Terrible Tippers Outed on Website -- Are You on the List? Do you think LousyTippers.com goes too far?

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Terrible Tippers Outed on Website -- Are You on the List?

Posted by Adriana Velez on August 10, 2012 

Chintzy tippers beware: Waiters and delivery drivers are naming names on a website. LousyTippers.com is a list of customers who have left small or no tips. Stiffed workers in the restaurant biz just fill in an online form and presto! Instant infamy for the "bad" tipper.

Wow. I mean, I get it -- delivery drivers and waiters are pissed and they want to fight back somehow. People should understand how hard they work and how little they get paid. Once a customer leaves there's no way to retroactively spit in their food. (Not that anyone should do that.) It's not fair! Fight the power and all that. But this website just seems to bring out the worst in people -- and some of them really go too far.

YES, I looked up my name and NO, I'm not on it. Are you? You can actually search for your name to find out if you've been outed as a Scrooge. If, god forbid, you happen to find your own name wrongfully on the list (because why would you ever not tip a deserving server?) you can dispute the claim and maybe they'll consider removing it.

It's bad enough that the site lists people's full names. But the truly creepy bit is that fill-in-the-blank area that says "restaurant or address." Apparently people sometimes list a customer's home address or phone number!

Isn't that illegal? If not, it definitely crosses a line. Especially when the angry contributor invites people to "call or text" the tipper's "ass."

Eater has gone through the trouble of combing through the database and uncovering the really nasty comments. Bless their hearts. Here's a sample: "Stay in what ever foreign country you live in PLEASE." Yeesh. And that's one of the milder ones! Apparently the database is a haven for racists and homophobes. I don't know -- I think it's just inevitable that a site like this would attract jerks.

Do you think LousyTippers.com goes too far?

[kitty8199]

Lol. I hate bad tippers, so no.

[atlmom2]

I hate terrible tippers. I tip even if things go wrong or not perfect. Only didn't tip at all once in my life. I leave 20 to 25% most of the time.

[steveiguana]

Maybe I should set up a website for people to report terrible wait staff and bad drivers. I think it crosses a line. Too many wait staff do a terrible job and then expect a huge tip too boot like they deserve it not need to earn it. I tip and tip well however if you give me bad service I wont tip you and will call your owner and tell him why.

[PEEK05]

I think it's immature and childish.

[Courtney610]

I would never leave less than a 20% tip.  The service has to be really bad for me to leave less. Bad tippers just annoy me.

[Barabell]

I dislike poor tippers. I agree that you need to factor in the cost of a tip before you decide if you can afford to eat out.

But I think that website does go too far. The only time I leave bad tips is when I have bad service, and so it's pretty likely that a waiter that is tacky enough to post names and address on a website are also pretty lousy servers.

[prdmomnarmywife]

It crosses way to many lines . And how in the hell do they know these people's full names and add +phone numbers . Maybe if they would have done their job correctly instead of stalking their customer they would have received a better tip !

[AubreeGrace17]

Not at all.

[HIJKLM]

My name isn't there but that's too much info. Also, I've seen people steal the tip off the table before so how can the be positive the person did not tip? Even when I pay with credit or debit I like to leave a cash tip.

[periwinkle163]

 If they are taking your personal info and distributing it than yes that is way to far. They probably aren't getting tips because they are horrible people.