[InvisibleSoul]

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Dine-in only. Offer limited to Tuesday, 2/3/09, 6 am to 2 pm in all Denny's restaurants in the United States*, Canada and Puerto Rico while supplies last.
*With exception of 350 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA and 740 S. Main St., Las Cruces, NM.

http://www.dennys.com/

Is some mod going to delete this because they think I'm spamming again? :rolleyes:

PS - Give me some Thanks! :D





Edit: Seems like they announced this during a Super Bowl commercial... surprising it took until now for the word to get spread.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfMb90v4qg

[!Tigger]

oh shiet.. too bad i have work..

[MyPresIzBlack]

Sweet. Thanks man

[The_AK]

good post

[tough]

SKIPPING SCHOOL FOR THIS!!

[KO7]

I'd take advantage of this, but there isn't a Denny's on the way to work, and I expect it to be a gong show at every location tomorrow.

[marc0lishuz]

Fuck work, I'mma have me some DENNY'S tomorrow!!!

[mr sinister]

Oh shiets, I know where I`m going tomorrow morning.

[Jackygor]

Its going to be so packed, gota plan how to park

[MG1]

I phoned the local Denny's and it's been confirmed. Yahoo!!!

I'm there at 6 am. It's like 5 blocks from my house!!!

thanks again, OP. I just gave you a big thanks.

[TOPEC]

so is this actually free FREE, or do u have to pursche another meal of equal or higher value to get this "free" grand slam?

[hotjoint]

damn too bad i have to work and the nearest denny's is in delta :(

[2damaxmr2]

yes it is FREE!

[InvisibleSoul]

so is this actually free FREE, or do u have to pursche another meal of equal or higher value to get this "free" grand slam?
Free FREE.

I'm sure they'll try upselling you on extras and drinks and stuff... but you have no obligation.

[HonestTea]

FREE!

[InvisibleSoul]

Do you see any asterisks on that picture? Nope... that means it's actually TOTALLY FREE.

[mrclean604]

nice find lol. im so going

[Stevie P]

I can't remember the last time I had Denny's sober.

[Jer3]

shit...the closest one for me is across knight. is it really worth it...haha

[2damaxmr2]

totally worth it.... i am a regular at the local denny's
bring a friend or gf it is worth it !

[jerche]

man i hope it's not a crazy line up....lol
i got school afterwards...

[K-Dub]

Since it's free, be sure to leave a tip. :)

[JSilver]

Can you imagine how many bums there would be at the downtown Dennys if they knew about it?! LOL!

[Durrann1984]

damn thats crazy haha

i hope the lineups arent too long haha

[InvisibleSoul]

Since it's free, be sure to leave a tip. :)
Yeah... the staff still needs to get paid. :)

[Ch28]

Since it's free, be sure to leave a tip. :)

be sure to leave a nice tip!

[twitchyzero]

do you think an hour and 15 min is enough to enjoy this?

i wanna cram it in during my break before i head to school. :D
stay away from the kingsway branch guys

[InvisibleSoul]

do you think an hour and 15 min is enough to enjoy this?

i wanna cram it in during my break before i head to school. :D
stay away from the kingsway branch guys
It all depends on how long it takes to be seated... and at this point, it's anyone's guess...

[MarkyMark]

How much does a grand slam normally cost?

[nipples]

LOL i dare you to print it out and give it to the homeless on the streets!!

[ntan]

fuck... are there any denny's near surrey central (sfu surrey)?

[moomooCow]

10 bucks?

but thanks for the heads up op =]

[tonyvu]

wow skipping class for this LOL

[K-Dub]

fuck... are there any denny's near surrey central (sfu surrey)?
http://www.ghettowebmaster.com/images/google-mother-fucker.jpg

[+Kardboard+]

Holy crap so awesome...too bad there are no Denny's close enough to me or on the way to work. :p

[Jackygor]

Apparently you need to sign up in order to receive these free meals?!

[InvisibleSoul]

Apparently you need to sign up in order to receive these free meals?!
Where'd you get that from?

[chun]

lol those are my exact work hours. Motherfuckers.

[Tim Budong]

ahahha
i might go..dont kno

[MG1]

Apparently you need to sign up in order to receive these free meals?!


