Military

<p>Did you know that military spouses are supposed to get free stuff? Yeah, us either. One anonymous 'military spouse' was apparently operating under the assumption that she would 'get free stuff' for being married to an active-duty service member, and when she went to a bar and was charged for her drinks, it did not go well...for her.</p><h2>A military spouse&#39;s bar tab has gone viral, not just for her colorful commentary about expecting free stuff, but she refused to tip the server with the argument that 'military spouses deserve drinks for free.'</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/" height="924" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/e3g6wx2o6k841-CtxIbZ.jpg" width="750" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The military spouse shared the photo of her bill to what appears to be Snapchat and wrote, 'When I became a military spouse I thought I would get free stuff WTF &hellip; Military spouses deserve drinks for free fuck this place!! OMG FUCK THIS PLACE!! We serve our asses off way more than anyone!!&rdquo;</p><p>The woman bought two $12 glasses of Chardonnay and then where she&#39;s supposed to leave a tip, she tipped nothing, and wrote, 'I&#39;m a military spouse it should be free &mdash; next time thank a military spouse,' and then she punctuated it with a smiley face.</p><p>Yiiiiiikes.</p><p>The image was shared to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/" target="_blank">Reddit&#39;s 'ChoosingBeggars'</a> thread and one <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/fcxca6r/" target="_blank">Redditor commented</a> on the absurdity of using your husband&#39;s bravery to get some...free Chardonnay? Of all things.</p><blockquote> <p>I don&#39;t get how someone can be so insane to try and exploit their husband risking his life.</p> <p>'My husband is willing to die for your freedom, so give me free drinks!'</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Many actual service members and their spouses weighed in.</h2><p>However, actual service people and their spouses weighed in on the thread to defend military wives who don&#39;t expect free things. Someone on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/fcxglom/" target="_blank">Reddit</a> &mdash; rightfully &mdash; pointed out that many military spouses are 'really strong women' who '[take] care of everything, and asking for almost nothing in return, while their husbands routinely deployed,' and another <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/fcxg4mh/" target="_blank">spouse</a> said 'expecting free stuff is not very common.'</p><p>However, one <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/fcxl28h/" target="_blank">military wife on Reddit did</a> 'confirm' that there is a sub-culture in military life where some spouses legitimately believe they deserve free stuff.</p><p>Entitled behavior or not, that server depends on tips to survive! How would any server make a living if they worked at a restaurant near a military base? They&#39;d be comping drinks left and right!</p><h2>Some commenters didn&#39;t quite seem to grasp how bad it was that the spouse didn&#39;t tip, so one <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/ejewev/military_spouse_demanding_to_have_her_next_meal/fcxq6a0/" target="_blank">Redditor</a> swooped into the comment section to give a Ted Talk on U.S. tipping culture.</h2><blockquote> <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> For all the US commenters who disagree with tipping or the foreign ones unfamiliar, tipping 15-20% <em><strong>for good to excellent service</strong></em> in restaurants is how servers make a living. That&#39;s how it works in the United States.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Servers are wholly dependent on tips to earn a living. That&#39;s why it&#39;s deplorable when people get good to excellent service and tip poorly. You can disagree with the policy all you want but at the end of the day <em>if you tip poorly for good service</em>, you are directly screwing over another human being who made sure you enjoyed your dining experience, waiting on you hand and foot. That&#39;s all.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Don&#39;t punish the human being trying to earn a living. The tipping system has been in place for a long time in the US, and love or hate it, that&#39;s how it works. There&#39;s a lot of systems I disagree with but I don&#39;t punish the people at the bottom just trying to make a living.</p> </blockquote><p>We get showing respect to military members and their families, but like, pay for your glass of wine, it&#39;s not that hard.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Server posts note from military spouse asking for free drinks for husband's service.

Madison Vanderberg

Did you know that military spouses are supposed to get free stuff? Yeah, us either. One anonymous 'military spouse' was apparently operating under the assumption that she would 'get free stuff' for being married to an active-duty service member, and when she went to a bar and was charged for her drinks, it did not go well...for her.A military spouse&#39;s bar tab has gone viral, not just for her colorful commentary about expecting free stuff, but she refused to tip the server with the argument that 'military spouses deserve drinks for free.'  RedditThe military spouse shared the photo of her bill to what appears to be Snapchat and wrote, 'When I became a military spouse I thought I would get free stuff WTF &hellip; Military spouses deserve drinks for free fuck this place!! OMG FUCK THIS PLACE!! We serve our asses off way more than anyone!!&rdquo;The woman bought two $12 glasses of Chardonnay and then where she&#39;s supposed to leave a tip, she tipped nothing, and wrote, 'I&#39;m a military spouse it should be free &mdash; next time thank a military spouse,' and then she punctuated it with a smiley face.Yiiiiiikes.The image was shared to Reddit&#39;s 'ChoosingBeggars' thread and one Redditor commented on the absurdity of using your husband&#39;s bravery to get some...free Chardonnay? Of all things. I don&#39;t get how someone can be so insane to try and exploit their husband risking his life. 'My husband is willing to die for your freedom, so give me free drinks!' Many actual service members and their spouses weighed in.However, actual service people and their spouses weighed in on the thread to defend military wives who don&#39;t expect free things. Someone on Reddit &mdash; rightfully &mdash; pointed out that many military spouses are 'really strong women' who '[take] care of everything, and asking for almost nothing in return, while their husbands routinely deployed,' and another spouse said 'expecting free stuff is not very common.'However, one military wife on Reddit did 'confirm' that there is a sub-culture in military life where some spouses legitimately believe they deserve free stuff.Entitled behavior or not, that server depends on tips to survive! How would any server make a living if they worked at a restaurant near a military base? They&#39;d be comping drinks left and right!Some commenters didn&#39;t quite seem to grasp how bad it was that the spouse didn&#39;t tip, so one Redditor swooped into the comment section to give a Ted Talk on U.S. tipping culture. EDIT: For all the US commenters who disagree with tipping or the foreign ones unfamiliar, tipping 15-20% for good to excellent service in restaurants is how servers make a living. That&#39;s how it works in the United States.  Servers are wholly dependent on tips to earn a living. That&#39;s why it&#39;s deplorable when people get good to excellent service and tip poorly. You can disagree with the policy all you want but at the end of the day if you tip poorly for good service, you are directly screwing over another human being who made sure you enjoyed your dining experience, waiting on you hand and foot. That&#39;s all.  Don&#39;t punish the human being trying to earn a living. The tipping system has been in place for a long time in the US, and love or hate it, that&#39;s how it works. There&#39;s a lot of systems I disagree with but I don&#39;t punish the people at the bottom just trying to make a living. We get showing respect to military members and their families, but like, pay for your glass of wine, it&#39;s not that hard.

"When I became a military spouse I thought I would get free stuff!"