anyone else hate communist dining?

[GeekDrew]

I've never been in that situation, but I would probably have done the same thing you did... paid whatever amount but not liked it. I've always paid either my bill or my bill + others, but yeah, that just doesn't seem fair...

 

[her209]

Meh, I thought everyone on ATOT was rich enough that it didn't matter.

 

[surfsatwerk]

I've never been to dinner once where "splitting the bill" was even suggested.

Same for me, I find the concept a bit obnoxious.

 

[her209]

AFAIK communism is much more than just the govt owns everything.

Well, its not like someone told the dinees what to eat.

 

[Crono]

Meh, I thought every one ATOT was rich enough that it didn't matter.

I think they all got that rich by being really cheap

 

[FoBoT]

I've never been to dinner once where "splitting the bill" was even suggested.

i did it all the time on business trips where everyone was on expense accounts, but otherwise, not so much

 

[spidey07]

the server gave the check to the person who made the original reservations, who credit card'd it and just kinda announced "it works out to about $60 a person"; it seemed like it'd probably be off-putting to make a whole thing about it.

I can see it both way. If it's like he called a get together and organized getting everybody there, then sure I'd be fine with just splitting the cost evenly as long as he's not pulling the "It's 60 dollars a person because I didn't count me as a person" and effectively getting a free meal just because he used his card.

If there wasn't much work/effort on their part then I'd just drop some cash for what mine was worth/tip plus even a little more just so I'm not being cheap. But if my share was less than half of what's being asked then I'd have a problem with it.

 

[CrackRabbit]

The only time I don't like doing that is when the people I'm dining with drink and I'm the DD. Most of the time they are good about not making me subsidize their alcohol, and the ones that do I don't go out to eat with anymore.

 

[acheron]

usually the only time I split the bill evenly is when we're only splitting it in half (either just me and my friend, or me + my wife and friend + his wife), and even then only with good friends. if it's a larger group, we just pass the bill around and everyone puts in what they owe.

 

[oogabooga]

With close friends one of us just picks up the tab, and then later on someone else will. Usually only one person pays or we'll split evenly like that. For us it'll work out since we probably eat together 1-2 times per week and at places that roughly cost the same. If we were to go somewhere more expensive we'd definitely pay for what we got. If we were to go in a big group we'd pay for what we got.

Only time I can think of doing something like that is when we go to buffets or at restaurants where literally everyone has gotten stuff that costs roughly the same amount (give or take a buck). Even then we'll calculate the cost of tax + tips + food, and divide that equally and have people pay for their own drinks (soda, booze, whatever).

 

[thraashman]

I have only done this type of dinner one time. At a friend's bachelor party I agreed to DD, there were 2 DD's out of 7 people. At two different locations we split the bill evenly. So with 5 guys drinking I split their drinks too. I think I dropped $80 between the two places when I had a total of maybe $30 worth of stuff if I tipped generously. That made me pretty pissed.

 

[BudAshes]

AFAIK communism is much more than just the govt owns everything.

Thanks captain obvious. You have saved the day once again.


Op you got screwed. I would have spoke up no matter what. Rather have people think I'm selfish than a push over.

 

[lokiju]

Only time I've ever done it is when it's a few friends and we're all getting something that cost the same anyway.

Like say going to the local Thai place for lunch and all the lunches are $7.50.

 

[ElFenix]

if everything is within a dollar then splitting evenly works ok.

anyone have that one dick who always took the extra dollar that ends up in the tip because everyone rounded up?

 

[JulesMaximus]

the server gave the check to the person who made the original reservations, who credit card'd it and just kinda announced "it works out to about $60 a person"; it seemed like it'd probably be off-putting to make a whole thing about it.

I would have said to him, "I had a bowl of soup and a cup of coffee, there is no way that works out to anywhere close to $60. Here's $20, you can figure out what everyone else owes from there."

 

[neutralizer]

Among close friends, we can split the tab evenly, but most of the time we all order about the same stuff. A few dollars here and there doesn't matter. You can make up the difference with varying tips, but in your situation, I probably would have spoken out.

 

[69Mach1]

Among my close friends we usually just take turns paying. When I'm out with other people I establish what the deal is before ordering. If I'm going to be expected to pay an equal share, I make sure I get equal value.

 

[DougK62]

Splitting the bill like that is SO obnoxious. Every place that I frequent will provide separate bills, no problem. It reflects really poorly on the restaurant to have the customer do the work splitting it all up.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It's simple, did you enjoy yourself? Yes? Money well spent. No? Don't go out with those 'friends' again. Cheap lesson.

 

[OutHouse]

you know, the whole split the bill evenly and it'll all work out in the long run thing.

I went out to dinner with some friends (and friends of friends... there were like 15 of us total) this weekend who pulled it. I'm not a cheapskate and I wouldn't make a deal out of it publicly, but I don't drink at all if I'm driving and I'm like a hair shy of anorexic... I was kinda miffed at being expected to shell out $60 when all I had was a bowl of soup as my meal and a cup of coffee for dessert.

did you know it was going to be a communal split before or after you ordered?

i always get a separate check unless im buying for a friend.

 

[Aharami]

i'd definitely have said something about paying $60 for just soup and dessert.

 

[nageov3t]

did you know it was going to be a communal split before or after you ordered?

i always get a separate check unless im buying for a friend.

we never do separate checks because it's considered to be kinda tacky/cheap... usually, when I go out to eat with friends, bill splitting is in the form of everyone contributing what they feel they owe + tip

 

[Gunslinger08]

It really depends on what you ordered. In your case, I would have just paid for what I ate/drank plus tip.

But most of the time when we dine out with friends, we end up splitting the tab down the middle even though someones entree may have been more or someone else may have drank a bit more. Unless theres a significant difference in price/consumption-per-person, its not a big deal, especially if it's good friends.

Exactly. As long as you don't hang out with asshats, it's not a big deal.

 

[ScottyB]

we never do separate checks because it's considered to be kinda tacky/cheap... usually, when I go out to eat with friends, bill splitting is in the form of everyone contributing what they feel they owe + tip

Paying exactly what you owe is considered tacky?

 

[lxskllr]

I pretty much always eat cheap. My preferred foods don't cost much, and I'd get irritated subsidizing everyone else's dinner.