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Over the last couple of years I have noticed servers in resteraunts pocketing the coinage portion of my change when I pay in cash. They will bring back the paper change but the metal change is absent. Has anyone else noticed this trend? Why has this trend started and what do you do when you notice this happening?

Answer 1

This is wrong.  I don't know how you can stop the trend.  As a silent protest maybe you could adopt this habit - if your bill comes to $15.25 you could pay with a twenty dollar bill and the 25cents, and then there would not be any coins in your change for them to pocket.  They would have to give you $5 change.  (next they'll be helping themselves to that)

Its rude, its wrong, and it needs to be stopped. I am just not sure how you stop a trend that everybody else seems to think is ok.  You are right - its the principle.

Answer 2

Never noticed it because not rich enuff to enjoy restaurants with servers but consider small change robbery comensurate as much as big change robbery

Answer 3

as long as you get you complete change your good but the pplz are probably kleptos who should be fired

Answer 4

I've never seen this happen.  At a large chain, I would send emails to the headquarters and wait for a response.  USually large restaurants are eager to give out gift certificates to keep customers happy.

What I have seen is waiters who give you extra money back.  For example if you were expecting $5.80 in change, they will just give you $6.  Are you sure that instead of being shorted, you are not actually being given a little extra?

Answer 5

I know that servers have to carry around their own bank and sometimes we don't have any change (coinage)

Plus when I did give back coinage people would get really mad.

I mean if I owe you 97 cents then I am just going to give you a dollar b/c I most likely don't have the exact change on me.

It is not a trend it is a problem of actually having the coins.

Answer 6

I doubt I'd go as far as to start screaming about theft, but you should ALWAYS receive your complete change after paying.  I'd probably politely ask the server where the rest of the change is.  The server is gambling that you won't make a case over less than a buck.  I've never seen this happen personally, but it ain't cool!

You may even say to the server "I'd planned on leaving a bigger tip until my change disappeared."  I promise you they'll think twice about doing it again.

Answer 7

If I saw that happening, I'd accuse them of theft, report them to their manager there and then and get them fired.