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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, that's fucking hilarious.

I asked a friend who was a server what they did if the math was incorrect. He said that they used the total amount.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 hours ago

It does say "I agree to pay the above total amount" so it is pretty clear.

[–] HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

I've done this my whole life. "Math" drawn cutesy if I have time. I can art, not math.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (23 children)

US tip culture is so weird. I’m talking about the comments as much as the pic

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[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Make each digit of the tip a number that adds up to 9 with the subtotal except for the last digit. First is 7, last digit needs to add up to a value of 10

42.17

07.83

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 11 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

I'll never understand, how it can be, that I don't get a final receipt

Like, usually, I'm saying, I'm tipping (insert whatever), then in the US I'll hand over my card and need to trust them to put in the amount I intended to

I have no way of directly verifying

And everyone was angry at my just for asking and the poor barkeeper cried....as she didn't understand, that it wasn't about her...

Felt like an ass, just questioning the system

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 9 hours ago

I have (intentionally) left a large tip when I'm hanging out somewhere for a long time with a low ticket value. The credit card company flags it and asks me via text to confirm that the tip is correct.

I don't know if it's strictly based on % or on deviations from your usual pattern.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Thankfully places in the US are slowly switching to those wireless POS terminals that are brought to the table. So many cards get skimmed when handed to servers and they leave your sight.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

you keep the receipt, that way if you are charged wrongly you just sent the receipt to your CC and chargeback the restaurant.

it has happened to me a few times, maybe once every 2-3 years, the server will decide I didn't tip enough and my 10 dollar tip becomes 100 dollars. often they can get away with this because a lot of folks never check their receipts.

you are supposed to tip based on service level. it's entirely subjective.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

0 tip for everyone. I order to go.

You haven't provided a service. Eating alone in restaurants freaks me out :v

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -4 points 11 hours ago

I'm sure you'd tip 0 if you ate in too.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

That's the thing, it's just so much more effort

Doing some bar hopping at night and paying with card, it becomes completely impossible to really keep track, if the waiter just upped the tip