Ask The Salty Waitress: How should I respond when people throw measly change in my tip jar?

Dear Salty: I work at a neighborhood grill (hot dogs, burgers) where customers walk up and order at the counter. A lot of times, a customer will pay in cash and I’ll hand back something like six cents in spare change. Most of the time, the customer will just drop the six cents into our tip jar. I feel really weird…

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