[Tippiechick]

Thetagrrl,

Yes. I am pregnant. I went in at such a crazy time, b/c if I don't eat every three hours on the dot my blood sugar drops dangerously low. I don't want anyone to think I went in trying to cheat them out of supper food at a lunch price.

NOOOOOOO... I did NOT leave a tip.

A bit more clarification to the situation. This was at a family owned Chinese buffet. The owner/manager spoke just a bit more English than the waitress did. They all had names I could NOT pronounce, so remembering them would be impossible. It is entirely possible, looking back, that one of the only phrases they know at the checkout counter is, "Don't forget to leave a tip." But, I am still inclined to believe they did it to be a smarta$$.

Again, I had expected to pay the higher price b/c I thought it was already supper (That's what we call "dinner" in the South, lol) time since the supper items were out.

I have been making it my business to tell everyone I know what happened. I was by myself, so I was an easier target for them to embarrass. (If my 6'2", 275 lb. husband had been there, I bet the waitress would have acted differently.)