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Old 09-01-2018, 12:38 PM   #81
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Last time I invited a friend to have lunch with me at a nice restaurant, the bill was weird... half at the top then a large blank space and the rest of it was at the bottom. I intended to give the waiter a large tip... but misread the bill and calculated the whole amount via the first number at the top... which resulted in the waiter getting less than a dollar tip. Fortunately, I realized my error before we left and asked for that waiter to return so I could give him more tip money. I was so embarrassed, I gave him a lot extra.
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Old 09-01-2018, 01:22 PM   #82
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Always check receipts. You are signing a legal contract. Hopefully the place will give you a refund. Doubt credit card company will do anything (you will eventually loose the appeal).

Don’t know what this has to do with going back to the restaurant. The waiter even asked if there was no cash back.
I can't provide any help, but I too am guilty of signing without even glancing at the amount. Luckily the DW usually handles our tab because she scrutinizes the credit card receipt closely before signing.

Hope this gets straightened out.
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Old 09-01-2018, 01:25 PM   #83
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I can't provide any help, but I too am guilty of signing without even glancing at the amount. Luckily the DW usually handles our tab because she scrutinizes the credit card receipt closely before signing.

Hope this gets straightened out.
Thanks, it is all straightened out. The friend who got overcharged was credited by the restaurant.
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Old 09-01-2018, 01:30 PM   #84
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Thanks, it is all straightened out. The friend who got overcharged was credited by the restaurant.
Surely you realize just because your friend was able to resolve this amiably doesn't mean forum members will stop posting suggestions, analysis, opinions, personal experiences and, soon enough, change the subject and start all over again.
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Old 09-01-2018, 01:35 PM   #85
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Surely you realize just because your friend was able to resolve this amiably doesn't mean forum members will stop posting suggestions, analysis, opinions, personal experiences and, soon enough, change the subject and start all over again.
Hahaha That's the fun here!
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Surely you realize just because your friend was able to resolve this amiably doesn't mean forum members will stop posting suggestions, analysis, opinions, personal experiences and, soon enough, change the subject and start all over again.
Definitely.

After all, this is the Other Topics forum, where posters constantly post about other topics no mater what topic led off the discussion.

And just like that, the topic is now changing the topic.
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Old 09-01-2018, 03:12 PM   #87
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Surely you realize just because your friend was able to resolve this amiably doesn't mean forum members will stop posting suggestions, analysis, opinions, personal experiences and, soon enough, change the subject and start all over again.
Yep. I'm of an age where my opinion is so valuable I need to offer it even after the issue has been resolved. Just ask my kids!
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Old 09-01-2018, 04:31 PM   #88
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When I split the dinner check with a friend, I always choose the option that results in me paying more. So, for example, if the total of my items is less than half of the total bill for both of us, I'll suggest we just split down the middle. If my items were the more expensive ones, I suggest that we use the actual amounts. I'm fairly adept at doing math in my head, so I can know within a second or two what should be the result.

Why? Because I value my friends and would never want them to feel that I have treated them unfairly.
Is it really that much of a social faux pas where you are to ask for separate bills? Because if you're looking to be fair, that's the most fair way possible.

Fast food restaurants, food carts, bartenders, and all sorts of other dining and drinking places have no problem with separate bills for each order....I'm not sure why some restaurants seem to frown on the practice.
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Is it really that much of a social faux pas where you are to ask for separate bills? Because if you're looking to be fair, that's the most fair way possible.

Fast food restaurants, food carts, bartenders, and all sorts of other dining and drinking places have no problem with separate bills for each order....I'm not sure why some restaurants seem to frown on the practice.
We have a family owned Italian restaurant near us that is a nice place, not a fast turn-and-churn restaurant chain. It has been there for many years. They will split the bill in half for 2 couples but will not separate the tabs based on food ordered at the same table. I find it to be a bit old-school. I kinda like that. We sometimes need old school IMO.
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If I lived in Puru and the tab was $30 instead of $100, the problem would be 70% easier to deal with
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I don't like the split stuff either, I like to take turns.
Same here.
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