Faded ink on restaurant bill

I don’t understand the issue. Were you overcharged?

I doubt that the waiters have anything to do with the purchasing of office supplies for the bill-producing equipment.

Individuals will make their own decisions about tipping, but typically a server gets only a portion of the tips for their tables. The server gets a portion and tips are pooled. The pooled amount is divided among the servers, the busing staff, the cooks, the kitchen helpers, the greeter, etc.

Stiffing a server stiffs all of the workers.