What? Are you like part of that family on the Pizza Hut 10 for 10 commercials?

"Can I have that in writing?" :haha:

[Hot Karl]

nice. off work at 8 and i walk right past a denny's.

[HonestTea]

Just called a Burnaby Denny's and they told me they were doing it, 6am-2pm, no limits(obviously 1 per customer) and after 2pm they were giving out rain-cheques instead

that's what she said :D

Thanks OP! Free Grand Slam:)

[fizz3r]

Just came back with my sister from the on Marine. No lineups,no required purchase and no upselling either. I don't think many people know about this.

[+Kardboard+]

Rainchecks?!?

Can I have THAT in writing? :p

[Shun Izaki]

Damn.Too bad I got work as well.. oh well... sushi for me after work

[chun]

Anyone call the one on Marine / Cambie to find out if they give rainchecks? I'll head there after work :p

[DHP 1]

so after 2pm, i can go get a raincheck? and come back and use it another day or wat?

[Carl Johnson]

desperate times calls for desperate measures

[flameboy54]

Went to the Smithe and Burrard location this morning. Stepped in at about 7:30 and the place was about 2/3 full. Said that I was there for the breakfast and sat me down at the table. Placed my order (you get to choose your eggs too!) and it litreally came in 5 minutes. Haven't been to Denny's in a while but it's good to know that some things don't change. Enjoyed my meal at a good pace, didn't feel rushed at all. Got my bill which came out to $0.00, left a $1 tip. On my way out, I saw a bum finish his free meal and headed for this shopping cart just outside the door. Too bad my lunch break's only 30 minutes or else I'd grab another one.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

hmmm i called the one on broadway they said after 2pm it wont be free, didnt mention anything about rain cheque

[K-Dub]

Just came back with my sister from the on Marine. No lineups,no required purchase and no upselling either. I don't think many people know about this.
+1. Went at 630 before heading to school. Some people got it, some people actually ordered other stuff.

And they were also handing out these coupon books..I'll take a picture of it and show you all later.

[flameboy54]

Bastards! I never got a coupon book!

[marc0lishuz]

I had 2 grand slam breakfasts at 2 different locations (Marine/Cambie @ 7:40am, Kingsway @ 10am). I feel nauseous. :(

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[InvisibleSoul]

I had 2 grand slam breakfasts at 2 different locations (Marine/Cambie @ 7:40am, Kingsway @ 10am). I feel nauseous. :(

LoL... you can go again just before 2pm. :p

[K-Dub]

I had 2 grand slam breakfasts at 2 different locations (Marine/Cambie @ 7:40am, Kingsway @ 10am). I feel nauseous. :(

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Why does your 2nd grand slam have 3 pancakes?
Go for another one just before 2pm for a late lunch.

....fatty!

[Leopold Stotch]

i feel sorry for the waitresses. they must get little to no tip today.

[InvisibleSoul]

Not necessarily... some people might actually leave bigger tips than usual because they are happy with their free meal.

Anyways, Im at the Kingsway location right now and while there is a small lineup, the turnaround is pretty quick, so it's not too bad.

[carisear]

just got back from marine and cambie. had my free meal.

NO choice of eggs -- i don'tcare though.
2 pancakes, not 3.

I left a bigger tip than normal cuz i felt sorry for the waitresses.

[InvisibleSoul]

Observation: 90% of the people here are Chinese. LoL!

And quite a few older (like 60+) Chinese folks here too... the kind that look like they've never had a Western breakfast in their lives, but yet still can't resist something free. :p

[Drift_Monkey]

omg, i paid for triple O's breakfast today =(

[HonestTea]

Just got back from the Lougheed/Austin one and it wasn't bad, left a bigger tip then usual and I only got 2 pancakes as well :(

Huge line when I left but everyone just ate and left, so that was good..had to wait for 5minutes before though

[2damaxmr2]

going back for lunch :p

[InvisibleSoul]

It should only be two pancakes... either that one cook made a mistake or those pancakes were thinner than normal?

But anyways, I'm stuffed...

Kingsway location still doing pretty well... minimal lineup, no more than a few minutes it looks like.

