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At a normal restaurant, the difference between getting good service as opposed to lousy service is reflected in the tip I leave. To the server, it is the difference between getting a $2 tip or a $20 tip, it's that simple. I would never just leave pennies, unless the server was outright negligent and rude, and in that case I would leave nothing and have a word with the manager. Servers have to remember that it is the patron's night out, and every patron's night out should be treated as special. If they do that for me, I make sure to tip them well. On a fifty dollar dinner I'll leave at least $10 for good service. On a $100-$200 dinner a good server should see at least twenty to thirty bucks.
At a buffet they aren't doing as much for you as at a normal restaurant, but at some they do still bring you your beverages, coffee etc... and they do clear away your plates and ask you how it was, if they can get you anything else etc. I leave less of a tip than normal, but still decent enough to show some appreciation. For lousy buffet service I'll leave a buck. For good service I leave 4 or 5 bucks.
OH, and forced tipping joints better be good enough to deserve it, or I simply won't go back there. I will also inform someone there that their service was substandard. Hey, if you don't tell them they'll never get it right, right?
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