It's pretty simple: if you can't afford to tip, don't eat out at restaurants. Anyone who has worked a gig in the service industry has likely become well acquainted with the grim reality that you really get by on tips. To be honest, tipping is pretty non-negotiable unless there was truly something wrong with the service. If you have to deal with entitled and inconsiderate customers just not tipping altogether, your life can very quickly become a waking nightmare. As someone who works at a restaurant in a college town, I've become very acquainted with the idea of students feeling like I'll understand if they don't tip because I'm also a student. Right? Wrong! As a student and worker who knows people need tips, I always tip and don't eat out unless I can afford to tip.
Naturally, the folks in the comments section for this AITA prompt were in collective agreement that the customer was very much so in the wrong.
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