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celebtrashwhore		#21	[-]
Posts: 7719 (11/06/2009 5:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Close friends- we always split. Regardless of what everyone got. Acquaintances and parties larger than 15+--- then ill put in what i owe and tip and then at the very least $5 extra to cover the cheap bastards who are going to pay their EXACT meal amount down to the last nickle.
SharrywasBanned		#22	[-]
Posts: 2143 (11/06/2009 5:26 PM) JJB Devil '09 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Ok, and how would you go about it if they said to you "You owe $55 please, we are splitting the bill".
megf5		#23	[-]
Posts: 3721 (11/06/2009 5:27 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	shirleylee118 wrote: nah my friends and i always pay for what we ordered. none of this split shit just pay your share n go
Rrrrrosie		#24	[-]
Posts: 14856 (11/06/2009 5:28 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I think it's easier to just split the bill. I don't want to go through the awkwardness of pinching pennies after dinner. Usually my friends will throw extra money in if someone really went crazy with drinks.
SharrywasBanned		#25	[-]
Posts: 2144 (11/06/2009 5:28 PM) JJB Devil '09 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Rrrrrosie wrote: I think it's easier to just split the bill. I don't want to go through the awkwardness of pinching pennies after dinner. Usually my friends will throw extra money in if someone really went crazy with drinks. Your bill equals $25, you are told you need to pay $55. I guess that isn't pinching pennies to me. Umbrella-Perfect! Thanks!
Umbrella Ella Ella		#26	[-]
Posts: 312 (11/06/2009 5:29 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	SharrywasBanned wrote: Ok, and how would you go about it if they said to you "You owe $55 please, we are splitting the bill". Say something like "I'm sorry but I was only prepared to pay for what I ordered and that is what I intend on paying."
LimitedRetroOG		#27	[-]
Posts: 5495 (11/06/2009 5:30 PM) Favorite Newcomer '09 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	SharrywasBanned wrote: Ok, and how would you go about it if they said to you "You owe $55 please, we are splitting the bill". Tell them I'll pay them when they suck my dick and toss my salad. I'm serious.
groovydee4		#28	[-]
Posts: 1601 (11/06/2009 5:30 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I don't know why people think it's okay to expect that, either. I always kind of keep a running tab of how much the things I'm ordering cost and make sure to add a tax and tip estimate. I don't know why someone who would order a bunch of drinks wouldn't be like, "Hey, I should probably put in more, since other people weren't drinking." I had the same thing happen at a friend's birthday party. There was a group of 16 of us at a sushi restaurant. I don't eat sushi, so all I had was edamame and a beer and they were mad that I didn't want to contribute $40.
insomniachollie		#29	[-]
Posts: 41807 (11/06/2009 5:32 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If it's near enough I don't mind splitting the bill even if I do lose a little (it balances out with those times it might have been me who had that extra glass of wine, I figure), but if I've had too much more or less than everybody else I'll ask for a separate check.
SharrywasBanned		#30	[-]
Posts: 2145 (11/06/2009 5:33 PM) JJB Devil '09 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	LimitedRetroOG wrote: SharrywasBanned wrote: Ok, and how would you go about it if they said to you "You owe $55 please, we are splitting the bill". Tell them I'll pay them when they suck my dick and toss my salad. I'm serious. That just made my day!
u2thebest2000		#31	[-]
Posts: 10892 (11/06/2009 5:40 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	When I go out with my friends we always split equally and I don't mind.
KiKiKelly22		#32	[-]
Posts: 26566 (11/06/2009 5:40 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	This situation has NEVER happened to me. We always get separate bills, even if it means the waitress has to make up 15 bills.
pinkberry		#33	[-]
Posts: 6152 (11/06/2009 5:52 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I've been stuck in this situation more than a few times and it always sucks. For the most part I just keep my mouth shut and pay whatever, but I have spoken up a few times (when it wasn't a special occasion just in case it caused a problem). Sometimes I'll say something before we even order about how I'm short on cash so I'm only going to order a small meal. A few weeks ago I was out with a few of my friends and also a few other people I didn't really know too well. One of my friends was pregnant and the other was underage so they didn't drink at all. The rest of us ordered quite a few drinks and bottles of wine then at the end of the night one person picked up the bill and decided to split it evenly amongst all of us even though the drinks alone made up half of the total amount. I didn't mind paying evenly myself, but I spoke up about for my pregnant and underaged friends because I didn't think it was fair at all for them to half to pay so much when they didn't drink at all. I couldn't believe that one person had expected them to.
