The only podcast I listen to is The Bert Show. I’ve talked about it during a vlog on my YouTube channel and I believe I wrote a post about it here as well. It’s a terrific addition to my day. I could go on and on about the things that attract me to this show, but I want to focus on one subject instead: #tipthebill

As far as I know, Bert Weiss of The Bert Show coined the phrase #tipthebill

Unfortunately, during the pandemic many people have become less tolerant and have less patience when it comes to service at restaurants. Fewer people are working, which means workers in food hospitality are struggling to get customers served in a timely manner. Instead of customers reading the room and realizing these workers are running their butts off, they leave them crappy tips or no tip at all. They take their wait time out on their server when very often, their server is doing their very best to make them happy.

Bert heard story after story of these servers getting shafted, yelled at, cussed and talked down to. To help the situation, he decided to #tipthebill

I’m thinking he started this in October and decided to do it through the New Year.

What this means is, if you eat in a restaurant and your bill comes to $44, you leave a tip for the amount of the bill which is another $44. This means your total would be $88.

Now, not everyone can afford to do this and we all understand that, but if you CAN afford to do it or even do it every so often, it would be terrific.

As an incentive, Bert posted a copy of a few of his receipts on his Instagram page. He let people know if they sent him their receipts, he would post those on Instagram as well.

Now you understand the concept.

Kevin and I very rarely eat out. We do go through a drive thru about once a week, but to sit down and eat inside with real cutlery, is rare. A few nights ago, we went to Southern Lights at the Kentucky Horse Park, but before that, we decided to go out to eat. Ashley was with us. We went to a local place called Harry’s and the food was delicious. We did have to wait for service. I did run out of my soft drink and was not asked if I wanted a refill. However, our server was running himself to death. I never saw him when he wasn’t going at full speed getting something for someone or taking an order.

When he brought us the check at the end of our meal, I looked at Kevin and said, “You have to tip the bill!” I was SO excited!

I was excited our server was getting a great tip, but I was also so pleased that we could afford to do it. Just a few years ago, we would have given 15% and not added another dime because we couldn’t afford it. It felt so good to be able to do this.

I have no idea what the server thought of the tip because Kevin filled out the paperwork, signed it, and we left.

I’m not telling you this story to brag. I did not send in my receipt to Bert and I did not post it to my Instagram. I am telling you because I want you to know how good it feels to do something nice for someone JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN. It feels good to do something and not expect anything in return. If you can afford it, I highly recommend you #tipthebill even if it’s a one-time thing. You will be a blessing to someone else, but you will also do your own heart some good.

Please watch this video to hear about #tipthebill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKwp0S-e4hs