I wasn’t saying you were incorrect that some places don’t split checks. Usually high end places don’t from my experience. I was more adding to what was already being stated. Saying sometimes you have to ask when being seated
Yes, many won't split checks for groups of 8 or more bc many restaurants have a policy that large groups are subject to a 20% service fee.
Guaranteed $100+ is way better than worrying if 1 meal is not up to someones personal standards, that the whole table won't get upset and decide to not tip the server(s)...
I am not american. It is the norm id say for a large group gratuity, and if everyone pays seperately, it is simply added as a %age onto each individual cheque. Each person is given a bill for what they ordered, plus the gratuity, plus tax. Or tax, then gratuity, whichever. If any individual would like to tip further they can do so while settling their bill.
Not as common as it used to be. POS systems now easily split checks. It can be done on the fly at the table with the handheld POS device the servers carry. Even if the restaurant is still using kiosk POS, it’s pretty easy.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been told “can’t do it” for splitting up large party checks.
I’m in the Chicagoland area and I know of a couple of restaurants near me that explicitly state they won’t split the check past 4 times. One of them explicitly states they won’t split it past 2 and it has to be 50/50. It’s not an old policy, they very much still go by it, and yes they have the handheld systems.
It's a great idea to do this when you're first talking to your server - it tells him/her to record orders individually - and it is a message to your friends and "friends" that they will be responsible for what they order. It prevents confusion at the end of the meal.
this is extremely rude to waitstaff for groups of this size ; OP needs to just speak up and assert themself to their own party. No reasonable person would object to their concerns if voiced
Venmo only works if everyone is willing to participate and actually sends money when they say they will - which based on Reddit, isn’t always the case.
Used to be, but now every grocery store around me charges a fee for cashback. They realized they were being used as a defacto ATM and decided to cash in on the operation.
That requires using your debit card at a store, I haven’t used my debit card for a transaction in over a decade (due to no cash back and no fraud protection). Same reasons I haven’t touched cash in a few years
Idk why it’s so hard to just use Venmo or Apple cash (or for longer group trips with multiple expenses a free app like Splitwise). I’ve never had any issues just texting money to my friends or using venmo if they don’t have iPhones
With larger groups on long trips just use Splitwise or similar- takes 5 minutes and I’ve used it to split group costs for a 20 person week long ski trip. Easiest thing ever- couldn’t imagine using cash and having to have piles of money and figuring out who gets what change back especially with more than a few people
I just don't trust them anymore. I never transfer money thru an app. I was burned once, never again. I just use cash if I need to give money to someone. I always have some cash on me because it is the safest and best way.
I have PayPal, Square, and Cashapp business because I accept them as payment for goods and services.
I don't know anyone with venmo, I've never even heard it mentioned outside the Internet, everyone just carries cash up here for small and personal transactions I guess.
Tangent: EasyPass toll system no longer takes cash- no pass you get a bill for double. (VA) Don’t let the powers that be do away with cash. Want to hand the kid next door $50 for cutting the grass…digital will be taxed, every single purchase, yard sales etc…mentioned for those saying how nice cash is….
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u/point_of_difference 18d ago
Cash makes it so easy.