Service workers of all kinds have resorted to outright theft! Always count your change when paying with cash!
THREE incidents in less than one month:
We went to a bar inside a bowling alley and ordered two drinks total. Tipped the bartender $3. Two days later, my bf checked his bank account and noticed he was charged a $6 tip! We called twice to speak with a manager about this, and each time I called, I was told, "No manager is here at the moment". He went on to dispute the charge with his bank.
Went to Jimmy John's and ordered two sandwiches. The total came to $24 and change. I paid with a $100 bill, so I was owed $75 and change. The cashier dude handed me balled-up bills and no receipt. This is an immediate red flag for me because this is what cashiers have done in the past when attempting to steal from me. Sure enough, I was shorted. He handed me $70. I begin frantically waving at him, and he is obviously ignoring me. A woman behind him saw me and told him to look over. He opens the drive-thru window with an attitude. The nice guy I met one minute earlier is gone. I guess he assumed I wouldn't count my change like some people who pay with large bills? I told him to give me my receipt and my correct change. He handed everything to me as if I had just tried to steal from him!
My boyfriend went to a liquor store after work to buy a case of beer & cheap wine for me. (The place he went to has a tip jar on the counter, by the way. I've seen it.) His total came to $17 and change. He hands the guy a $50 bill. The guy hands him back $2 and change! When he asks the guy where the rest of his money is, he plays dumb and even says there is no $50 bill in his drawer and to stop lying. He then tells him to come back at 8 pm to speak to the manager about it. My boyfriend told him he's not leaving without his money; he's one minute from going behind the counter. The guy says he can't get the register open unless he makes an ADDITIONAL purchase. My boyfriend began taking off his jacket, and the guy quickly scanned a snack to get the drawer to open and handed him his change.
I am so over the entitlement and theft! We've been tipping less for a few months, but after this, we are done. No more tipping.