How's Everything?

Have you ever wondered why, as a waiter or waitress, you always ask

the question "How's everything?" after serving meals to your customers?

The "How's everything?" question is asked virtually every time an

entree is served. So much so that diners tend to ignore it as a serious

enquiry. 95% of the times you ask the question it's immediately closed

by your diner who responds with "Fine" ­ a mean-nothing, one-syllable

word ­ and you walk away.

This scenario is a crucial lost opportunity for

increasing your tip every single time you ask the question. By saying

"How's everything?" to your diners, you are sabotaging all your previous

good efforts to obtain a generous tip from your very first meeting with

them.

Why not use this occasion to enhance your chances of a satisfying

gratuity, not reduce them?

Follow the strategies, outlined in this book and you will increase

your tips dramatically, at no cost to you. It will take only a little

extra thought. Accept my challenge to eliminate the "How's everything?"

question from your work style and you will immediately realize an

increase in income, not to mention an increase in job fulfillment. Now

that's a deal!

As for your diners? Don't worry. They will quite happily increase

your gratuities ­ provided, of course, they receive the type of

superlative customer service that will make their dining experience much

more enjoyable.