I’m a Black Customer in Your Restaurant and I Have a Dilemma with Tipping

Sam McKenzie Jr.
6 min readDec 1, 2017
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When I was a child, my family went out to eat every weekend on Saturdays, or on Sundays after church. It was one thing we did as a family on a regular basis.

When the check was presented I’d stare down at the receipt as my dad signed. He always left big tips. One day I asked him why he left such big tips.

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