You can't even get my drive thru order right and want me to leave a tip when you can't understand that if I order
Short rant on this. My kids love the local Smoothie Cafe. When it opened, the guy running it was on top and had everyone going in sync. He left, the ladies he has running it now are complete morons. I have to tell them my order at least twice at the speaker, then when I come around to pay, I'm asked to repeat it 1-3 times again (so they can ring it up correctly). Even then, they get things wrong occassionally. But the lack of brainpower to take an order is absolutely astounding.
If I have to get up to go get my own drink refill then there will be no tip at all.
I've given up on this one. ANYTIME we go out to eat, I order a drink AND a water. If/when my drink runs out, I get by with water until they show up to refill. This isn't always needed, as some wait staff are competent and attentive, but when they aren't....I've got backup. Oh, and their tip suffers.
Related, I've started a habit of running the stopwatch function on my phone to see how long it takes from being seated until someone comes to take my order. Then again from when the order is placed to when food arrives. The wife wishes I wouldn't leave it face up, but I'm letting the wait staff see that I care, I'm watching, and they need to care. Tips are affected.