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Without getting too "Mr. Pink" here, I think this whole "tipping automatically thing; it's for the birds". That said, I still find myself in the apparently small minority ponying up nearly the full normal amount, for the following reason:

I remember getting really irked one time when I was getting takeout (Cafe Minnies' Tomato Basil soup) and finding that they'd charged me a 15% "takeout fee" - not to cover the cost of the bowls/spoons/etc, but to cover the lost tax revenue for the servers.

I guess the restaurant had been "estimated" by the IRS as having an average of 15% in tips - therefore, for any server's transaction where they DON'T get tipped, they are (potentially) losing money, unless they meticulously document all year (which, I guess it could be expected that Cafe Minnies' servers did not). Not to mention that most waitstaff "tip out" their busboys, cooks, bartenders, etc.

I personally actually hate tipping for all the reasons everyone else does - it's unfair to "fast-food" staff, it obscures the cost of food (the Ticketmaster effect), it introduces the concept of guilt & expectation, cajoling and power-play, into something that normally would feel like a delight.

I hate that if I DON'T order booze immediately (or god forbid, ask about using a discount card), I'm immediately profiled as a "bad tipper" not worthy of good service (even though despite this self-fulfilling prophecy, I pretty much always tip well anyway, if only to counter the stereotype).

My girlfriend was once followed out of Bimbo's and harrassed by an utterly incompetent and inattentive server after leaving *only* a 10% tip. (Believe me, she's not cheap - you'd have to hear the full story to realize how outrageous this was).

Point is, the way I see it is that given the system servers are in (which I wish I could change), I generally tip somewhere in the ballpark of 20% (in cash, whenever I can), UNLESS THEY'VE PROVIDED ME DEMONSTRABLY BAD SERVICE - even if the amount of that service is no more than bagging up some styrofoam or popping open a can of Rainier.

Funny: a friend who does a "sexy movie night" just asked me that same question (the first 4 showings were "Shortbus", "Secretary", "Lust, Caution", and "Vicki Cristina Barcelona")

To many of the good suggestions already here, I'd add:
Sirens
Bound
The Lover
Dry Cleaning
Risky Business
Like Water For Chocolate
Sex & Lucia
Henry & June
Kama Sutra
Swimming Pool
Pillow Book
Eyes Wide Shut
Splendor
Closer

Or the old standbys:
The Big Easy
Last Tango In Paris
Body Heat
Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Two Moon Junction/Wild Orchid/9 1/2 weeks

and so on...

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I'm with Lily on this. Everyone is keeping track of anything that could be an accounts receivable. Contact them (in person if you can) and take care of this immediately.

My horror story: In 2004, I paid for a space in a Diamond lot, but got a ticket anyway. I printed out the charge on my credit card & sent it back to them with a note showing that the charge wasn't valid. Got no response, so I figured everything was OK.

2 months ago (mind you, OVER FIVE YEARS LATER) I get a bill from a collections company trying to collect on the fee-plus-late-fees. I sent a letter to THEM telling what happened - their response: send us the same credit card statement or the bill accrues more interest.

Companies bank on it being harder to prove you don't have to pay than to pay - and also that you'll delay paying (and accrue more fees) because of the initial outrage you'll feel at paying for something you don't owe.

Deal with it now, and make sure someone tells you it's done (and get their name).

You can't. Don't waste time trying to get ANY cables locally unless it's an emergency and you don't mind paying 3-4x the online/eBay prices. Fry's in Renton might be closer to 3x than 4x, but when you factor in the gas consumed for the round-trip, it's pretty much a wash.