Diners have taken to Reddit to share how bad the service has to be to leave no tip—or a "troll tip" meant to send a message.
Reddit user Brandon (u/darkroot_gardner) took to Reddit's r/tipping subreddit to ask, "How bad does the service have to be for you to leave zero tip?" and users didn't hold back.
With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.
One user described being "eating alone for lunch and the server 'forgot' about me and spent all her time at a table with a large party ".
After finishing, they said they waited 20 minutes for a check and had to flag down another server.
To that comment, another replied they'd tip "1 cent to make a point".
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