28-07-2018, 11:51 AM
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I think we are lucky with our friends , we all drink so there's no chance of someone drinking just water and a meal out is time to let the hair down and have a blow out so there's no one left feeling hard done byWe have family who are teetotal, two sister in laws and their families are teetotallers and only order water or squash with their meals. In that situation neither me nor DH take the mick and we switch to soft drinks ourselves. Not because we don't want them feeling like they are paying for us, but because we respect that they are non drinkers
Sometimes this paying only for yourselves goes too far IMO. I worked behind the bar of a popular resturaunt and bar and one time, I kid you not, a wedding party of 12, all came and paid their bills separately. Now whilst I understand and respect that the wedding was a budget affair with the bride and groom not able to afford to pay for everyone, it would have been nicer if they had just done the split and perhaps paid their own bar bills as they ordered extra drinks
28-07-2018, 12:12 PM
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Never quite understood this splitting the bill thingy. In the past I was caught once or twice and ended up paying out a hefty chunk of money for things I never had.At the time I was more surprised that so called friends were ignoring the obvious. Fairs fair did not seem to come into it.
28-07-2018, 12:30 PM
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We are always happy just to split the bill. Just happy to be out eating and drinking with friends, not interested in going down the route of who ordered pricier items.In fact we used to have some friends who would work out to the last penny what we should all pay, I actually found it all rather embarrassing and rude, hence we don't see them socially any more.
28-07-2018, 12:38 PM
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If you have decent, honest friends then they will pay for what they order and not try to rip somebody off whose meal isn't as expensive.Work out beforehand your meal and put in what it costs accordingly, allowing a couple of extra pounds for a tip each. Easily done.
28-07-2018, 12:40 PM
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I'm all for splitting the bill regardless of who had what or didn't have, but I had to draw the line with a married couple and me being a singleton. We would get a Taxi to where ever we had decided to go, in the Taxi the Husband would say you pay there and I'll pay homeward, then when the dining/drinking bill arrived the Husband would say, right 50/50 then. Well I put up with it for a few times, but just had to remind him when we were next going out, that there are three of us and not two? funny, but that was the last time we ate out together!28-07-2018, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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When out in a group ee always divide the bill by the number present. As we mainly enjoy the same kind of food it evens out over time - some have puddings, some have coffee, some don't always. I would hate to be with someone who quibbled - it would be embarrassing and spoil the eveningWhen it is just two of us - usually lunchtimes - we take it in turns to pay. Works out OK.
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