A bartender tipped himself
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
Staten Island, New York
May 31, 2021 3:37pm CST
We went to a Syrian Jewish wedding yesterday and hubby decided to tip the bartender.
He didn't have small bills on him and gave the guy a $20, asking him to break it, so he can give him a tip.
The guy just took the $20 and put it in his pocket.
Hubby did not want to give him $20, so told him a few more times that he wanted to break $20.
The guy just ignored him.
Hubby couldn't do anything about it and just went back to mingle with others.
The guy understood English.
He clearly just wanted to keep the $20.
How rude!
I guess that's a lesson learned.
If you wanna to tip people you have to make sure you have smaller bills.
Some people are nice and will break a large bill but apparently some will not.
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9 responses
@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 May 21
People who thrive on tips, such as servers, will pocket your money if you're not careful. When I worked for Pizza Hut. I would get the odd call every now and again about a driver trying to beg for tips from customers. While I was never a manager, I wound up on the recieving end.... because I was the one to pick up the phone. Not fun I'll tell you. Other counteries don't tip. But in America, it's a huge deal.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
That must have been annoying having to listen to that, especially since you couldn't do anything about it.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
@MALUSE Are tips included in the bill in Europe?
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
@MALUSE There are places here that charge a service charge automatically and then ask for a tip.
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jun 21
@lovebuglena Jumped over the bar and taken his $20 back? Talked to another bartender?
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
@TheHorse There was only one bartender.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
He repeated I think three times that he wanted the guy to break the $20. And the guy just ignored him. What else could hubby have done?
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
1 Jun 21
@lovebuglena I have done this with a beggar but he was honest and returned my money as asked. 
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
Definitely. I don't understand why hubby had to tip him in the first place as this was a wedding. If anything he should've asked me or some of his friends if they could break a $20. It's one thing to ask the waiter at a restaurant to break a $20 (or some other amount). You shouldn't ask the person you are tipping to do that.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
@sjvg1976 You were lucky I think.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Jun 21
Yes lesson learned..be careful they are so greedy
He is a sod to do this. that is wrong for him to do that
Sorry that happened too
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Jun 21
@lovebuglena Yes sort of I understand Lena
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
Yeah. He should've asked some of his friends if they could break a $20 instead of asking the bartender. He could've asked me as well, though I am not sure I had $20 worth of small bills.
Hubby also wanted to tip the valet guy and asked me if I had small bills. I said I have a $5. He asked how much I wanna tip the guy and I said $2. He gave the $5 to the valet and said to give him $3 back and he did. That was weird though. I would never have done that. If you are giving a tip you make sure you have the exact amount you wanna tip. Asking for change seems kinda rude.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
2 Jun 21
@lovebuglena Should it have been a larger bill, I would have asked it back for sure. What the waiter did was rude.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Jun 21
@LadyDuck It was a bartender.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
Good thing that it was a $20 and not a larger bill.
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
Totally. If a person is asking you to break a $20 and you don't want to do that just say that I cannot break a $20 instead of just taking the money. Also, I think tipping $20 is a lot.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
1 Jun 21
@lovebuglena I agree with all of that.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
31 May 21
That was rude. I would have complained to whoever hired him.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jun 21
It sure was. I don't know if that would have worked but never know. I doubt hubby would wanna complain though.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Jun 21
I would find out what company he works for and report him.
