By whooops - 15/08/2009 13:56 - United States

Today, after having a few beers at a bar, I gave my ticket to the valet to get my car. I tipped the man $2 and he gave me a huge smile and thanked me a lot as I left. I thought the guy was just really appreciative for those $2 until I got home and saw one of the $100 bills in my wallet was gone. FML
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lifeislife_fml 0

You sure made his day!

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cracktus 0

So you people all say he was drunk after a few beers, and that he's cheap for trying to give a two dollar tip to a valet whose job is just to drive a car up to him a few yards. Seriously, he's a nice guy who made a somewhat careless mistake. Shut up.

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gdude756 0

That's why you don't drink, you get ****** up in the head

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fissionesque 0

That's why you do drink, you get ****** up in the head. Not that you should be driving. That guy totally deserved it for being a cheapskate and and drunk driver. And seriously, if you're at a bar with valets, you're probably paying a lot for things and therefore should also tip generously.

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effthis 0

watch the valet post this to mylifeisgreat

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unitofstuff 0

I'll chime in as a valet. Drive a car up to him a few yards? Most of the locations I work have a two city block long run to the lot. Yes, I said RUN. Because when you're not watching, we're ******* running. Running back from parking your shitty car, and running to your shitty car to get it. And we're doing it fast because we work for tips, and time is money. I make $2/hour, and I have to make the rest in tips. And yes, $2 is a cheap ******* tip.

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medfly 2

stealing is still stealing, even if OP is a jerk. doesn't your country have minimum wages though? plus, I recommend small scooter or something to speed yourself up. I haven't worked as a valet (I didn't realise there are such jobs), but it seems like it would make you faster with less work.

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fissionesque 0

You're a jerk, you know that? How do you know that the person waiting/valeting/cashiering isn't in school to be a doctor or something? And how would you like to live in a world with no service people (although a valet isn't the most necessary thing in the world, really). People in the service industry are the ones who are doing the real work. Management really has no clue. I hope the next person who waits on you spits in your food. You know how stressful a job like that can be?

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unitofstuff 0

Saying all there is to being a valet is being able to park a car is a bit like saying all there is to being a waiter/waitress is being able to carry a tray. 85% of the job is customer service. Service industry jobs are, in a sense, one of the purest types of work in the sense that you get an immediate return on your work. You do a good job, you get tipped well. You do a bad job, you don't get tipped well. Also, I find it a bit odd that you're the one telling me to get a real job, when everything you say makes it sound like you've never worked a part time job in your life. Every time I hear someone whine about "rich kids" getting the "easy life," I roll my eyes, but really, what did you do for money through school?

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sublime93 0

$2 an hour?? ...Isn't that illegal?

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crazeh_monkeh 0

Companies can get away with that if the employee gets the tips they make

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Sun_Kissed18 25

Medfly: "stealing is still stealing" where was there stealing? Did I miss that? The op took out two bills which he THOUGHT were $1s, but they were actually a 1 and a 100. Not stealing, but a mistake.

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katzepferd 0

youd take the scooter to one side, then have to drive a car and would be running anyways

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intrepid00 0

YDI. If you had enough beers not to notice you gave him a hundred you shouldn't be driving.

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LatinoHeat 0

YDI for thinking about Clay Aiken while you were tipping the guy.

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aback 4

Dumbass. Being drunk doesn't mean you don't have to watch out for yourself.

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r0kcemxo 2

Well at least the valet was appreciative.

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abylaunch 10

How do you guys know he was even the one driving. All he said was that the valet brought his car for all you know he had a friend drive his car. And what's wrong with a $2 tip? I've worked way shittier jobs with less pay and no tips, it's not that guys job to pay the vallets bills.

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aback 4

Nothing wrong with a $2 tip. But the $100 tip he gave was more than he'd intended. You went to public school, didn't you?

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