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By WaitedOut - 03/10/2012 08:07 - United States - Saukville

Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML

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By dine and DASH our friendship - 02/05/2017 00:11

Today, I served my good friend and his girlfriend at the restaurant where I work. They did a "dine and dash". FML

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Little *****

By MLZ - 30/07/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, while at the restaurant I work at, a bunch of kids came in. They all gave incredibly complex orders, laughed at everything I did, and made a huge mess by "spilling" hot sauce and water all over the floor. After they left, I was tipped eleven cents. FML

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Tipped off

By Anonymous - 30/09/2014 23:42 - United States - Richmond

Today, I was taking a table's order. After I finished, the guy told me, "Just FYI, I'm not a tipper." Trying to lighten up the situation, I replied, "It's amazing how many people forget I handle their food." He complained to the manager that I'd threatened him. FML

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Just the tip

By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML

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By Nick - 14/07/2009 02:04 - United States

Today, while I was working as a waitress, I had to wait on a table of 13 people. I was struggling through it and when they finally left I went by the table to pick up my tip. Instead of a money I got a napkin saying "Here's your tip, don't be a waitress." FML

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By mee - 22/01/2013 18:49 - United States - Peabody

Today, I went and bought lunch for all the people I work with. The only meal the place forgot was mine. FML

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By lemonadedisguise - 18/07/2009 17:14 - United States

Today, I was out to dinner with a friend. When the bill came with a customer satisfaction survey, I put honestly that the "server friendliness" was "below average." Ten minutes later, I had to return to the restaurant to beg the waitress for my keys, which I had left on the table. FML

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By okay - 22/07/2015 04:58 - United States - Woodstock

Today, a customer complained he never got his sandwich, even though I put it in the oven, dressed it up and served it to him. When I went to clear his table off, I saw the sandwich basket. We had to give him his money back. FML

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Get on with it

By Anonymous - 07/04/2014 00:20 - Australia - Spearwood

Today, at the café I work at, I was yelled at by a woman because the drinks and food she ordered were "taking too long". Before I had the chance to get a word in, she stormed out and said she would never come back. I didn't get the chance to inform her that she hadn't ordered yet. FML

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By brhorton02 - 06/04/2009 14:42 - United States

Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML

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airforce987 20

Wednesday 3 October 2012 16:05

Motherfuckers

zack11742 7

Wednesday 3 October 2012 16:05

I'm so sorry I've been there its horrible

Comments

jennikitten 6

Thursday 4 October 2012 0:22

That really sucks. I am lucky where I work. I have had one dine and dash in the year I have been a waitress, but our management don't make us pay for it, unless it was because we were clearly being negligent.

st333ph 12

Thursday 4 October 2012 1:08

So long gay boys!

Bebbo_fml 21

Thursday 4 October 2012 1:21

Tipping is a form of awarding good service. It should not be expected or demanded when poor/no service is given. I refuse to tip anyone anything unless I get good service. OP it sucks that they dined and dashed. Remember their faces and make sure everyone is aware so that it doesn't happen again.

JerryH 9

Thursday 4 October 2012 2:00

Wait! Wisconsin? This reminds me of an episode of "That 70s Show" anybody remember? The one where they went out to eat and they decided to dine and dash.

kneecoalparis 3

Thursday 4 October 2012 2:16

Like hi, do your job an repeat the order back correctly

kiakia0131 23

Thursday 4 October 2012 8:03

If there is a problem with your food (or service), you should take it up with management, not be an asshole and dine and dash.

nix1993 41

Friday 5 October 2012 22:35

It's actually usually not the fault of the wait staff, Im a waitress and have waitressed in a ton of different places all throughout high-school & college (we move a lot- i've never been fired) and so far everywhere I've worked the wait staff always read the orders back to the customers before they put it through; sometimes the chef messes it up by just making the standard meal without referring to specifics in orders, and sometimes the people at the table are deliberately awkward and are trying to get money knocked off their bill. I ALWAYS repeat the order I've written down to have customers confirm it and I've had meals sent back a few times.

g_ayvel 11

Thursday 4 October 2012 3:43

I hope you didnt have to pay for them,Sometimes being a server sucks,because alot of the times businesses see a dine and dash as your fault (shoulda been taken care of them more and that wouldnt have happen) and you end paying for them but hey gotta take the good with the bad