11/8/07

hillary, skipping the tip is bad karma

Recently Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop the Maid-Rite restaurant in Iowa. She talked with Anita Esterday, a waitress at Maid-Rite. Hillary's meal was "on the house" as well as her entourage's meals. Anita and the other waitress never received a tip from Hillary and co.

Hillary used her conversation with Anita in a campaign speech. An excerpt from Hillary’s campaign speech on NPR news.

"The woman waiting on us — it was her first day," she said, adding, "She was a little nervous. Single mom, raised two boys, works at a nursing home and always has a second job." If she's elected president, Clinton promised, people like her waitress will have it better."

Note to Hillary, skipping out on a tip is a huge faux pas, huge. Many of us have done a waitressing or bartending gig. If you have a job where you count on earning tips as income when someone stiffs you on a tip you are pissed off. Especially if that person received a free meal and can afford to leave a tip.

1 comment:

William Vicary said...

I dont see why people are getting caught up about this, its only a tip for god sake! People make mistakes all the time, and im sure she simply forgot to make the tip!
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