Tip wars.

  When I leave a tip for a waitress or waiter, I like to fold the bills and place them on the table under something, such as a plate, platter, drinking glass, coffee cup, salt shaker, et cetera.  I leave one corner of the bills showing so that there's no mistake that they're there. I do the whole hiding thing for two reasons; so that it won't "mysteriously fly away or blow away", and so that the only person who picks it up is the waitress or waiter for whom I've left it.
  My dear wife, on the other hand, is adamant that I'm plum loco. She always violently grabs the tip from its secure hiding place that I've so painstakingly hidden and says out the bills in grand fashion in plain sight for all to see.  She berates me, "I want to make sure the waitress knows we left a tip!"  I counter with, "The first thing any waitress or waiter looks for whike clearing the table is the tip. I promise you it won't be missed."

  Do you have a particular way you like to leave a cash tip for a waitress or waiter?



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