A waitress has slammed her rude customers who left her a disappointing tip after claiming her service was "amazing". The worker collected a seven per cent tip on a $572 (£449) bill after going above and beyond for her 'nit-picking customers'.
But her confronting the table has left people divided. Taking to Reddit, she asked: "What has been your worst tip ever? For me, it was a $572 (£449) tab with a seven per cent tip."
Wanting to know what she did wrong to only deserve seven per cent, she approached the table to ask how they found her service. But she was even more shocked by their response.
"I went back to ask them how everything was with a smile on my face, and they all said, Amazing! Everything was great!', she added.
"I mentioned that I was curious because there was only a seven percent tip and they all kind of just looked at each other and giggled. I walked away shaking my head."
While most users agreed they should have tipped the recommended 20 per cent, others branded her as "unprofessional" for confronting them about it.
One user said: "Not too professional to ask why you were tipped 7 per cent. Some customers are just jerks, unfortunately. I can't imagine what their life must be like at home to be hateful towards someone serving them."
In response, she said: "I completely understand that it was an unprofessional thing to do, I definitely should not have done that.
"I think I was just exhausted and too annoyed that night to really care. Most of us experience nights like that.
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"Also, I figured maybe I did something wrong, and basically wanted to make sure that our service was okay, see if there was anything we could have done to make it better."
Another user added: "One time I served a party with split checks. Some people walked out and I ended up owing at the end of the night because of tip share."
A third user said: "I once had a table write 'Good Karma :)' as a tip on a $95 tab. That isn't exactly how karma works, table. Also, not tipping your server seems like the opposite of good karma.
"Another time, I had a table leave me one of those religious pamphlets with a sealable envelope for tips behind. When I broke the seal I found absolutely nothing inside of it. Double whammy."
One more user added: "After a full dining experience, the woman who was paying looked me dead in the eye and said, 'I'm fully aware I'm leaving no tip. The children seated next to us were too noisy.' Dumbfounded silence from me. No words."
Unlike in England, where tipping is more of a personal decision than an expectation, American servers usually expect an additional 15 to 20 per cent on top of the overall bill to compensate for their service.
Offering guidance for tourists on how tipping varies across the world, a statement from the the UK Post Office reads "In most of Europe, tipping is very common.
"In many cases, it's just built into part of the bill – very similar to the UK.
"Tip sizes vary from country to country, but if you get stuck or you're strapped for cash – just add on 10 per cent, or round the bill up to the nearest €5 or €10.
"As in all countries, it's polite to tip porters, taxi drivers and the people cleaning your hotel room – the expected tip is much smaller than the standard in bars and restaurants.
"If the service has been poor, don't hesitate to hold back on the tip. As in the UK, it's meant to be a reward for good service."
But for those visiting America, the UK Post Office's advice is to "tip in almost every transactional situation".
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