anyone else hate communist dining?

[l0cke]

I don't mind it that much. On weekends my friends and I would order 3 pizzas and I would usually only eat a few slices but still pay the $10 bill. Of course, that is pizza.

 

[OutHouse]

I can't think of a single restaurant like that. Almost all of them have computer tickets, and if they do not the prices are always listed on the check. All people have to do is take the price of what they ordered... say 18 dollars for an entree and 7 dollars for a Martini (25 dollars) and multiply it by the tax rate and a tip percentage. Tax here is 9%, and most people tip 15-20%. So, just multiply what you ordered by either 30% or 25% (and take a small portion off due to rounding). Very simple and does not require a calculator or much time. If you are tipping 20% (30% total including tax) you would simply take 10% of the 25 dollars (2.50) and multiply it by 3. 7.50+25. So, your argument is that people can't do 3rd grade math?

Even with a tax rate of 7%, you can get plenty close by doing simple rounding. Any adult should be able to do it in their head. Say you had 38 dollars and had tax of 7% and wanted to leave a tip of 15%. Easy as pie. 22%... 20% of 38 would be 7.60. So, just add a little for the sake of rounding. Make it 8.50 and you'd be close to the actual figure. 8.50+38 equals 46.50. How is that even remotely difficult or time-consuming? I don't get it.

Why are you saying you have to make change? Round up to easily calculable amounts like halves or whole dollar figures. People might pay an extra dollar or 50 cents, but that is a lot less than paying 60 bucks when all you had was soup and coffee.

you are the reason i would ask for a separate check before the waiter opened his mouth. no muss no fuss and i pay for what i consumed.

 

[ShawnD1]

Or does he work for McDonalds? Possible since he basically implied that McDonalds offers superior service in this regard.

Or maybe he implied it because it's true. I've never gone to McDonalds (walk in) and had to discuss how much I need to pay.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I don't normally like to just split the bill but it works great for Chinese restaurants, where you end up splitting the meal anyway.

Funny how that works out, actually... Chinese food is served communally...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I don't normally like to just split the bill but it works great for Chinese restaurants, where you end up splitting the meal anyway.

Funny how that works out, actually... Chinese food is served communally...

I love dimsum. Group of 6. You gotta order 2 of the siumais so thats 8 of them. Fortunately you have girls in your group so they each only eat one. They leave the extras for the guys. PROFIT. Split bill in end.

 

[alkemyst]

It's appropriate in some scenarios. Dinner with 15 people where everyone spent wildly different amounts of money is not one of them.

they probably aren't your best of friends then.

 

[zerocool84]

hey OP, you got fuckin hosed. hard.

He let himself get hosed. If he wasn't such a pushover it wouldn't have happened.

 

[shadow9d9]

As long as you tell them up front it shouldn't be a problem. I have never and will never split bills that aren't close in price. I order reasonably and don't drink.

 

[shadow9d9]

I would say you have no buisness going out to eat even with friends if all your going to eat is a bowl of soup and a cup of coffee for dessert......coffee isn`t a desert.....
Or grow some balls and speak your mind....

So, you can't go out to eat with people just to hang out? You must eat a full fledged meal or it isn't acceptable? What kind of logic is that?

 

[shadow9d9]

maybe it's a jersey thing (like no one giving gifts at weddings, just money).

the only time I've ever gotten separate checks was in college when going out to eat with poor/cheap friends.

I've lived in Jersey for 4/5 of my life and have never heard of such stupidity.

But hey, if you want to make excuses, don't go onto an internet forum and whine about it afterwards.

 

[txrandom]

Why wouldn't the bill just split to their respective owners? Most waitstaff don't care since they likely get better tips with multiple bills.

 

[Oil]

I've lived in Jersey for 4/5 of my life and have never heard of such stupidity.

But hey, if you want to make excuses, don't go onto an internet forum and whine about it afterwards.

My parents, who lived in Jersey for 4/5 of their lives, have had that happen to them several times

 

[shadow9d9]

My parents, who lived in Jersey for 4/5 of their lives, have had that happen to them several times

Older people tend to be snobby that way.

 

[ss284]

mispost!

 

[CraigRT]

Here in TX we just get separate bills.

Same.

If I ate as much as the OP and was being asked to pay $60, I'd tell my friends to stick it up their ass.

If they didn't understand, they wouldn't be my friends!