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NTers 25+: Do you guys still have trouble splitting the bill with your friends?
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You guys know you can just ask a head of time to split the checks so you just pay what you want to pay. Its basically part of your tip.
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My crew fights over who gets to pay the bill. Everybody throwing stacks at the waitress & whichever one she takes is the person who paid.
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And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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Depends. I'm not gonna pay extra for people who decided to pig out.
Last weekend I went out with a group of friends and their associates and my meal/drinks were 34.00 total. I put $40.00 in the pot and watched in amazement how the people who pigged out were the main ones bickering about who's being cheap etc.
Last weekend I went out with a group of friends and their associates and my meal/drinks were 34.00 total. I put $40.00 in the pot and watched in amazement how the people who pigged out were the main ones bickering about who's being cheap etc.
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Depends. I'm not gonna pay extra for people who decided to pig out.
Last weekend I went out with a group of friends and their associates and my meal/drinks were 34.00 total. I put $40.00 in the pot and watched in amazement how the people who pigged out were the main ones bickering about who's being cheap etc.
Last weekend I went out with a group of friends and their associates and my meal/drinks were 34.00 total. I put $40.00 in the pot and watched in amazement how the people who pigged out were the main ones bickering about who's being cheap etc.
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Yeah that happened to me once me and my dude went to this mexican spot with his friends and "they people" (about 12) everybody was having a great time til the check came...gratuity was included and was about $30....all hell broke loose...nobody wanted to pay...it was pandemonium...the manager was taking bout calling the police...luckily I had some cash on me ...I got the waiter paid for me and my dude and tipped her and we left they %#@ there...mind you these were all people 25 +...never again...
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Yeah that happened to me once me and my dude went to this mexican spot with his friends and "they people" (about 12) everybody was having a great time til the check came...gratuity was included and was about $30....all hell broke loose...nobody wanted to pay...it was pandemonium...the manager was taking bout calling the police...luckily I had some cash on me ...I got the waiter paid for me and my dude and tipped her and we left they %#@ there...mind you these were all people 25 +...never again...
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You do know that many restaurants don't split checks?
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spot we went to limits it to 3 separate checks...there were 7 of us
yup...and some places don't take more than 2.
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You do know that many restaurants don't split checks?
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spot we went to limits it to 3 separate checks...there were 7 of us
yup...and some places don't take more than 2.
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well if i had a friend who didnt drink like you, i wouldnt expect them to pay as much as everyone else since booze can be such a large part of the bill. most of my friends are like me though (borderline alcoholics) so its not really an issue. we have one friend (coincidentally he is the cheap/dumb one) so we just calculate his cost off the top and then split the remaining balance.
I guess the split bill works with me and my friends for a couple of different reasons.
1. everyone kinda sorta eats and drinks the same (if anything i eat and drink the most cause im fat and love booze)
2. im fairly outspoken and will call my friends out if they even considered pulling a cheap move or shorting the pot.
3. ive built of a fair amount of good grace when it comes to the "paying for stuff" dept. my friends know that i cant stand people (especially friends) tryin to juke each other by shorting the pot or being cheap. furthermore, i more than most of my friends go above and beyond paying my share when it comes to food/booze/entertainment in group settings. I spend a small fortune every year having everyone over at my place for UFC PPV's, NFL/NBA Playoffs, World Cup, etc... etc... Everytime I do, the wife and I go all out and will put out a full spread of food plus open up my liquor cabinet. Hell, for my 30th bday last year which happened to coincide with UFC 100, I spent over $500 just for the food alone. We probably killed another $500 worth of liquor out of my cabinet (couple bottles of JW blue, a JW gold, a JW green, some Jameson, and some Hendricks).
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well if i had a friend who didnt drink like you, i wouldnt expect them to pay as much as everyone else since booze can be such a large part of the bill. most of my friends are like me though (borderline alcoholics) so its not really an issue. we have one friend (coincidentally he is the cheap/dumb one) so we just calculate his cost off the top and then split the remaining balance.
I guess the split bill works with me and my friends for a couple of different reasons.
1. everyone kinda sorta eats and drinks the same (if anything i eat and drink the most cause im fat and love booze)
2. im fairly outspoken and will call my friends out if they even considered pulling a cheap move or shorting the pot.
3. ive built of a fair amount of good grace when it comes to the "paying for stuff" dept. my friends know that i cant stand people (especially friends) tryin to juke each other by shorting the pot or being cheap. furthermore, i more than most of my friends go above and beyond paying my share when it comes to food/booze/entertainment in group settings. I spend a small fortune every year having everyone over at my place for UFC PPV's, NFL/NBA Playoffs, World Cup, etc... etc... Everytime I do, the wife and I go all out and will put out a full spread of food plus open up my liquor cabinet. Hell, for my 30th bday last year which happened to coincide with UFC 100, I spent over $500 just for the food alone. We probably killed another $500 worth of liquor out of my cabinet (couple bottles of JW blue, a JW gold, a JW green, some Jameson, and some Hendricks).
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Cheap people will always be cheap people regardless of age. SMH.
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Cheap people will always be cheap people regardless of age. SMH.
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because if you ordered an 18$ plate and a soda...a 20 doesnt cover that. That means your leavin everyone else to pay for YOUR tip/tax.Originally Posted by Furrell
And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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because if you ordered an 18$ plate and a soda...a 20 doesnt cover that. That means your leavin everyone else to pay for YOUR tip/tax.Originally Posted by Furrell
And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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I HATE going out to eat in large groups. There's always that person or two who order and wanna pay their exact 19.99 meal, not considering tax+gratuity. I don't eat much either, and some people OD on appetizers and expect others to pay for it even if they didn't eat any
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You clearly missed what I wrote. After that. Leave enough for the tip, etc. Don't just drop a 20 but I'm not covering other people. It has nothing to do with being cheap as some NTers who don't like to read would say.Originally Posted by CarolinaPack04
because if you ordered an 18$ plate and a soda...a 20 doesnt cover that. That means your leavin everyone else to pay for YOUR tip/tax.Originally Posted by Furrell
And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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I HATE going out to eat in large groups. There's always that person or two who order and wanna pay their exact 19.99 meal, not considering tax+gratuity. I don't eat much either, and some people OD on appetizers and expect others to pay for it even if they didn't eat any
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You clearly missed what I wrote. After that. Leave enough for the tip, etc. Don't just drop a 20 but I'm not covering other people. It has nothing to do with being cheap as some NTers who don't like to read would say.Originally Posted by CarolinaPack04
because if you ordered an 18$ plate and a soda...a 20 doesnt cover that. That means your leavin everyone else to pay for YOUR tip/tax.Originally Posted by Furrell
And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20
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$18 plate plus $4 drink + tip and tx >>> $20Originally Posted by Furrell
And what's wrong with that? Pay for what you ate, drink and leave some for a tip. Why should you have to cover other people especially those who go ham on the menu?Originally Posted by ScottHallWithAPick
Oh. One of those
This is what I mean. Getting an $18 plate and a Sprite and throwing in a 20