Stiffed on a tip

[Anomalocaris]

Tipping sticks in my craw.
If something costs an advertised amount then that is what you should pay.
You should not be expected to volunteer an extra payment just because someone is doing their job.
I know that often the pay is shitty but that is not the customers fault and where do you draw the line? do you tip at Macdonalds if not why not?

Tipping sticks in my craw too. The advertised amount is what one should pay. However, I wasn't the one who decided that certain establishments could indirectly pass along the cost of their labor to the customer. It's a lousy situation, but it has been in place since well before I was born.

The point of my rant was just that if one avails oneself of such services, knowing what the convention is, and then comes across with something like the fake bill with the Bible verse, there should be a special place in Server/Bartender Hell for such customers.

And no, I don't tip at McDonalds for the same reason you don't: it is not conventional, Mr. White. Or is that Mr. Pink?

Indeed. One should tell the the waiter to expect no coventional tips up front. If you string him/her along to obtain his/her services without setting him/her right about what is likely to be the reward, then you are a fraud.