A satyrical short story by I.M. Gerhi
In the satiric short story The Bigger Tipper Cindy and Doris discuss the pros and cons of tipping waiters in coffee shops.
Socialites Cindy and Doris lament the lack of service at local coffee shops. When Cindy says that she has something to complain about Doris tell her about an encounter with a government official that gives a whole new meaning to the idea of a service economy.
The Bigger Tipper was first written as an incidental blog post in 2008 and then archived.
Read a sample:
“Would you tip that?” said Cindy.
Doris turned and looked at the backside of the waiter as he walked away. His chartreuse uniform suited the general decor, but his skin tone didn’t.
Cindy lifted her coffee cup from the saucer. Coffee dripped from the paper thingy stuck to the bottom of the cup. “Really, how would you tip this?”
“Let me tell you something about tipping—” said Doris.
Cindy tore open a pack of sweetener and poured it into her own coffee. “I never know how much is enough.”
“Well, Cindy,” said Doris, “I never had a problem with tipping. It was just something we never thought about. We’re just naturally big tippers, especially Robert. Sometimes I would think twice about whether the waiter deserved it or not. Not for Robert; for him, it didn’t even matter what the service was like; he always tipped. On principle.”
…end of sample
The Bigger Tipper © I.M. Gerhi
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