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I have a philosophy about going out to eat and it goes a little something like this….

Unless you get horrible, terrible, no-good service, leave a decent tip.

If you’re gonna be stingy and not tip, then just stay home and cook for yourself.

There, I said it!

In today’s story, a waitress talked about how she handled a rude customer who can only be described as a cheapskate.

Read on and see what you think.

When working customer service, you have to be quick, otherwise they’ll get the best of you!

“By my title, I don’t mean quick with food orders, deliveries, groceries, though that really does help, but I am referring to humor.

I have worked in customer service for 6+ years and what I’ve never lost is my sense of humor.

You deal with the most outspoken people in life, more than most I’ll dare to protest because they really get their panties in a twist when something doesn’t go right.

You gotta laugh…or else you’ll cry.

But humor saves me every time, even if the customer doesn’t laugh, it was still great for me.

This one time, an older gentleman gave me a quarter for a tip. Now I’m not saying you HAVE to tip generously, but anything under $2 even is still a slap to the face, really makes you feel so low as a person, question everything you did, sucks to say the least.

Anyway, the man proceeded to make a joke about “now don’t go spending it in one place,” his wife looks over horrified at her husband’s remark, me a cocky kid with no feelings to care about.

Hey o!

I snap back and add, “oh yes, that gum ball machine looks real great!”

Ended with a wink and walked away with a “have a great day.”

I come back to the table and there’s five dollars and a quarter left on it, I’d always assumed it was the wife that left it, but could have very well been the man, I’ll never know.

Moral to the story, even when someone is trying to be a jerk, kill their attitude with humor, for them or for yourself!

I have definitely way more stories about “outspoken” or unique customers as it is an interesting career path, you really see the worst, best and intriguing part of humans you don’t see on a normal basis.”

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person had a lot to say.

Another reader weighed in.

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This Reddit user shared their thoughts.

And another person spoke up.

She showed him!

And I have a feeling he won’t be doing this anymore.

Come on folks, don’t be cheapskates!

This is called killin’ them with kindness!