Red Lobster How much did you really tip your waiter Smyrna Georgia

Not only is it wrong to add a tip to someone's credit card, it's downright illegal.  A girl in our town was doing exactly that to credit card transactions at the local pizza hut, and when they caught her, she did some serious jail time.  Think about it.  It's theft, pure and simple.

I have worked for Red Lobster for 11 years, ( in Oregon) and several years ago we had a server who would fill in her own tip on charge slips that the guest would leave no tip[ on, She eventually got caught doing this and was immediately terminated. No warnings, no write-ups....nothing. That is absolutely not tolerated by the company. You can bet if that is what happened in your case.......that server won't have another opportunity to do it again to another guest. As for you blaming the restaurant for these over-charges as you put it............ it isn't the restaurants fault if they don't know the server is doing it.

Yes, this is a very inconvenient thing to happen to you, but it is easily fixed. As for the employee who works there...well, they are very stupid....they will be written up, 3 write ups for the same thing will have them terminated (at Red Lobster). That employee will also have to pay back any false charges of gift cards and credit/debit cards to the restaurant. Any server who tries to make an extra buck by doing this is risking their job for such a risky dumb action.

First of all, what kind of jerk goes to Red Lobster with two other people and tips $5? Real classy.

The amount that you allegedly were charged was the PRE-AUTHORIZED amount (aka, the amount of your check plus a standard 15-20% tip). This is how it works when you pay with a debit card. They make sure that you have enough money in your account to pay for both your meal and tip. Then at the end of the night, the amount is reconciled in the event that a person does not leave a tip or leaves less than the amount that was pre-authorized. Get a grip. This is how it's done at restaurants everywhere. Don't like it? Then pay with cash instead of a debit card.

First just because the amount shows up on-line does not mean that it has actually "posted". Very often a resturant will "over authorize" an amount assuming you will leave the tip on the card you used. They then process the actual amount of the charge that you did pay. This can take several days for them to post the real amount. During this time you will see a misleading amount on-line.

Now, if this amount has actually "posted" you need to dispute it, by following the dispute procedures for your bank. It sounds like you used your Debit Card and not a regular Credit Card, so disputes don't work the way they you may hope. Unlike a Credit Card the bank will investigate but they will not return the money(even temporarily) until their investigation is over and they find you are correct.