state senator tweets name of person who left 74 cent tip on $119 bill

[Demovictory9]

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-new-jersey-state-senator-customer-left-74-cent-tip-jerk-20190816-jp7ts72wpzgfhdx32y33eyb4ja-story.html


New Jersey state senator calls customer who left 74-cent tip on a $119 bill a ‘jerk,' reveals name on Twitter

A New Jersey state senator called out a customer who left a 74-cent tip on bill that was over $100, calling him a “jerk” and revealing his name on Twitter.

Declan O’Scanlon, a Republican, ate at the Colts Neck Inn the night after the bad tipper and said the restaurant was abuzz that someone would leave such a small tip on a large bill.



“It strikes me that the jerks of the world tend to count on people not knowing they’re jerks and maybe it’s time for that to change,” O’Scanlon told northjersey.com. “This guy didn’t just fail to tip, he wanted it to sting. He calculated this and gave her 74 cents to make it hurt. And it did, and I think it sucks.”

Link to tweet

O’Scanlon posted an unedited photo of the receipt which includes the customer’s name, signature and the last four digits of his debit card.

[Midnight Writer]

1. Perhaps instead of making a victim of this prick, the Senator could work on Living Wage Laws.

[Demovictory9]

9. Yeah. She makes less than 3$ per hour

[alphafemale]

2. Why is the handwritten tab on the side at $82 and coins?

And the printed receipt without details is $119.26 ?

These bad tip Internet dramas have almost always turned out to be hoaxes.

There is no way to verify anything from that photo.

Many people tip in cash and then even out so it is a .00 charge.

[More_Cowbell]

3. It took me 30 seconds to verify the story

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.app.com/amp/2030976001

The guy said he got bad service.

[Demovictory9]

10. Thx

[alphafemale]

13. Blocked from that link as I am not a subscriber. nt

[Pool Hall Ace]

4. How did the State Senator get access to this private transaction?

On the other hand, he is an “R.” Minding their own business is not their strong suit.

[MichMan]

5. Obviously someone at the restaurant gave it to him

I would think the customer has grounds for legal action against both the restaurant owner and the elected official

[Demovictory9]

8. Employees were still talking about the tip the next day

Clearly they showed to him

[Takket]

6. the customer did nothing wrong

bad service is a perfectly legit reason not to tip.... it is THE reason. And he doesn't deserve to be publicly shamed over it.

[liberalmuse]

11. Employers need to pay their employees a fair living wage.

Servers don’t make enough outside of tips and get taxed on gratuities. There’s something wrong with that. Others shouldn’t have the power to decide if service was adequate enough for them to wage subsidize. It’s demeaning and very close to slavery.

That being said, the customer’s privacy was clearly violated and he has grounds for a lawsuit. Not a very smart senator or establishment.

[madaboutharry]

7. I stand with the customer on this.

I hope he has some legal recourse.

[tarheelsunc]

12. I have absolutely no problem with low or no tips if the service is bad.

I generally tip very generously, but I will give low tips or no tips to inattentive servers or servers who make a lot of absent-minded mistakes. A tip should be earned and no one should be shamed for not giving one.