He pleaded guilty to charges of filing a false tax return and giving an illegal gratuity.

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As in the old days, customers will have to decide for themselves what gratuity to leave.

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Though, that doesn't mean you're not free to tip some cash on top of the default gratuity.

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Rather, employees are taught not to expect gratuity, but to view it as a pleasant surprise, she says.

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There is no fumbling with wallets in the dark, no waiting for change and no need for lightning-quick mental math skills for calculating gratuity.

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The change came in handy when in June 2004 Wiederhorn, while publicly protesting his innocence, pleaded guilty to giving an illegal gratuity and filing a false tax return.

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Rather, Krohn suggests, Restaurant.com strives to provide its clients with a steady stream of customers and its coupons include an 18% gratuity before applying the discount so wait staff are happy.

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While old London coffee houses are generally credited as the birthplaces (a customer left a gratuity over and above the menu price "To Insure Promptness"), tipping has morphed into a mostly American custom.

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For some people, shame is just a gratuity.

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As was the case that night, my father would often buy me an ice cream cone at a nearby custard stand on Okalahoma Avenue as a gratuity for my patience while I waited in the car and he shopped.

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