Saturday dinner

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Went to a restaurant with my mom on Saturday. They have really good burgers there. When placing an order for mine I asked for medium rare. When it came it was nowhere near medium rare. No pink inside at all. It was way over. Surprisingly it still tasted really good and wasn’t dry so I didn’t say anything to the waitress and just kept on eating. Perhaps I should’ve asked them to redo it. I didn’t want to drink any alcoholic beverages. And I didn’t want water either. Decided to get cranberry juice without ice. It cost $6.95 for one glass. I already knew that ahead of time but decided to get it anyway. It’s refreshing and still cheaper than a cocktail or a glass of wine. The restaurant charges a fee for paying with a credit card. When it came time to leave tip I was going to write one of the suggested tip amounts on the receipt, which was 18%. Good thing I did some math before writing it in. The suggested tip on the receipt was not only for the amount after tax but also after the card fee was added. What it should’ve been is just a percentage of the pre-tax amount, which is what I left them. I don’t know why they do that but customers shouldn’t have to leave a tip on tax or the card fee. It’s not right. I don’t get the whole tipping system in the US in general, where people end up paying more tip for the same service just because they order a more expensive item.