How Do You Slip the Waiter Extra Tip Money?  restaurant bill
(check) with money  [Photograph: Robyn Lee]  A friend recently
voiced this dilemma: "What to do when your dinner companion tips
too little and there's no chance to discreetly slip the waiter
some extra $$? I feel terrible!"  I tweeted out to the
@seriouseats followers for advice and got a number of responses
that might have helped our friend in need. Many involved using
an excuse to go back so you can supplement the tip. (I've done
this before; "visiting the restroom" is an unassailable excuse
to go back in.)  @MissExpatria suggests saying, "Sorry, it's a
thing with me, I have to leave X percent or I won't sleep
tonight, it's not you, it's me."  That's honest and
straightforward enough, but I wonder how some folks might take
it. It could be seen as a rebuke—not to mention the fact that
tipping practices differ from person to person, and the custom
often evokes heated discussion.  What would you do?   Served:
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