[Dr-Vn]

just got back from marine and cambie. had my free meal.

NO choice of eggs -- i don'tcare though.
2 pancakes, not 3.

I left a bigger tip than normal cuz i felt sorry for the waitresses.

just went there as well. line ups were huge... it was maybe like 50 mins from the start when we were waiting in line to actually eating the food.

I left $3 for two.. considering she still handed us a bill that says $0.

[carisear]

just went there as well. line ups were huge... it was maybe like 50 mins from the start when we were waiting in line to actually eating the food.

I left $3 for two.. considering she still handed us a bill that says $0.

were you the guy i was talking to while waiting for a seat? rofl

and yeah, marine drive is busy. prolly the busiest one around.

[HonestTea]

Oh shit, I think I tipped too much then! LOL

$7 tip haha

[Ch28]

I left a $5 tip and all I had was the grand slam.

[penner2k]

Some of you ppl are so cheap. $1 tip. $3 tip for two?

[fetched]

^
Whats wrong with that? Your only considered cheap if your below par, which is below the 10% and 15% at high end places.

[keifun]

had mine today before heading to school

I ordered a large glass of orange juice, cuz I feel bad if I just had water.

came to total $3.24 haha..and I'm still full from it.

[flameboy54]

Man, I wanna go back for another one!

[MG1]

Went at 6:30 am to the Walnut Grove Denny's. Dragged the wife with me. Only 25 people at most were there. Ordered two coffees, two Grand Slams. Bill came out to under 5 bucks, so I paid ten. The meal would have cost 20 bucks, so I tipped accordingly, plus a bit more, I guess. Not that it's going to make up for all the cheap asses out there, LOL.

It's not the waitresses fault the meal's free. They were courteous and polite, and the food came within two minutes. They must have had the stuff all ready to go.

It was overall a good experience. Rumour has it that the owner of Denny's is a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan........ another rumour has it that with the economy being poor, they wanted to pay their customers back for all the support over the years.

BTW, once was enough for me. I want others to enjoy the deal and not risk making it into something they will never do again because of the problems that arise.

[freakshow]

Just got back from the Dennys in Delta for a free Grand Slam.. Thanks OP!

[tonyvu]

lool fuck... didn't even get my free grand slam... drove by it and fuck it was jammed packed to the sidewalk.... NOOOO -.-

[InvisibleSoul]

Some of you ppl are so cheap. $1 tip. $3 tip for two?
$1 tip is a bit low given the circumstances... but what's wrong with $3 tip for two? If the Grand Slam is $8.99 or whatever, that's more than 15% tip...

But yeah, it felt a little cheap even for me to just get water, so I ordered a Razzdango drink that cost $2.99... so all in all I still paid about five bucks.

[Meowjin]

I love denny's.

anything below 5 dollars tip for a FREE meal is pretty cheap. The denny's i go to (sw marine) has some of the best service I get in a resteraunt.

[marc0lishuz]

Why does your 2nd grand slam have 3 pancakes?
Go for another one just before 2pm for a late lunch.

....fatty!

Fawk... I dunno. I was expecting it to have 2 pancakes as well. Oh well, I ain't complaining! *shrugs*

And yeah, based on first-hand experience, two grand slam breakfasts in one morning is bad for your tummy. I already took 2 shits here at work and still feel nauseous. I'm going into a grease coma. brb ( =______= )

[Gh0stRider]

missed out...had class this morning...fuk!

[Gtrr33]

that was awesome! myself and 4 other co-workers hit up sw marine dr location b4 work. we gave about $7.50 each for tips, including coffee


so when is the keg gonna do the same thing :lol "steak and lobster"

[_Hotsauce_]

Thanks for the heads up, enjoyed my free lunch!

[you]

ahh shit missed it

[Razor Ramon HG]

Thanks for the heads up. The Notorious MSG went to the one by Lougheed Mall, only had to wait 10 minutes for a table of 7. Mad props!

[HonestTea]

Went at 6:30 am to the Walnut Grove Denny's. Dragged the wife with me. Only 25 people at most were there. Ordered two coffees, two Grand Slams. Bill came out to under 5 bucks, so I paid ten. The meal would have cost 20 bucks, so I tipped accordingly, plus a bit more, I guess. Not that it's going to make up for all the cheap asses out there, LOL.

