Jean-Claude Van Damme - only $40 tip

[hench]

I think expecting a tip is just cheeky. As far as I'm concerned people get paid by their employees, not everyone can afford a tip anyway.

[IronMagazine.com]

The waiter could have provided horrible service, thus forcing Jean Claude's hand in providing a pathetic tip.

The way I see it, every waiter starts off with a projected 20% tip. Depending on whether or not his service remains exceptional, I will either keep the estimated tip at 20% or reduce accordingly to a fitting amount.

While I know that a waiter practically lives off of his tips, for a restaurant to try and contact Van Damme regarding the lack of a sufficient tip is downright insane.  There is no legal obligation to the amount of tip one must leave.  It's a damn tip for crying out loud..

I agree.

[CalvinH]

why not pay a normal fucking salery and get rid of the tipping.. people would probably pay a little bit mroe if they didnt have to worry about tipping anyway

Ha,asking the wrong guy! how the hell would I know!

[suckmymuscle]

His name is dirt at the moment, only tipped 40 dollars on his bill in a hollywood restaurant.

It's so bad they even tried to contact him and staff for an explanation lmao

http://www.tmz.com/2011/02/01/jean-claude-van-damme-small-tip-drais-nightclub-hollywood-receipt/


The purchase is covered so we can't see what he bought, could have been one bottle of wine and the waiters are crying.

  Van Damme holds a special place in the hearts of all of us in our late twenties to early thirties. His movies marked our youths. To many of us, he is seen as a hero. Even his worst films, like "Legionnaire"(1997) are so much better than the action crap we get today. The golden age of Van Damme(1989-1995) marks the best era in action films ever. Arnold and Sly were good, but Van Damme was the man. I remember when I went to watch "Street Fighter: The Film" and Van Damme's performance as Guile saved the film. His battle with Bison was epic. He is the fucking man.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[ManBearPig...]

i hope this restaurant gets blacklisted.

if he tipped a dollar or a thousand, it's no one's business.

same way here, about a year ago johnny depp tipped $4000 at a steakhouse, and it was huge news for some reason.

http://chicagotheaterblog.com/2009/06/24/johnny-depp-gives-4000-tip-to-gibsons-steakhouse-waiter/

[spinnis]

the owner of that place is gonna be PISSED. van damme wont come back, other celebs wont probably go there , bad publicity knowing that your fucking tip can end up on the internet

[TRIX]

increase the prices to cover the stupid tipping... Would never tip

[DK II]

why not pay a normal fucking salery and get rid of the tipping.. people would probably pay a little bit mroe if they didnt have to worry about tipping anyway

Because waiters really don't want that.

I think that if you're a decent waiter in a decent restaurant, you can make MUCH more money by tips then by salary. If you have a good night, you can make more in a night than in the whole week.

[hench]

yea, he was up there with Arnold and Sly.
watched Death Warrant again the other night, JC was in great shape and to his credit still keeps himself in good nick.

  Van Damme holds a special place in the hearts of all of us in our late twenties to early thirties. His movies marked our youths. To many of us, he is seen as a hero. Even his worst films, like "Legionnaire"(1997) are so much better than the action crap we get today. The golden age of Van Damme(1989-1995) marks the best era in action films ever. Arnold and Sly were good, but Van Damme was the man. I remember when I went to watch "Street Fighter: The Film" and Van Damme's performance as Guile saved the film. His battle with Bison was epic. He is the fucking man.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Alexander D]

The waiter could have provided horrible service, thus forcing Jean Claude's hand in providing a pathetic tip.

The way I see it, every waiter starts off with a projected 20% tip. Depending on whether or not his service remains exceptional, I will either keep the estimated tip at 20% or reduce accordingly to a fitting amount.

While I know that a waiter practically lives off of his tips, for a restaurant to try and contact Van Damme regarding the lack of a sufficient tip is downright insane.  There is no legal obligation to the amount of tip one must leave.  It's a damn tip for crying out loud..

"1"

Agree completely... Start at 20%... goes down from there... occasionally for awesome service, ill tip a little bit more...

[DK II]

I worked in a restaurant on Nantucket. Mid summer the waitstaff were making an average of 800$ in tips a night.

How are tips taxable?

Makes you wonder why to work a "normal" job.

[big L dawg]

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