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New York server overhears a couple at dinner. It’s a nice date at first—then she freezes: ‘Are you OK?’

By Jan 16th
Server asks large table what they are celebrating. She wasn’t ready for their response. Now she’s issuing a warning to other servers

By Jan 14th
Michigan man worked at Ruby Tuesday for 19 years. Then he was fired after a shift on Christmas day: ‘I never missed a day of work’

By Jan 13th
Woman gets to restaurant 30 minutes early. Then she tries to use excuse to get them to let her in: ‘OK? Congratulations’

By Jan 4th
Woman says server interrupted her to tell her she’s ordering ‘too much food.’ Then she shows what she got: ‘Now I see why they were concerned’

By Jan 2nd
‘The most embarrassing moment of my life’: London server takes table’s order. Then something catastrophic happens

By Dec 24th
‘I had no idea!’: Tennessee server issues warning about those 5-in-one restaurant gift cards

By Dec 19th
‘Where did they even go?’: Phoenix server brings $400 bill to empty table. Then the mom returns and punishes her for assuming they dined and dashed

By Dec 11th
‘They someone’s husband, dad or even grandpa’: Beverage cart girl records day in the life on job. The golfers don’t realize they are on camera

By Dec 5th
‘They were my last straw’: Server gets tipped $3 on a $132 bill. Then she follows table out to the parking lot

By Dec 3rd
‘I just felt bad for her’: Waiter serves couple on first date. Then the man orders queso, margarita before doing something unexpected

By Nov 30th
‘People are so weird’: Server doesn’t wear makeup during shift. Then she sees how much she makes in tips

By Nov 29th
‘I was encouraged to post during Yellow Envelope Week’: Colorado server gets fired from Texas Roadhouse. She revealed something that infuriated her bosses

By Nov 21st
‘What is happening?’: North Carolina fine dining server sees note from guest who plans to propose but has a really, really weird request

By Nov 8th
‘Men are gonna tip you more’: Arizona Twin Peaks worker tries to hide her pregnancy. Viewers are encouraging her not to

By Nov 4th
‘I make sure to have common sense’: Texas server shares the things she always does when she’s the customer—here’s why they’re so uncommon

By Nov 1st
‘How’s that for a tip?’: Server cracks a joke to table that racked up $250 bill. Then it costs her a good tip

By Oct 31st
‘They know what they’re doing’: Los Angeles waitress calls out customers who pay with cash and card at the same time—on the same bill

By Oct 28th
‘I already had an inkling’: South Carolina server gives 30 boneless Buffalo Wild Wings to table. Then she checks the tip they left her

By Oct 25th
‘People are so shady’: Colorado Texas Roadhouse server catches table trying to take her $18 tip from another table. Then she confronts them

By Oct 24th