A TikToker mom has been praised on social media after she sent her son back to a restaurant where he only tipped 10%.
Danielle Foster - who goes by the handle @d.foster.president - was left disappointed after her son Johnny went to a restaurant on a first date for a meal that cost him $104.
When he returned, he told Danielle that the service was good and that he'd tipped $10 - which he says he thought was a lot of money.
Danielle was evidently fuming at this, taking her 16-year-old back to the restaurant so he could make an additional tip and to teach him a valuable lesson in appreciating service industry workers (who are notoriously underpaid).
In the short clip, Danielle is heard reprimanding her son, saying: "You need to get my wallet, you need to get my Visa card, you need to go to the ATM, you need to grab a $20, and drive your a** back to that restaurant because on a $104 check, $10 is a sh**ty tip."
She then adds: "Do you understand me? Go now. I'm not asking, I'm telling... Do you know that guy may have kids, do you know on $104, he gets taxed on it?"
The viral video has now amassed 2.2 million views and almost 330,000 likes so far, with thousands of people commenting their praise for the mom.
"Good job Mama! I have talked to my kids in detail about how they better tip good when they start going out," one person wrote.
Someone else added: "Before prom dinner…I had this conversation with my son. And explained expectations for the group bill so he could plan with his friends before hand."
"Good job Mama! Nice kid too. He listened with a good attitude," a third user chimed in.
As many of you will be aware, the USA has a big tipping culture - with diners tipping at least 15% or more of the total bill, based on the quality of the service. Exceptional service could land a tip of 20-25%.
According to Trip Advisor: "A good rule of thumb is if you see people other than your server helping maintain or clean tables, serve wine, or deliver food, those people are being tipped by your server for their work."
The travel site also notes that certain states in the US have unreasonably low hourly rates for service workers, stating: "[...] In some states, restaurants are allowed to pay their servers as low as $2.13 per hour. This base wage varies among states, for example, Massachusetts pays $2.63, Connecticut $5, and California $8. Service is almost never included in the bill. Unlike in most of the rest of the world, the total cost of table service almost always is NOT included in the bill, necessitating the need for tips."
