A restaurant overcharged me...

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: nsafreak
You're contemplating charging back over 12 cents? You give a whole new meaning to the word cheap bud.

I *highly* doubt he's doing it to get 12 cents back, but would rather know why this happened. What if it turns out that the waiter/waitress is doing this to everyone?

I doubt it. Well, unless the server is rounding off her tip in the same way the lazy customer is rounding off his total. I look at it like this. You have a blank under tip and a blank under total. Fill them both in next time instead of making the server do the math you obviously couldn't do without your calculator.

 

[theGlove]

some lessons to learn here:
1. always tip in cash (pay in cc, tip in cash)
2. always state clearly what you are tipping and total amount (if paying by CC)

 

[ViviTheMage]

I think the reason its 12 cents more is because the waiter/waitress decided to take out a 5$ bill instead of 4.88$.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I think the reason its 12 cents more is because the waiter/waitress decided to take out a 5$ bill instead of 4.88$.

O RLY?

 

[rh71]

Next time just fill out the tip part instead of leaving it blank. Everyone has a cellphone with a calculator if you need it.

 

[JS80]

i bet this guy actually put 35.12 and thought he put 35.

 

[Baked]

You should've left it blank and see what the retaurant fills in.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
its 5 bucks...

negative. it is 12 cents. sometimes, I'd figure out the tips. most of the time, I wrote down the total and let them deduct the tip from there. not to mento the service was really slow....

That's your mistake. What makes you believe they can do the math??


"uhhhhh, uhhhhh, uhhhhhh, just make it 35.12, that way it's exactly 5 dollars for the tip and it only costs him 12 more cents. That'll be easier for everyone."

 

[DrPizza]

Perhaps a better way to have presented this thread is this:

"GRRRR, I rounded off my bill to $35.00 so I could more easily keep track of my exact balance in my checking account in my head. The restaurant rounded the tip off to $5, resulting in my debit card being charged $35.12. It's only 12 cents, but why'd they have to go and do something like that?"

 

[Miramonti]

Post your receipt.

It would be nice to see if the restaurant did actually screw it up or not.

Either case anyone who has a hissy fit for a one-time overcharge of $.12 on a $35 bill should probably have all credit cards revoked for life, simply for the sake of humanity.

 

[Kev]

It wouldn't even be worth 12 cents for me to create this thread.

What the fvck is this stupid world coming to...

 

[Theb]

Originally posted by: McGyver
XD dude, u should've tipped 5 BUX. not 4.88. what's the big deal?

Originally posted by: dullard
5) Realize what a rude customer you were for leaving a tip of $4.88. Those waiters/waitresses must add up each tip to the penny on each day. Make their life (and your life) easier by just tipping in round dollar amounts. A tip of $4 or $5 would be so much kinder for them.

:thumbsup:

 

[XZeroII]

just give .12 less of a tip next time.

 

[DainBramaged]

This was almost certainly a simple mistake. God knows I've done it before, I've just caught it before I've finished closing the check. Who knows how many times I've fvcked things up w/o catching it. Make life easy on you and your server and the restaurant and just drop it. The restaurant will thing that you are acting petty just to get free food, or that you are stupid for even caring, it might get the server in trouble. Wasted time.

 

[erub]

i called and charged back 60 cents extra tip..don't know what happend but Chase took off the charge and gave me a credit for the full amount while they investigated..haven't heard another word about it..

 

[kingtas]

Just go back to the establishment and tell the manager this tale, and that you want your 12 cents. But please have someone videotape it for us, so we can see the expession on his face. It will certainly be a good one.

 

[Kanalua]

I would just call the bank (or your CC company) and explain what happened, i'm sure they'll adjust it for you.

And who cares if it ONLY $0.12, it's the principle.

 

[KarenMarie]

TWELEVE CENTS??

Most likely your server made an honest mistake and misread the slip when entering the amount into the machine. She probably thought you meant to leave a $5.00 tip. I doubt that she would have done it on purpose, as TWELEVE CENTS is not worth the possible hassle of losing a job for stealing TWELEVE CENTS in case someone decided they were actually gonna make a huge deal about TWELEVE CENTS.

It was probably just an error. I would be too embarrassed to call a credit card company for that amount. But if you decide to do that, please record it.