Worst Group Split Check Experiences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I am going to a steak house to get together with old friends we are all offering steaks, having a few beers and maybe desert. We split bill evenly.

Why would someone come eat a small bowl of soup and a glass of water and sit there and watch us eat and drink then cause a headache to waiter or us on diving up bill.

Just don’t come. Or do what my one friend did text is what bar you are going after dinner and meet us there. Or pick a brunch place where it is a flat price.

And it is not just money. I had an expense account 8 years at work and would take it staff and clients and I am paying on corporate card

It is weird when someone shows up and stares at us while we eat or drink.

We went to Irish bar after big sale and I threw card on counter and one guy gave up alcohol for lent drank water and spied on us.

Or in Vegas we are all ordering appetizers, steaks, cigars, desert and the guy with salad watching weight and drinking diet soda mocking us

I went in a few dates these people and I am happy I don’t own a gun. Met a girl and a nee cool microbrewery opened near her house, I said let’s meet there get something to eat and go out.

Turns out she does not drink alcohol and a strict vegetarian. Horrible time as she told me order first as she is deciding, I got a burger and a beer.

Look I would have been more than happy to grab a salad with her and a glass of water in my apartment and has sex.

Please stay home. And also don’t order way more expensive than everyone else that is even worse

You're implying that you'd shoot someone whose dietary restrictions bothered you? After you had sex with her, of course.
Sounds like maybe you should stay home.

And also the people that don't drink are "spying" on him and "mocking" him. Can't imagine.

Dude's gotta be a troll. No one is really like that, are they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

I also prefer to the split the bill evenly, regardless of who had what. Just cleaner and easier, and I don’t bean count with my friends. But I do agree that the example above is pretty egregious, especially if you’re on a budget. My friends don’t do things like this, or if they’re in the mood for the most expensive steak or top shelf liquor (or whatever jacks up the bill significantly beyond what others are consuming), they have the self awareness to pay more.

Last night I went out with two friends. We each had the same number of happy hour drinks ($6 each) and two of us ate dinner. The two of us who ate split the bill since the third friend only had $12 worth of drinks. We go out often enough that it’ll even out, and I don’t view this as “subsidizing” the third friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

You are very wealthy to pay $1k for a meal. We’d never do that. Paying your meal only is reasonable. Expecting others to pay for you is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

I also prefer to the split the bill evenly, regardless of who had what. Just cleaner and easier, and I don’t bean count with my friends. But I do agree that the example above is pretty egregious, especially if you’re on a budget. My friends don’t do things like this, or if they’re in the mood for the most expensive steak or top shelf liquor (or whatever jacks up the bill significantly beyond what others are consuming), they have the self awareness to pay more.

Last night I went out with two friends. We each had the same number of happy hour drinks ($6 each) and two of us ate dinner. The two of us who ate split the bill since the third friend only had $12 worth of drinks. We go out often enough that it’ll even out, and I don’t view this as “subsidizing” the third friend.

The one friend could have paid for theirs. You choose to which is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I am going to a steak house to get together with old friends we are all offering steaks, having a few beers and maybe desert. We split bill evenly.

Why would someone come eat a small bowl of soup and a glass of water and sit there and watch us eat and drink then cause a headache to waiter or us on diving up bill.

Just don’t come. Or do what my one friend did text is what bar you are going after dinner and meet us there. Or pick a brunch place where it is a flat price.

And it is not just money. I had an expense account 8 years at work and would take it staff and clients and I am paying on corporate card

It is weird when someone shows up and stares at us while we eat or drink.

We went to Irish bar after big sale and I threw card on counter and one guy gave up alcohol for lent drank water and spied on us.

Or in Vegas we are all ordering appetizers, steaks, cigars, desert and the guy with salad watching weight and drinking diet soda mocking us

I went in a few dates these people and I am happy I don’t own a gun. Met a girl and a nee cool microbrewery opened near her house, I said let’s meet there get something to eat and go out.

Turns out she does not drink alcohol and a strict vegetarian. Horrible time as she told me order first as she is deciding, I got a burger and a beer.

Look I would have been more than happy to grab a salad with her and a glass of water in my apartment and has sex.

