“We ordered a tip jar with a lock,” Fernandez said. The owner says he plans to reach out to police and to warn other businesses in the area to beware.

I was sorry that she did not feel I was paying her enough, and that she felt the need to seek compensation from my guests.

Tip jars at house parties are a big no-no. Getty Images. Getty Images DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hold an annual party, for which I hire a person to assist me in setting it up, maintaining the buffet and ...