New Posts For Thread: Family Locked in Restaurant for Refusing to Pay Tiphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tipwww.click2houston.com/news/Family-says-r...Jasmine Marks said she was trying to enjoy dinner recently with several friends at La Fisherman, located at 1935 Highway 6 South. She said the service was less than stellar; the wait staff was rude, their drSome things in life need to be "let go" this is one of them.The staff should of let this one slide due to "bad" service.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=520275559#520275559Some things in life need to be "let go" this is one of them.The staff should of let this one slide due to "bad" service.Thu, 31 May 2012 04:35:32 -0500This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519815793#519815793This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Fri, 18 May 2012 11:34:44 -0500I agree that satisfied service deserves a good tip and poor service does not.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519523269#519523269I agree that satisfied service deserves a good tip and poor service does not.Thu, 10 May 2012 02:34:43 -0500If this is true, it sounds like they are guilty of kidnapping.Much more serious than a question about a bill.................Ah, read the other posts. OK, then, false imprisonment.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519448547#519448547If this is true, it sounds like they are guilty of kidnapping.Much more serious than a question about a bill.................Ah, read the other posts. OK, then, false imprisonment.Tue, 08 May 2012 03:18:04 -0500What has be done away with is the mandatory part of tipping. A good waiter will always get good tips. It is the ones who are not good and expect a tip anyway, that irritates people.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519442251#519442251What has be done away with is the mandatory part of tipping. A good waiter will always get good tips. It is the ones who are not good and expect a tip anyway, that irritates people.Mon, 07 May 2012 19:08:27 -0500You should not have been paid the minimum wage. They should have figured in a tip into the cost of the meal.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519442047#519442047You should not have been paid the minimum wage. They should have figured in a tip into the cost of the meal.Mon, 07 May 2012 18:59:00 -0500I agree. Get rid of tips and pay servers at least minimum wage. None of this pay servers two and a half dollars an hour and expect them to make the rest up with tips. When I lived in Japan, there was no such thing as tipping, and the service was alwahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519323707#519323707I agree. Get rid of tips and pay servers at least minimum wage. None of this pay servers two and a half dollars an hour and expect them to make the rest up with tips. When I lived in Japan, there was no such thing as tipping, and the service was alwaFri, 04 May 2012 11:03:31 -0500I agree. Get rid of tips and pay servers at least minimum wage. None of this pay servers two and a half dollars an hour and expect them to make the rest up with tips. When I lived in Japan, there was no such thing as tipping, and the service was alwahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519315279#519315279I agree. Get rid of tips and pay servers at least minimum wage. None of this pay servers two and a half dollars an hour and expect them to make the rest up with tips. When I lived in Japan, there was no such thing as tipping, and the service was alwaFri, 04 May 2012 06:13:01 -0500IIRC, the victim has to be moved to constitute a charge of kidnapping. Keeping the victim in one place against their will would seem more likely to be a charge of "false imprisonment".http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519312543#519312543IIRC, the victim has to be moved to constitute a charge of kidnapping. Keeping the victim in one place against their will would seem more likely to be a charge of "false imprisonment".Fri, 04 May 2012 02:41:18 -0500There's a difference between that and "we object to paying a tip because we feel the service was poor."http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/29096635/Family_Locked_in_Restaurant_for_Refusing_to_Pay_Tip?post_id=519309867#519309867There's a difference between that and "we object to paying a tip because we feel the service was poor."Thu, 03 May 2012 22:09:46 -0500