Warren Sapp stiffs waitress on a tip, then explains himself on Twitter

[MrBill]

Didn't Sapp declare bankruptcy a few years ago? Maybe that's why he didn't leave a tip :lol2:

Warren Sapp stiffs waitress on a tip, then explains himself on Twitter

People claiming they were stiffed on a tip via social media is rivaling "stranded traveler needs a money transfer" in the Hall of Fame of hoax cliches, but nobody was kidding about Warren Sapp stiffing a waitress on a tip Tuesday.

Sapp, a legendary defensive tackle with the Buccaneers and Raiders who also is legendary for being ornery at times, apparently went to a sports bar to watch the U.S. soccer team play its World Cup match. He and the other person he was with had a nice meal, with an appetizer, wings, a reuben sandwich, some Heinekens and a pizza. The bill came to $69.39. No big deal.

But then the waitress didn't get a tip, and Sapp made sure the waitress knew he didn't just somehow forget it. The receipt ended up with ESPN.com's Darren Rovell.

The message on the receipt was "Boys don't tip!" which seems odd. And the chances of this being a fake seemed reasonably high, until Sapp himself shot back on Twitter about it.

Well, there you have it. Did the waitress deserve to get stiffed? Was Sapp being insufferable? Don't know, wasn't there. We'll let you make your own judgments on that one.

 

[buckeye]

Depends. As a server you have to know your audience, some people get offended by that stuff... Obviously he is one of them.

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[MVPete]

Warren has always done horrible shit like this. People used to call in to Bubba the Love Sponge's show down here with Warren Sapp horror stories.

 

[MrBill]

Warren has always done horrible shit like this. People used to call in to Bubba the Love Sponge's show down here with Warren Sapp horror stories.

Sounds like he is another one of those guys that was a great player but not so great a person.

 

[Derrville]

Should of called them dawgs

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Warren has always done horrible shit like this. People used to call in to Bubba the Love Sponge's show down here with Warren Sapp horror stories.

Honestly doesn't surprise me one bit. Just recently, Sapp has filed for bankruptcy and nearly lost his job at NFL Network for saying Jeremy Shockey was a "snitch" in the Saints bounty investigation. Seems like the kind of guy who would have horror stories to me.

 

[Steel Mamba]

Tell her employer to give her a tip, not anyone else's responsibility that she gets paid.

 

[j.hen]

Broke ass nigga. :smh:

 

[DDRGuido]

Tell her employer to give her a tip, not anyone else's responsibility that she gets paid.

 

[Aso]

Tell her employer to give her a tip, not anyone else's responsibility that she gets paid.

I always tip ~20% because I'm a nice person and not the type of jackass like Warren Sapp to find any minuscule reason to justify not giving a tip.

It is a great scam though to have a system setup where people that work in restaurants can be underpaid by their employers and then turn around and blame the customer.

When I worked at iHop the waiters made $2.13 an hour. People relied on tips. If no one gave tips they'd walk away with <20$ for the day. While I hate the tip reliant system I can empathize with these people and chose to give a tip. Warren Sapp didn't leave without giving a tip because she called him boy, he didn't tip because he's a cheap fuck.

In England a tip is automatically added on. Waiters in England love Americans because they'll tip twice.

 

[dave]

BigBucs ... where are you?

I always tip 15% (or more) unless the waiter/waitress is a complete jackass. In my province, they make below minimum wage and depend on the tips for their living. While drinking at a bar, if the service is good, always 20% or more.

 

[Steel Mamba]

I always tip ~20% because I'm a nice person and not the type of jackass like Warren Sapp to find any minuscule reason to justify not giving a tip.

It is a great scam though to have a system setup where people that work in restaurants can be underpaid by their employers and then turn around and blame the customer.

When I worked at iHop the waiters made $2.13 an hour. People relied on tips. If no one gave tips they'd walk away with <20$ for the day. While I hate the tip reliant system I can empathize with these people and chose to give a tip. Warren Sapp didn't leave without giving a tip because she called him boy, he didn't tip because he's a cheap fuck.

In England a tip is automatically added on. Waiters in England love Americans because they'll tip twice.