MissDivaDoll		#34	[-]
Posts: 20907 (11/06/2009 5:56 PM) JJB Smartass '09 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	LimitedRetroOG wrote: SharrywasBanned wrote: Ok, and how would you go about it if they said to you "You owe $55 please, we are splitting the bill". Tell them I'll pay them when they suck my dick and toss my salad. I'm serious. If it were me, I would just say "Sorry but I only ordered/ate so and so and that's all I'm paying for." If the table ordered a bunch of appetizers and I ate the apps with them, then I'd throw in an extra $10 to cover what I ate in apps. Other than that, I would only pay for what I ate plus my tax and tip. I don't give a fuck who thinks I'm cheap. I'm not paying extra money for the reputation of being "not cheap." Fuck that.
franknbeans82		#35	[-]
Posts: 33328 (11/06/2009 5:57 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	i'd speak up and ask the waiter for a separate check. i never eat that much, and i rarely drink alcohol. why should i get stuck paying a higher amount b/c someone else ran the bill up? Edited By: franknbeans82 11/06/2009 6:00 PM. Edited 1 times.
x Pahk The Cah x		#36	[-]
Posts: 16386 (11/06/2009 6:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If you are going with a large group or with people you know will try to pull something like this, just ask for separate checks in the beginning. Although it has happened to me where we asked for separate checks and the girl just itemized the list on one check.. including mixing things up. I have only split a check with everyone one time when it turned out everyone owed about the same give or two a few bucks. Otherwise I always sit there and do the math.. I'm a poor college student with a lot of loans coming up.. I can't afford to pay for other people's stuff.
Mistress Darcy		#37	[-]
Posts: 12378 (11/06/2009 6:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	People always argue that splitting by what you order is "cheap" or even "rude" but I think it is kind of rude of the people who order a lot. In our friend group we always happened to have a few people order more expensive meals and drink wine and then people like me who usually stuck to the cheaper menu options and drank beer. Why should I pay to cover their expensive wine? If my meal total was 20 and theirs 40 why should I help cover that difference? I would rather be "cheap and rude" than help fund someone else's expensive meals out.
franknbeans82		#38	[-]
Posts: 33329 (11/06/2009 6:01 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Mistress Darcy wrote: People always argue that splitting by what you order is "cheap" or even "rude" but I think it is kind of rude of the people who order a lot. In our friend group we always happened to have a few people order more expensive meals and drink wine and then people like me who usually stuck to the cheaper menu options and drank beer. Why should I pay to cover their expensive wine? If my meal total was 20 and theirs 40 why should I help cover that difference? I would rather be "cheap and rude" than help fund someone else's expensive meals out. ita! i think the cheap/rude thing is just a way to guilt someone into covering the cost for someone else. i think it's only fair that if you want to order a whole bunch of expensive stuff, then you should be prepared to cover the cost of it yourself.
insomniachollie		#39	[-]
Posts: 41810 (11/06/2009 6:03 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I didn't mind paying evenly myself, but I spoke up about for my pregnant and underaged friends because I didn't think it was fair at all for them to half to pay so much when they didn't drink at all. I couldn't believe that one person had expected them to. I've been in that situation before when I was the DD and may I say, you rock for speaking up for them. I know I really appreciated it when my pal spoke up for me - I would've myself anyway, but it's so nice when friends are thoughtful like that
jus10luvr14		#40	[-]
Posts: 16728 (11/06/2009 6:08 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm so glad my friends all think the same way and always get separate checks. None of this BS. We even go the extra mile and as we're ordering will say we're on separate checks, or if there are couples or w/e we say who is on what check.

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