It's not the waitresses fault the meal's free. They were courteous and polite, and the food came within two minutes. They must have had the stuff all ready to go.

It was overall a good experience. Rumour has it that the owner of Denny's is a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan........ another rumour has it that with the economy being poor, they wanted to pay their customers back for all the support over the years.

BTW, once was enough for me. I want others to enjoy the deal and not risk making it into something they will never do again because of the problems that arise.


yeah, I just tipped 15% of what the bill wouldve came out normally

[Vansterdam]

dam i was in surrey all night totally missed out! dident see this till now lol thanks for the info anyways

[skyxx]

Cheaper than Bon's!!!!!

[MelonBoy]

lol thanks!, went with a friend .. tipped like 3 bucks . yum... free stuff alwys taste better :)

[InvisibleSoul]

Three weeks from now, you can go to IHOP and get a free shortstack of pancakes... obviously nowhere as good as a free Grand Slam though. :p

http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/

[2damaxmr2]

^ dopeeee free foood ftw

[fizz3r]

had mine today before heading to school

I ordered a large glass of orange juice, cuz I feel bad if I just had water.

came to total $3.24 haha..and I'm still full from it.

+1 I ordered a coffee because I felt bad for not paying for anything.

[Dr-Vn]

were you the guy i was talking to while waiting for a seat? rofl

and yeah, marine drive is busy. prolly the busiest one around.

Hahaha :haha: what a coincidence.

Some of you ppl are so cheap. $1 tip. $3 tip for two?

As some people have mentioned, I don't see anything wrong with it either. The servers aren't doing anything different than just serving their meals, and I'm tipping for their service. Besides, the promo of the free breakfast is just a marketing strategy from Dennys, it's not like the servers are giving you free food so I should tip more. How did you get that mentality?

Say for example, an electronics store is offering a $300 pair of speakers for free for the first 200 people in line. If you did manage to get a pair, are you going to pay them $50 just because you feel bad (or to show that you're not "cheap")?

[twitchyzero]

Hahaha :haha: what a coincidence.



As some people have mentioned, I don't see anything wrong with it either. The servers aren't doing anything different than just serving their meals, and I'm tipping for their service. Besides, the promo of the free breakfast is just a marketing strategy from Dennys, it's not like the servers are giving you free food so I should tip more. How did you get that mentality?

Say for example, an electronics store is offering a $300 pair of speakers for free for the first 200 people in line. If you did manage to get a pair, are you going to pay them $50 just because you feel bad (or to show that you're not "cheap")?

WTF, comparing free stuff at electronic store with free breakfast that has to be served?

PEOPLE rely on TIPS just to get by.
don't forget that. Just watch the intro scene in Resevoir Dogs.
You should definately be tipping at least $3 per person. Especially in Denny's where the tips goes to the kitchen staff where the had to bust their ass off today just to serve you cheapasses some free food.

You dont realize that giving out free breakfast that usually costs $9 during a time of ecnomic downturn is beyond generous.

Might i add the one i went to had a fast moving line and the food came out pretty quick (5mins).

and for people saying they wanna get a raincheck for a FUCKING free breakfast so they can hoard that shit after 2pm or in a few days. WHAT THE FUCK?

don't get a me wrong, i'm a cheap guy and even i tipped $5. But it's fucking free food. if you wanna make raincheck for it you gotta be kidding me.

Some of the replies in this thread pretty much explain why there's so many lowballers on RS.

/rant

[vicham]

$9 * 15% = $1.35.....even with drink......~$2 per person should be more than enough.....seriously...I don't really understand why people paid that much. The waiter/waitress just did same amount of work per person and they were not the one who offered the free meal. Why do we have to overpay for the tips when it's their company that is offering the free meal. Besides, they served more people than usual today and most people already paid over 15% tips. I am pretty sure they made more than what they used to today.

[Fafine]

Went to the one on marine around 1130 and it was packed saw couple hs students run there and cars full of ppl going into the parking lot- suprisingly most of them had huge smiles on their faces.

[nipples]

WTF, comparing free stuff at electronic store with free breakfast that has to be served?

