The Jazz Kitchen Bill Cluster Fornication

[madmonkeygirl]

I know i always tip 20% and we did use cash for the tip i believe. This really stinks that this happened at all. As much as it would have been nicer to have individual bills/checks this turned out not so easy and nice for the large group we had.

Kevy thank you again for pitching in when you had to. Shame on everyone else and i do mean everyone else for not putting in what you should have.

Enough said.

[Snowflake]

I wasn't even there and I feel guilty and chip in!

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by madmonkeygirl

Shame on everyone else and i do mean everyone else for not putting in what you should have.

Yes, shame on Ken and I for paying $28.50 on $22.50 on the original (not discounted) meal cost. It obviously was definitely NOT enough to cover the tax and tip on the discounted amount, which after that covered the tax, left her a $6 tip, more than 20%. We really should hang our heads in shame!

It's always "everyone else" isn't it? Thanks for the finger wag there. It's good that someone is policing this and shaming "everyone else".

Kevy, Ken and I will happily chip in $5 each to help recover the shortage, even though we did cover our bill appropriately. We were part of the group that night, so it's the right thing to do, regardless of who's fault it is, since there is no way of determining that.

And, I'd like to make a recommendation in the future that only one check should be issued, and as it's passed around, everyone needs to cross-off what they ordered while adding their payment and writing down that amount on the bottom (including the tax and tip contributed) next to initials. Round up to the nearest dollar on each item, and from there, it's simple 1st grade math. By the time it makes it back around the table, everything should be covered with a nice tip, and it's also a good way to catch any errors. I've done that many times in other group situations, and there's never a problem with coming up short, and the server always ends up with at least 20% if not more.