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Ikonomi

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My girlfriend and I went for a quick and cheap dinner at a local dumpling house the other night, and the total bill was $17.xx or so. I paid by check card, and wrote in a $6 tip (the waiter is a really nice old Asian guy, very attentive, and we stayed about 5 minutes after closing).

But I'm looking at my bank account summary, and I was only charged $19.05. I'm very sure that gratuity was not already added onto the bill. What gives?

Grrr. Maybe I should go over and give that dude four bucks. I don't know what went wrong.
 
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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I avoid that problem entirely by leaving cash tips all the time.
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Yeah, that's what I should have done, but I don't recall ever having this problem. It's annoying.
 
moshquerade

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Originally posted by: Ikonomi
My girlfriend and I went for a quick and cheap dinner at a local dumpling house the other night, and the total bill was $17.xx or so. I paid by check card, and wrote in a $6 tip (the waiter is a really nice old Asian guy, very attentive, and we stayed about 5 minutes after closing).

But I'm looking at my bank account summary, and I was only charged $19.05. I'm very sure that gratuity was not already added onto the bill. What gives?

Grrr. Maybe I should go over and give that dude four bucks. I don't know what went wrong.
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give him the $4 and ease your conscience. problem solved.

 
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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Ikonomi
My girlfriend and I went for a quick and cheap dinner at a local dumpling house the other night, and the total bill was $17.xx or so. I paid by check card, and wrote in a $6 tip (the waiter is a really nice old Asian guy, very attentive, and we stayed about 5 minutes after closing).

But I'm looking at my bank account summary, and I was only charged $19.05. I'm very sure that gratuity was not already added onto the bill. What gives?

Grrr. Maybe I should go over and give that dude four bucks. I don't know what went wrong.
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give him the $4 and ease your conscience. problem solved.
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I probably will. He serves us almost every time we go over there.
 
mugs

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I'm not sure if debit cards work the same as credit cards... but it could just be the authorization amount, give it a few days and see if it changes.

Edit: Actually, since they processed your check card as a credit card, I assume that's probably what it is. Give it a few days.
 
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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: mugs
I'm not sure if debit cards work the same as credit cards... but it could just be the authorization amount, give it a few days and see if it changes.

Edit: Actually, since they processed your check card as a credit card, I assume that's probably what it is. Give it a few days.
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Okay, I hadn't thought of that. I don't know how they came up with that amount for authorization, though. I guess you're right.
 
mugs

mugs

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Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: mugs
I'm not sure if debit cards work the same as credit cards... but it could just be the authorization amount, give it a few days and see if it changes.

Edit: Actually, since they processed your check card as a credit card, I assume that's probably what it is. Give it a few days.
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Okay, I hadn't thought of that. I don't know how they came up with that amount for authorization, though. I guess you're right.
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Was the meal $17.32? Because $19.05 is exactly 10% more than that. 10% would be a pretty crappy tip though. Unless you're... well, it would be a pretty crappy tip.
 
Nebor

Nebor

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They charge you the price of the meal initially, to make sure you have the money to cover it. Later on they'll charge you for the meal + tip.
 
DrPizza

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Originally posted by: mugs
I'm not sure if debit cards work the same as credit cards... but it could just be the authorization amount, give it a few days and see if it changes.

Edit: Actually, since they processed your check card as a credit card, I assume that's probably what it is. Give it a few days.
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Agreed. I just spent half an hour on the phone the other day for the exact same reason.
 
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