PEOPLE rely on TIPS just to get by.
don't forget that. Just watch the intro scene in Resevoir Dogs.
You should definately be tipping at least $3 per person. Especially in Denny's where the tips goes to the kitchen staff where the had to bust their ass off today just to serve you cheapasses some free food.

You dont realize that giving out free breakfast that usually costs $9 during a time of ecnomic downturn is beyond generous.

Might i add the one i went to had a fast moving line and the food came out pretty quick (5mins).

and for people saying they wanna get a raincheck for a FUCKING free breakfast so they can hoard that shit after 2pm or in a few days. WHAT THE FUCK?

don't get a me wrong, i'm a cheap guy and even i tipped $5. But it's fucking free food. if you wanna make raincheck for it you gotta be kidding me.

Some of the replies in this thread pretty much explain why there's so many lowballers on RS.

/rant

i'm sorry but i gotta weigh in here.

As someone who used to work in the service industry i have to say this:
what would happen if the promotion were not there? Yes you're right about the economic slowdown now and so people will be less prone to go out to eat. So what would happen to those servers? they'll be coming in (provided management doesnt cut shifts) to basically an empty restaurant and get NO tips.

I do not think that the $1 tip is unreasonable. it will amount to basically $10 an hour if this promotion works. That on top of their normal base pay of 8/hr is more than fair.

But it's your money. if you want to give $5 or $10 or $50 tip, that's your decision.

[Dr-Vn]

$9 * 15% = $1.35.....even with drink......~$2 per person should be more than enough.....seriously...I don't really understand why people paid that much. The waiter/waitress just did same amount of work per person and they were not the one who offered the free meal. Why do we have to overpay for the tips when it's their company that is offering the free meal. Besides, they served more people than usual today and most people already paid over 15% tips. I am pretty sure they made more than what they used to today.

That was exactly the point I was trying to get across and it was stated too. They weren't doing anything different from their everyday work and the company itself was offering the promotion. NOT the servers. It wasn't like they were offering free blowjobs along with the Grand Slams to make your time worth while.

PEOPLE rely on TIPS just to get by.
don't forget that. Just watch the intro scene in Resevoir Dogs.
You should definately be tipping at least $3 per person.

You dont realize that giving out free breakfast that usually costs $9 during a time of ecnomic downturn is beyond generous.

Might i add the one i went to had a fast moving line and the food came out pretty quick (5mins).
/rant

There is no policy stating how much you should or shouldn't be paying. The 10% isn't even mandatory over here in Canada, it's just expected. Just because you paid more than some of us here doesn't mean everyone should.

Hell, I have a feeling it's like you felt you got ripped off and are shaming on us just because we paid less. Nipples also got a good point, it's your money in the end.

[Amuse]

Three weeks from now, you can go to IHOP and get a free shortstack of pancakes... obviously nowhere as good as a free Grand Slam though. :p

http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/
I guess I'll go to this one

[Hot Karl]

went to the kingsway one. meal come in like 5 minutes, choice of eggs with 2 large pancakes.

it was brisk but not busy when i went at around 8am. gave a 2.50 tip. can't believe cheap asses would even consider not tipping.

[goo3]

HOW are those pancakes anyway? Worth trying @ regular price?

[ChaKo]

[QUOTE=Dr-Vn;6262554]That was exactly the point I was trying to get across and it was stated too. They weren't doing anything different from their everyday work and the company itself was offering the promotion. NOT the servers. It wasn't like they were offering free blowjobs along with the Grand Slams to make your time worth while.

QUOTE]

i think his point was that you should've tipped more than usual for that exact reason. the employees didn't choose to offer the promotion, yet they were the ones busting their asses to make it happen. like he mentioned, the tips also go to the kitchen staff who have to pump out these free meals like an assembly line. not to mention the servers who have to keep everything in order, and i'm assuming it was pretty hectic down there, while making sure everyone is in and out at a reasonable pace. they weren't offering blowjobs, but for the hell i would imagine they were put through, they might as well have.

