Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab

[gimygirl 0]

this is why i always leave a cash tip and put "$0" on the credit card.

not only are employees responsible for reporting their tips to the IRS every year, but the employers are as well. restaurant owners have to file IRS Form 8027 at the end of each year (it summarizes the restaurants total sales, charged sales, charged tips and total reported tips).

as for the comment the restaurant owner made ... i believe that take a certain percentage because it was left on the credit card ... the owner has to allow for per swipe fees, batch fees, etc.

moral of the story: leave cash for your server!

[Sister Fracas 5]

moral of the story: leave cash for your server! [/font][/size][/color]

we always try to... I don't think it's fair that someone who had nothing to do with our table may get a percentage of the tip we leave.

[Traviesa 0]

When I worked at restaurants, we always got cash for our credit card tips. At B-Dubs, I was able to take it out of the register myself, at Memphis we got it when we cashed out at the end of the day.

[Fandango 1,440]

That's awesome!

I think it's a 'great deal' for the restaurant just for the advertising factor.

But this line made me giggle: "I'd like to take care of my parents, since they always took care of me," she said. "But I feel like he wanted me to buy something for myself, and there's a Jeep that I've had my eye on for a while."

Awww, ** the parents, I want a jeep! lol

I also thought about that.. what would you do?

Well, if my family needed help, I wouldn't be all 'hey I'd love to help, but I think this was intended for something for me, so sorry!'

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

this is why i always leave a cash tip and put "$0" on the credit card.

not only are employees responsible for reporting their tips to the IRS every year, but the employers are as well. restaurant owners have to file IRS Form 8027 at the end of each year (it summarizes the restaurants total sales, charged sales, charged tips and total reported tips).

as for the comment the restaurant owner made ... i believe that take a certain percentage because it was left on the credit card ... the owner has to allow for per swipe fees, batch fees, etc.

moral of the story: leave cash for your server!

I don't get points for cash

[gimygirl 0]

I don't get points for cash

oooooooh i never factored that bit in!! 1 pt per $1??

what do you spend these said points on anyway??

[Sister Fracas 5]

I don't get points for cash

do they give points for less than a dollar.... *runs*

Edited August 31, 2006 by Frances

[iceyspots 0]

I wouldnt have said anything lol

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I don't get points for cash

oooooooh i never factored that bit in!! 1 pt per $1??

what do you spend these said points on anyway??

account credits

i put everything on credit as far as possible.

i pay it all off every month too.

[Aussielad 37]

i wonder if they'd ever do that at Mcdonalds

[Henia 11]

Wow I wish I were him...

[Jonesie 1]

That's great! I'm in the wrong profession

[Buttons 0]

Great story as a ex-waitress I would have loved to get this tip.