I agree with you, splitting the bill and drinking tap water seems perfectly reasonable. Shafting the waiting staff is more of an issue.
I agree with you, splitting the bill and drinking tap water seems perfectly reasonable. Shafting the waiting staff is more of an issue.
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As someone who works in hospitality and has done data analysis on the 'tap-water-brigade' I can tell you that from our pov if people are buying stuff like food, booze, soft drinks and hot drinks then they are welcome to quench their spare thirst on tap water. Our problem is members who treat the place like a cheap office and use the space and wifi all day while ordering tap water.
Anyone calling me a tight cùnt for not wanting to buy the rip-off and environmental negative that is bottled water while spending good money in a restaurant or cafe is a stupid cùnt.
I do have an issue with people who order tap water as a way of not paying for anything. I used to play hockey with an utterly reprehensible muppet who was disliked by pretty much the entire team. He didn't drink so when we had post match beers and food (the host club always puts on the food) he would order pints of tap water. Not a lemonade, not a coke - pints of tap water.
Always irritated me.
I was once with a group at a large, packed, understaffed pub where the waiters were under impossible pressure. There were delays, for which most of the group refused to leave a tip. The upshot of which is that the owners made an absolute bomb from that day while the staff who actually produced that wealth got eff-all. I tried to point this out to the group but as their leftism didn't extend as far as respecting the working class they were not remotely interested.