[E=mc²]

[QUOTE=Dr-Vn;6262554]That was exactly the point I was trying to get across and it was stated too. They weren't doing anything different from their everyday work and the company itself was offering the promotion. NOT the servers. It wasn't like they were offering free blowjobs along with the Grand Slams to make your time worth while.

QUOTE]

i think his point was that you should've tipped more than usual for that exact reason. the employees didn't choose to offer the promotion, yet they were the ones busting their asses to make it happen. like he mentioned, the tips also go to the kitchen staff who have to pump out these free meals like an assembly line. not to mention the servers who have to keep everything in order, and i'm assuming it was pretty hectic down there, while making sure everyone is in and out at a reasonable pace. they weren't offering blowjobs, but for the hell i would imagine they were put through, they might as well have.


100% agree

While their service isn't anything out of the ordinary, the amount of customers were. I was there at about 1pm and it was PACKED with a long lineup.

Just tip a little more. No harm in that.

[goo3]

Why not just tip according to how you felt their svc was for YOUR meal?

more volume + good svc = more tips!
more volume + bad svc = more tips

Hard time feeling sorry for them because it's *gasp* busy. Oh no! If you wanna add more, go ahead. But when say other ppl should too, then it's like saying it's also ok to give smaller tips when it's not busy.

[ChaKo]

you might not be directing it to my reply, but since you were ambiguous with your response, i'll just say that for the record, i never once said people should pay more because of the promotion. however, a few did ask why the servers would deserve more than usual when they were doing the same thing they'd normally do every other day, when it wasn't exactly the case. and judging from the responses in this thread, it seems that the servers did a pretty good job, especially considering the amount of people they must have seen, and tipping should be based on service, so i'd say the service would have been above average on that day, therefore warranting a higher tip.

[InvisibleSoul]

They probably did have more servers on hand that day because of this promotion too, you know...

[Durrann1984]

anyone feel like shit after eating the breakfast?

it was so greasy haha

[ChaKo]

They probably did have more servers on hand that day because of this promotion too, you know...


regardless, compared to any other day, the volume of people would've been insane. that and like it was mentioned earlier, the chefs enjoy a share of the tips too, and even if they called in a few more of the limited number of chefs, that's still pretty much non-stop cooking for that period of time.

[carisear]

anyone feel like shit after eating the breakfast?

it was so greasy haha


have you never eaten at denny's before?!

that's 1/2 the fun of going there! :P

[q0192837465]

couldnt make it as I was sick. Will definitely go for free pancakes @ ihop :)

[twitchyzero]

There is no policy stating how much you should or shouldn't be paying. The 10% isn't even mandatory over here in Canada, it's just expected. Just because you paid more than some of us here doesn't mean everyone should.

Hell, I have a feeling it's like I felt you got ripped off and are shaming on us just because we paid less. Nipples also got a good point, it's your money in the end.
Yes i know tipping is totally up to you. Unless the service was poor, everyone should be tipping the 10%.

If you have any sympathy for what the servers have to put up on a daily basis you'd leave a bit of tip. That and they DEPEND on the tips as their minimum wage job isn't merely enough...and i believe what they do is more worthy than a min waged job.

What makes you think you felt like i got ripped off? I got the free meal didn't I? I believe they deserved my $5 tip.

I'm annoyed b/c you guys think the 10% is enough when the chefs have to pump out a meal every few seconds and the servers had to work extra hard to deliver the food to you while it's still fresh.

I'm pissed off because a few of you were asking for rain cheques for a free breakfast meal. If you're a homeless and asked the same question, I wouldnt have a problem with that, but no don't be so damn cheap.

like it was mentioned earlier, the chefs enjoy a share of the tips too, and even if they called in a few more of the limited number of chefs, that's still pretty much non-stop cooking for that period of time.


Exactly. People seem to miss the point of my rant by saying "oh they didn't serve my food any differently..why should i tip more?" The tips benefit the servers AND the cooks.

[2damaxmr2]

i felt better after eating two grand slams within a day.

[InvisibleSoul]

regardless, compared to any other day, the volume of people would've been insane. that and like it was mentioned earlier, the chefs enjoy a share of the tips too, and even if they called in a few more of the limited number of chefs, that's still pretty much non-stop cooking for that period of time.
And more people served equals more tips... so why would any individual diner need to tip more?

