman asked what was I doing?) but was nice and friendly to my friend, right up until I asked for the check ($100+). When she realised I was the one paying she was oh so nice. Tip from me? Check on your customers.
I went to a little cafe once and had just enough money for lunch with 25 cents left over, so I put it in the tip jar. What did the guy do? He took the quarter out and he threw it at me, like chucked it at me and hit me with it. I was 16 and out for lunch with my guidance councillor, I just wanted to leave something and that was all I had, some people and it sure seems like the majority of them are HORRIBLE, wheres the site for us to complain about the crap service we recieve? I don't tip unless people deserve it and when I do it's a buck or 2. I have a tiny income and I'm not going to hand over my money to someone being paid to be there and not making an effort.
Where do they get addresses and phone numbers? And how do they know they've got the right person if you have a common name. Just pay cash - won't have to worry about it.
Why don't servers direct all of this anger toward the REAL culprits in this? The restaurant industry. This is the only industry that doesn't have to pay even minimum wage!! It is pathetic that servers can work their butts off, and must rely on ass-kissing to get paid. It is pathetic that the restaurant employs them, but I am expected to pay them.
I start with a 0% tip, and in most cases, it works its way up to 20-25%. I'm huge on customer service, and I never ask for anything unreasonable. Want a good tip? Work for it. You aren't entitled to a tip. Got a problem? Go get a job that doesn't rely on your crappy service to make a decent living.