Please stay home. And also don’t order way more expensive than everyone else that is even worse

You're implying that you'd shoot someone whose dietary restrictions bothered you? After you had sex with her, of course.
Sounds like maybe you should stay home.

And also the people that don't drink are "spying" on him and "mocking" him. Can't imagine.

Be fair: They were almost certainly mocking him, just not for the reason he thinks.

[Anonymous]

Best option: everyone asks for seperate checks at the beginning of the meal

If that is not possible or did not happen, and at the end of the night there is a clearly uneven amount spent per person, one person puts the full bill on their CC, collects the itemized receipt and then lets everyone know how much to Venmo for their share of the tab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

I also prefer to the split the bill evenly, regardless of who had what. Just cleaner and easier, and I don’t bean count with my friends. But I do agree that the example above is pretty egregious, especially if you’re on a budget. My friends don’t do things like this, or if they’re in the mood for the most expensive steak or top shelf liquor (or whatever jacks up the bill significantly beyond what others are consuming), they have the self awareness to pay more.

Last night I went out with two friends. We each had the same number of happy hour drinks ($6 each) and two of us ate dinner. The two of us who ate split the bill since the third friend only had $12 worth of drinks. We go out often enough that it’ll even out, and I don’t view this as “subsidizing” the third friend.

The one friend could have paid for theirs. You choose to which is different.

Yes, my point is that I’d rather split evenly, even if I come out a bit behind sometimes. And if it’s a situation like the one I described, where it clearly doesn’t make sense to split evenly because one person consumed significantly less, I’d still rather do that than itemize. But I realize this depends on your friends, how often you go out with them, and what your budget is.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how people aren't embarrassed to split the bill evenly when they've had a $100 meal and their friend's was $50. When there's a significant difference and my food/drinks were the more expensive (like if I had a whole meal and my friend only had a glass of wine), I'll just pay the whole thing. Otherwise, I expect that everyone pays for themselves. And appetizers aren't that complicated. Usually someone will take it upon himself to order it for the whole table to share, knowing that it will be added to his bill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't give in to this 'split it evenly' BS. Nope. I almost got completely screwed one time when I was out with a big group of family and friends. I ordered a chicken sandwich and a water. Everyone else was drinking like crazy, some of them ordering top shelf stuff, lots of shots. Bill came and they were splitting it down the middle. I was asked to pay $90 plus a top. My objection to this was not appreciated.

Absolutely not paying $90+ tip to subsidize your night of binge drinking. Your dd also needs to stick up for herself in situations like this because people WILL take advantage of this and drink til they black out. I left $15 which covered my food and a tip and left.

You are the worst type of person to go out with.

I don’t drink. I was always the loser going out. In some situations, someone would point out that I don’t drink and make me pay less. Many times a guy would pay for me or everyone.

Now we are middle aged and married. We split the bill whether it is $100 or $1000.

You are very wealthy to pay $1k for a meal. We’d never do that. Paying your meal only is reasonable. Expecting others to pay for you is not.

I don’t expect anyone to pay for me. I don’t drink so I’m the loser in the bill split most of the time. I meant the $1000 bill split between 5 couples, which really isn’t that much.

I don’t think I ever order so much that it would make another person uncomfortable. I usually order an appetizer and entree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how people aren't embarrassed to split the bill evenly when they've had a $100 meal and their friend's was $50. When there's a significant difference and my food/drinks were the more expensive (like if I had a whole meal and my friend only had a glass of wine), I'll just pay the whole thing. Otherwise, I expect that everyone pays for themselves. And appetizers aren't that complicated. Usually someone will take it upon himself to order it for the whole table to share, knowing that it will be added to his bill.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how people aren't embarrassed to split the bill evenly when they've had a $100 meal and their friend's was $50. When there's a significant difference and my food/drinks were the more expensive (like if I had a whole meal and my friend only had a glass of wine), I'll just pay the whole thing. Otherwise, I expect that everyone pays for themselves. And appetizers aren't that complicated. Usually someone will take it upon himself to order it for the whole table to share, knowing that it will be added to his bill.

We used to dine frequently with a couple as well as our two kids. DH always grabbed the check and told waiter 2/3, 1/3 split.