[goo3]

it seems that the servers did a pretty good job, especially considering the amount of people they must have seen, and tipping should be based on service, so i'd say the service would have been above average on that day, therefore warranting a higher tip.

So if it was dead, I should be tipping less? I don't agree w/ that. That's why I'm saying how busy they are shouldn't affect their tip. But you can work your system however you like.

Maybe when it's dead, the svc is better so you tip more.
And when it's busy, the svc is avg but it's busy, so you tip more.

Sounds like a no-lose system for the server.

[hotjoint]

wish I coulda taken advantage of the free meal, freekin denny's is a 30 min drive away

[ChaKo]

So if it was dead, I should be tipping less? I don't agree w/ that. That's why I'm saying how busy they are shouldn't affect their tip. But you can work your system however you like.

Maybe when it's dead, the svc is better so you tip more.
And when it's busy, the svc is avg but it's busy, so you tip more.

Sounds like a no-lose system for the server.

you are just reading it how you want to serve your argument lol. i specifically said since by all accounts, the server went beyond the normal standards which would warrant a 10 percent tip, they should be entitled to more. because as we all know, tipping is based on service and better service equals higher tip percentage. but instead, you completely twisted what i said around which may be cute, but sadly, wrong. basically, if it was extremely busy because of a promotion that only benefits you and they still managed to, at the very least, maintain the standard service and then go beyond that by ensuring you have your meal faster than usual and not sour your experience because of the amount of people, then yes, i'd say the service was better than average. is that so hard to understand? you're tipping more because the service is BETTER than average, not strictly because there are more people.

[ChaKo]

And more people served equals more tips... so why would any individual diner need to tip more?

when i tip, i don't factor in how much i think the server made that day in tips. i'm not gunna sit there and think to myself, she must have made 19 dollars in tips today, so i just need to tip a dollar to make it an even 20. i base it solely on the service and if you read above, that is why i think the service would have been above the norm on that day.

[InvisibleSoul]

when i tip, i don't factor in how much i think the server made that day in tips. i'm not gunna sit there and think to myself, she must have made 19 dollars in tips today, so i just need to tip a dollar to make it an even 20. i base it solely on the service and if you read above, that is why i think the service would have been above the norm on that day.
But was the service to YOU above the norm? That's really what it comes down to though.

You say you don't factor in how much you think the server made that day in tips, but why do you factor in how busy she is?

If she has five tables to service, and does an exceptional job for each, let's say she warrants $4 tip from each.

If she has ten tables to service, and does an average job for each, let's say she gets $2 tip from each.

If she has twenty tables to service, but because she's so busy, she does a slightly less than average job for each, let's say she gets $1 tip from each.

In all three cases, she'd still end up with the same amount.

But you're arguing that because she's busy, she should get more tips from each diner? That doesn't make sense.

It's based on how good of service she gave to YOU. If she was busy but still gave you exceptional service? Well, hats off to her... and she deserves more tips... but it does not MATTER whether she was busy or not to begin with.

[K-Dub]

fuck. just tip what you felt was deserved. this was a one off day anyways.
you all think too fucking much.

[ChaKo]

But was the service to YOU above the norm? That's really what it comes down to though.

You say you don't factor in how much you think the server made that day in tips, but why do you factor in how busy she is?

If she has five tables to service, and does an exceptional job for each, let's say she warrants $4 tip from each.

If she has ten tables to service, and does an average job for each, let's say she gets $2 tip from each.

If she has twenty tables to service, but because she's so busy, she does a slightly less than average job for each, let's say she gets $1 tip from each.

In all three cases, she'd still end up with the same amount.

But you're arguing that because she's busy, she should get more tips from each diner? That doesn't make sense.

It's based on how good of service she gave to YOU. If she was busy but still gave you exceptional service? Well, hats off to her... and she deserves more tips... but it does not MATTER whether she was busy or not to begin with.

i consider the amount of tables she has to wait on a factor because if she can keep up the level of service even while dealing with tons of people, that says she cares and is willing to maintain her composure even with the volume of people. she could easily just move from table to table in a lackluster manner, but all the posts so far have said nothing but good things about the service. however, you are really just reiterating what i'm saying. i said if she maintained the level of service despite the amount of people, then her level of service is above average. that and you seemed to have glossed over the fact that it was mentioned multiple times that the chefs also share a portion of the tips. and it was already said somewhere way back that these meals were coming out fast, non-stop. people were getting their food within 5 minutes which is quite exceptional for any restaurant that doesn't serve fast food. you've also left me dumbfounded as you seemed to have completely contradicted yourself at the end.

