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Is this an age related thing?
| Thu, 04-12-2007 - 9:45am |
(Totally OT, not SAH/WOH related, so feel free to not respond)
I went out with 5 other women to dinner last night.

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Excuse me the service industry has limitations to the service, they are not a servant!
Why would anyone go out to dinner as a group and expect to have seperate checks, if that is what you want GO OUT ALONE!
"Why would anyone go out to dinner as a group and expect to have seperate checks, if that is what you want GO OUT ALONE!"
Done it many times. With another couple, and with office staff. Have had separate checks many times before, never had any waitresses get frustrated that I know. I have gone out for lunches at this pub with 8 other office co-workers - WITH separate checks at the end. Those with cash will sometimes give their cash to another co-worker and they will pay for 3 checks, but it's been done. If for whatever reason, separate checks is going to be a hassle, I do not force my waitress to do it, I understand the limitations of some software so I will be nice about it and work it out with the other people.
Feel free to call my boss, who comes with us often, and tell him that he should go eat alone because it's stupid to expect a separate check.
Fact is: separate checks happen. its possible. And telling me to go eat alone because it's too complicated for you is insulting. If you look at any group of people over 2 as a hassle because they may want checks, then why do you want to serve anyone at all?
>>If everyone has large bills, it is somewhat inconvenient to use cash.<<
why?
>>I find using my debit card to be much easier. It has never been declined, it is accepted everywhere I need to purchase something, and it can be just as fast as cash.<<
you've never been to a place thats having problems with their machine? you've never been to a place that does not accept plastic of any kind? when you use your debit card, do you not have to wait for teh transaction to be proccessed? you've never had a problem with the reader on your card? you've never been to a place that doesn't accept debit cards, or particular credit cards? you've never been to a business that won't allow plastic to be used for purchases under a certian amount? you've never had a problem becaue the cashier couldn't read your signature, and wouldn't allow you to use teh card? really? you've never experienced *any* of these problems? ever? lucky you.
>>Because I don't carry cash. I suppose it wouldn't matter if the waitstaff were willing to charge my debit card with what I ordered.<<
but thats your choice not to carry cash. it is very convienient to get cash - whenever wherever you want to. if you choose not to have it, you've inconvienienced yourself.
>>Where have I said I *need* a split check?<<
you - and others have posted time and time again about how the inconvienience of not splitting checks necessitates that you always have checks split. thats indicative of need to me. although tahts not quite what i was asking. but anyhow...
>>It may be more inconvenient using out of date software to split a check, but current software makes it extremely easy to do so. It would take longer to cash out each payment, but splitting the check itself doesn't have to take a significantly longer amount of time.<<
splitting a check, and then cashing it out depending on software can and is inconvienient to the resteraunt and server. more so than it is to teh customer - which is my point. whats easier, the customer looking at an already itemized bill and realizing what they each have to pay....or te waitress fussing with a computer, splitting the orders, and then standing tehre cashing out several checks when one would have been easier, and faster, for everyone?
don't forget teh fact that you have to wait too when your server gets tied up cashing out your checks. or how about waiting for your drinks or entrees when your server is tied up with several credit cards or tabs for another table? oh - thats when customers start to compain about the service being slow though LOL.
>>And I am supposed to care that the waitstaff is judging me?<<
you stated that you don't dine in snobby resteraunts (i'm guessing by snobby, you also mean resteruants that judge the patrons)... i'm just letting you know it happens everywhere. someplaces are just a bit more open about it than others.
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I don't think anyone has stated, or implied, that it was. IN fact, from my very first post I stated that while I prefer it, and find it "standard" around here, it really doesn't matter to me at all. One check, split checks; I'll pay for my meal and be happy about it.
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Okay. Don't know why you're making such a stance of it, when no one said it was.
<< if a resteraunt says "no sorry, we don't split checks" then thats their policy. >>
Ummm, yeah. Has anyone stated differently?
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I can get a meal at probably a dozen (non fast-food restaurants) places here for $7 (before tax and tip). PRoably a handful including tax and tip.
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It is if you get your cash from an ATM. I haven't seen, in years, an ATM that gives anything other than 20s.
>>None. But I never claimed they did.<<
but that is what i'm debating at this moment in time. i was told taht its prepsoterous or presumtious to assume taht a party would want one check - and taht resteraunts have always automatically split checks.
>>I quite obviously disagree. I don't think splittin checks is standard. But I don't think one check is standard. I don't think there is a standard anymore.<<
you've missed the point. there are only two posisble standards - either it is customary for resteraunts to automatically split checks unless told otherwise, or it is customary for a resetraunt to provide one check unless told otherwise.
resteraunts have a "fall back plan" for how a check should be handled if the customer does not indicate how they wish to pay it (split or whole). if nothing is said either way by the customer, a resteraunt will customarily (this is my point here) serve up the check whole, not split.
if you were in a resteraunt, and teh server asked you how many checks, and you totally ignored her - how would your check arrive? as one, for the whole table? or would the waitress have split things up willy nilly guessing as to who wants what?
roflmao
I puffy heart you.
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Well, that's a different issue. I've NEVER had my credit or debit card declined. Some of us must just be better with our money.
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NOt at every restaurant. AGain, you're making generalizations that can't be applied across the board.
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