The Worst Tippers

[kiki]

Has anyone ever been a waitress or bartender in Canada?  I was just wondering your personal observations on the best tippers and the worst.

Im 22, female and from Ottawa and i've worked in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. The following is my list of tippers from best to worst.  Of course there have always been exceptions.


1.  Americans - and they better be the best tippers because their money is worth more!  I guess tipping in the states is just more understood? Maybe they like to look like big shots?  Whatever the reason, thanks America!


2.  Italians, especially the males.

3.  People who work/have worked in restaurants

4.  Middle aged, English-Canadian business men (im sure my male co-workers would   disagree, but this is my personal experience)

5.  Homosexuals

6.  20 something males, English-Canadian

7.  20 something females, English-Canadian

8.  Families with grown children

9.  Middle-aged French-Canadian Men.

10.  20 something males,  French-Canadian

11.  20 something females, French-Canadian

12.  Families with young children

13.  Middle-aged English-Canadian Women

14.  Government workers

15.  New to Canada Asians

16.  Senior Citizens

17.  Middle-aged French-Canadian Women

18.  Natives

[Marik]

There's a place called 'bitterwaitress.net' that has lots of waiters / waitresses on there. Try looking around there.
http://bitterwaitress.net

[Saledo Pero]

kiki- you forgot 19- teachers ( notorious for not tipping)

By the way, americans are generous in more ways than tipping.[]

[HomoDave]

I'm just curious how you know enough about all these customers to categorize them ... how can you tell a homosexual, or a government worker, or former restaurant employees, or a new Canadian Asian just by looking at them?

Or maybe, just maybe, this is a self fulfilling prophecy ... you see a customer, quickly categorize him and decide he's a poor tipper, so give him minimial service and then when he doesn't tip, it just reinforces your pre-concieved notions.

Think about it.

[Mutty]

Wow! Just checked out that bitterwaitress.com site. What a bitchfest! So many things I want to post over there but I'm sure I'd be banned in about 10 seconds!

[Gordy Gambino]

Theres nothing wrong with being banned.I am infamous for it.

[Mutty]

You've convinced me. I'm going over.

sh-ty.........gotta get preapproved first.

[Marik]

I have a couple of friends who are waitresses and they have new things to complain about all the time - just like the people on that forum. My guess is that site is a place for unhappy waiters / waitresses to come together and vent.

[Marik]

Mutty: getting preapproved takes about 1 day.

[Phill]

mutty, if you get in there invite them over here, this place could use some bitter waitresses