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Mogul of Pineapples · 06-08-2008, 04:41 PM

You know how we write the tip in on the credit card receipt at restaurants, has anyone ever had the charges on your statement be more than what you wrote in? I don't think the restaurants have to submit those receipts anywhere they just have to enter the numbers into the computer that processes the credit cards and that's it. Seems like it would be an easy opportunity for a waiter to accidentally enter $20 for the tip instead of $10 or whatever.

The other thing is how many of us actually save restaurant receipts until our credit card statements come? I know I don't and most people don't either. I'm going to start though and keep track. I want to make sure some waiter isn't adding a buck here or there for a tip.

OT- speaking of waiters I was at this cafe/coffee shop late last night with a friend at around midnight and because we just ordered drinks instead of food, the waiter kicked us out of our booth. We had juice and milkshake which surprisingly were $5 each so at a cheap burger cafe like this (like a Denny's) our drinks were as much as food. After I got the drinks she came back and said "What will you be getting to eat" and I said "Just the drinks for now thanks" and all the booths were full so she kicked us out of the booth and put someone else there instead. Horrendous service. What I'm really pissed about is I went to the bathroom before we left (we had to WALK around drinking our drinks so we could leave) and my buddy paid the tab and left her a tip. That's bull you don't tip a waitress 20% when they evict you from your seats simply because you're not spending enough money. Keep in mind we weren't there long when this happened, it was no more than 10 minutes at the booth. Probably closer to 7 or 8 minutes. We spend $10 and that doesn't even buy us more than that much time in a sh*tty diner that makes Denny's look nice?

06-08-2008, 04:41 PM	#1
Mogul of Pineapples Centurion Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Where the smog from the 101 freeway coats my home's windows... Posts: 355	Problems with tips You know how we write the tip in on the credit card receipt at restaurants, has anyone ever had the charges on your statement be more than what you wrote in? I don't think the restaurants have to submit those receipts anywhere they just have to enter the numbers into the computer that processes the credit cards and that's it. Seems like it would be an easy opportunity for a waiter to accidentally enter $20 for the tip instead of $10 or whatever. The other thing is how many of us actually save restaurant receipts until our credit card statements come? I know I don't and most people don't either. I'm going to start though and keep track. I want to make sure some waiter isn't adding a buck here or there for a tip. OT- speaking of waiters I was at this cafe/coffee shop late last night with a friend at around midnight and because we just ordered drinks instead of food, the waiter kicked us out of our booth. We had juice and milkshake which surprisingly were $5 each so at a cheap burger cafe like this (like a Denny's) our drinks were as much as food. After I got the drinks she came back and said "What will you be getting to eat" and I said "Just the drinks for now thanks" and all the booths were full so she kicked us out of the booth and put someone else there instead. Horrendous service. What I'm really pissed about is I went to the bathroom before we left (we had to WALK around drinking our drinks so we could leave) and my buddy paid the tab and left her a tip. That's bull you don't tip a waitress 20% when they evict you from your seats simply because you're not spending enough money. Keep in mind we weren't there long when this happened, it was no more than 10 minutes at the booth. Probably closer to 7 or 8 minutes. We spend $10 and that doesn't even buy us more than that much time in a sh*tty diner that makes Denny's look nice? __________________ “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” -Warren Buffett Current Cards: American Express: Blue Cash, Simply Cash Bank of America: Visa Financial Rewards Platinum Plus Chase: Rewards Visa, Amazon Visa Discover: More Current Everyday Card: American Express Blue Cash