[quote]SXMScubaman said:
"If you leave no tip at all, in a place where there is no built-in 15%, and you do so because of poor service, I think that's just as douchey a move as a waiter giving you that poor service to begin with. "
You've got to be kidding. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> I would never leave a tip for bad service. I would write a note instead telling them why I didn't just in case they didn't get the message. Or maybe just a nickle to get the point across. [/quote

Paying 15% makes it clear to any wait person that they gave poor service. Giving them zero reflects more on the patron than the waiter.