I tip too, but I see it as nothing more than me being another sucker because it is a scam. Tipping someone for doing their job is ridiculous, unless they do something that goes above and beyond what's expected. So I'm not going to blast anyone for not tipping, let alone start white knighting over twitter because of it. Not leaving a tip doesn't make someone a bad person, and if he is, so what these people raging on twitter need to get a life.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

Tell her employer to give her a tip, not anyone else's responsibility that she gets paid.

I've dined in other countries where tipping is not customary and the service was horrible at every single restaurant. Need another beer? Good luck, because the waitress ain't coming back, and she will scoff at you for bothering her when you do see her.

 

[Senser81]

I've dined in other countries where tipping is not customary and the service was horrible at every single restaurant. Need another beer? Good luck, because the waitress ain't coming back, and she will scoff at you for bothering her when you do see her.

Thats because you are an ugly American, it has nothing to do with tipping not being customary. If you were a hot-looking Canadian (like Dave), the waitress would be sucking you off in the back room.

Sapp found the waitress to be rude, so he didn't tip. Thats his choice. Don't know who Darren Rovell is, but the fact that ESPN is paying him to report stuff like this is whats pathetic, IMO.

 

[buckeye]

I tip too, but I see it as nothing more than me being another sucker because it is a scam. Tipping someone for doing their job is ridiculous, unless they do something that goes above and beyond what's expected. So I'm not going to blast anyone for not tipping, let alone start white knighting over twitter because of it. Not leaving a tip doesn't make someone a bad person, and if he is, so what these people raging on twitter need to get a life.

The restaurant/bar could raise the cost of food/drinks 50% to cover the cost of going to an true hourly wage. Most folks would go apeshit over that. A 15-18% tip is expected for average service. Show up and tip like an asshole a few times and see what type of service you get... Lucky if they don't wipe your food on the floor before they serve it to you.

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[ThomasTomasz]

I have not worked a full-service restaurant so I am unsure on what the profit percentages are, but they pay a salary for their managers, kitchen employees and bussers get paid an hourly rate, so I don't see why servers/bartenders would be unable to get that.

Even if profit is a concern, 99% of people are leaving some form of tip, so we are expecting to pay more anyway, so raising the prices on some items isn't that much of a concern to me. I'd rather have someone be compensated equitably from their employer, and have my tip mean something more than for it to be expected.

 

[buckeye]

I have not worked a full-service restaurant so I am unsure on what the profit percentages are, but they pay a salary for their managers, kitchen employees and bussers get paid an hourly rate, so I don't see why servers/bartenders would be unable to get that.

Even if profit is a concern, 99% of people are leaving some form of tip, so we are expecting to pay more anyway, so raising the prices on some items isn't that much of a concern to me. I'd rather have someone be compensated equitably from their employer, and have my tip mean something more than for it to be expected.

Biggest money maker in most restaurants... alcoholic drinks and soft drinks. Food/meals are low profit (sometimes no profit or a loss)

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[Senser81]

The restaurant/bar could raise the cost of food/drinks 50% to cover the cost of going to an true hourly wage.

Wow...what would that hourly wage be for the waitress then? $55/hr?

Show up and tip like an asshole a few times and see what type of service you get...

I would hope that if you are continuously going to the same restaurant, you'd have the common sense to leave a tip. And if the service was always so bad that you felt justified in not leaving a tip, you'd stop going to the restaurant.

 

[buckeye]

Wow...what would that hourly wage be for the waitress then? $55/hr?



I would hope that if you are continuously going to the same restaurant, you'd have the common sense to leave a tip. And if the service was always so bad that you felt justified in not leaving a tip, you'd stop going to the restaurant.

To the first point: Nah but by the time you raise everyone's wage up from the hostess and bus boys (minimum wage or a bit above) bartenders and servers ($12-18/hour) it would get expensive.

To the last point, you would think so but some people use the "you tip that much?!? Obviously you don't work as hard for your money as I do" excuse

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[Senser81]

To the last point, you would think so but some people use the "you tip that much?!? Obviously you don't work as hard for your money as I do" excuse

But by the same token, if you are going to provide poorer service because you received a 15% tip instead of a 20% tip, then you probably lack the professionalism to work a real job.