[E=mc²]

geez people
it's a one time thing. An extra $1 or $2 in tips won't hurt. As mentioned, if service was good, just tip more because you know it's not easy to maintain the same level of service given the volume of customers.

Stop basing it on technical details and be a man, not an Ebenezer Scrooge.

[InvisibleSoul]

however, you are really just reiterating what i'm saying. i said if she maintained the level of service despite the amount of people, then her level of service is above average.
No, it isn't. Her level of service is still average for each person. Her overall performance may be good, but to each person it's still average, which is FINE.

Because if she waits ten tables with average service and gets $2 per table, she gets $20 in tips.

But because she is efficient, she can wait twenty tables with average service, and if each give her $2, then she got $40.

But you're saying because she can wait twenty tables in a satisfactory manner, she should get more tips PER diner... so she should get $4 each from all twenty diners to make $80 in tips, which is four times what she would make if she waited ten tables with the same satisfactory service? That doesn't make sense.

that and you seemed to have glossed over the fact that it was mentioned multiple times that the chefs also share a portion of the tips. and it was already said somewhere way back that these meals were coming out fast, non-stop. people were getting their food within 5 minutes which is quite exceptional for any restaurant that doesn't serve fast food.
It's not glossed over whatsoever. It's still the same principle. Because they are serving more people and faster, given that they are able to maintain satisfactory service levels to each diner, they will get more tips BY VIRTUE of them serving more people. No individual diner needs to provide more tips... the volume of diners will give them the extra tips that they deserve.

you've also left me dumbfounded as you seemed to have completely contradicted yourself at the end.
Nope, there's no contradition. I'm saying if she's providing exceptional service despite being busy, she should deserve more tips. But my point is the "exceptional" is NOT defined by how busy she is.

geez people
it's a one time thing. An extra $1 or $2 in tips won't hurt. As mentioned, if service was good, just tip more because you know it's not easy to maintain the same level of service given the volume of customers.

Stop basing it on technical details and be a man, not an Ebenezer Scrooge.
The point of this discussion now is not to save a dollar or two, it's trying to debate this in a logical manner.

[E=mc²]

You're right and you do have a point.

Outside of this logical debate, I'm just saying not all decisions and reasoning have to be based on technicality.

Regardless, it was a one time thing, and I know for a fact a lot of people tipped more than they usually would (I actually noticed) + people in this thread have commented on that too. Perhaps it's hard to explain why we feel it's necessary to be "extra nice". I'm not ready to think about that since it's 1:30 in the morning. But yeah I do feel it's deserved (provided the service wasn't abysmal of course).

On the flip side, I wonder if anyone went just for the free meal and didn't tip at all (10% of $0 = $0).

[InvisibleSoul]

Regardless, it was a one time thing, and I know for a fact a lot of people tipped more than they usually would (I actually noticed) + people in this thread have commented on that too. Perhaps it's hard to explain why we feel it's necessary to be "extra nice". I'm not ready to think about that since it's 1:30 in the morning. But yeah I do feel it's deserved (provided the service wasn't abysmal of course).

On the flip side, I wonder if anyone went just for the free meal and didn't tip at all (10% of $0 = $0).
Yeah, I surely hope nobody left without giving SOME tips...

But anyways, the reason some people feel it's necessary to be "extra nice" is because they're rationalizing that since they're getting something for free, they actually feel a little guilty about only leaving the normal tip.

If that's how the person feels, obviously there's nothing wrong with leaving more tip... but I'm just arguing that it's not logical to believe you SHOULD leave more tip because of the fact they were busy or whatever.

I mean, even I felt it was too cheap to just get water and then pay a buck or whatever as tip... so I ended up getting a Razzdango drink for $3. In the end I paid about five bucks.