Letter writer hates paying restaurant bills digitally.
When dining out, it seems that the latest way for the server to take the order and present the bill is via an electronic tablet. I’m fine with the ordering part, but not with the billing.
First, in many cases, the server comes to your table and simply gives you an amount that you owe, and then stands there and waits for the payment. This can be awkward, especially now that many of us are using cash to avoid credit card upcharges, and the servers seem to get impatient, especially if they are busy. Secondly, I like to review my bill before I pay it to make sure that that I am not over- or undercharged .
When I’ve asked for a paper copy to look at prior to paying, I am often met with rolling eyes and other subtle expressions of impatience. What is the best way to respond to this? You wouldn’t buy anything anywhere else without being able to see the entire price; why would a restaurant be any different?deal with subtle expressions of impatience when you ask for a copy of the bill is to ignore them. The best way to deal with eye-rolling is to ask to speak with a supervisor.
Most recently, she reached out looking for information that would help her in her business. I gave her the information she wanted right away and again suggested we find a time to chat. Her response again was, “Yes, we should do that.” I decided then that the ball was in her court. I haven’t heard from her in three months now, and I’m a bit hurt. Should I just give up and assume we weren’t as close as I thought?use such vague formulations to hide their ambivalence.
One tiny, petite woman had finished part of her lunch and doggy-bagged it along with her dessert when she looked at me and said, “Oh, I was just going to tell you that you could take your dessert to go, but I see you’ve already eaten it.” I was gonna say, “I’ll try not to judge you if you don’t judge me.” But that didn’t sound good to me.
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