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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You would think that restaurant would then adjust their prices to where everything comes out to an even dollar amount. Short-changing a customer on purpose is bad for business in my opinion. I know I wouldn't be real happy about it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 or at least round down |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Well the change can be their tip right?lolol
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
I read about this on (124) This link is not allowed by the Staff the other day. Personally, this would never fly in my rural area with many old fashioned country folk. For example, a local eatery was charging .25 for water because of the stryofoam cup it came in. That place is no longer in business  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The couple paid the $23.32 check with two $20 bills. When the waitress returned she brought back $16 as change.
The receipt showed $16.68 due Quote:
"We round up to the next dollar," Sofia said. "It all works out."
Sofia said he doesn't want to bother with nickels and pennies. And customers don't either since he claims to have never heard complaints about the practice because customers usually get extra money." These statements seem to contradict themselves. If you round up the only one getting extra money is the restaurant and I am sure he has had complaints if he has had any business at all |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Using the round up logic, they should have rounded up the $16.68 to $17. They are only rounding up to their own benifit...sound like crooks to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Wonder what they would do if you paid them in coins.
I would have complained and left no tip.
I know not leaving a tip is not fair to the waiter\waitress but not getting back the right change is not fair to the customer.
Now if they rounded down, that no problem at all. I was a customer of the store that did that. So in the above case, I would have gotten back $17 in change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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they should have a disclaimer somewhere on the wall.
All cash transactions will be rounded to he nearest dollar.
I am sure they have coins , people pay with coins. What if your meal is $8 and you have 6 in bills and 2 in change. I'm sure they wont not accept the money. or if someone pays the bill withe exact change.
Maybe they round up over 50 and down under 49 ..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would do the rounding everytime I ate in this restaurant, I would have handed them 23.00.
The practice of rounding up to whole dollar amounts should be done with the principle not the change.
49 cents and below go down, 50 cents and above go up.
thats the only way that it all works out.
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Moderator
 United States
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If they had done proper rounding (as the $0.32 should have been rounded down), then this would have never made the news.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm not sure I understand this at all. Why not just have a menu with exact amounts in dollars including any taxes. So you order something for $5 and pay them $5. No problem. Why even have a menu or anything with prices like $14.47? Just have either $14 or $15? Then no problems.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sales tax is what complicates things even if menu items are round numbers.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I don't use cash, so I guess I'm okay  |
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United States
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If this policy isn't openly disclosed before the food is prepared, and they refuse to give proper change, I would imagine they could be opening themselves up for legal problems. Can anybody in the know shed some light on that one? As just carl said, just price everything in even dollar amounts, with the applicable taxes included in the price. But I guess that would make too much sense. " We round up to the next dollar,' Sofia said. It all works out.
Sofia said he doesn't want to bother with nickels and pennies. And customers don't either since he claims to have never heard complaints about the practice because customers usually get extra money." Huh..? He said round UP to the next dollar, not round to the nearest dollar. How is anybody getting extra money? Oh well. It's his business to run as he sees fit. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As just carl said, just price everything in even dollar amounts, with the applicable taxes included in the price. But I guess that would make too much sense. The problem is in many states that is not legal. The menu has to show the actual price of the item. The McDonalds here where I live did that for awhile until the state made them stop doing it. |
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Posted 01/09/2011 12:48 am
