Tomorrow, my sis, her bf and I are taking Dad out for his bday. I invited 2 of Dad's friends as well.
How does this work with the bill? Do I pay for the whole thing? If the friends offer me money, do I take it? Do I ASK them for money?
Dad's friends aren't the annoying cheap kind who won't offer, at least i don't THINK they are, but how does this work? Usually I just spring for the whole thing, but the restaurant is a bit pricey and I foresee a couple carafes of wine in my near future. This could end up being a $200+ bill and I don't want to ask Dad for money.
AwaitingAugust
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you can tell everyone 'we will split the bill evenly amongst us all, and i will pay for me and my dad'
barbtony
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IMO, you and your sister split bill.
Becca2010
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Posted by barbtony
IMO, you and your sister split bill.
This is what I was thinking too.
We invited the 2 friends out, we should be prepared to pay the bill.
Now, what about the tip? Should I let them cover it? Only if they ask though, I'm not going to outright tell them, 'Ok, You got the tip right?'
If they offer, I might let them...
cateydee
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Im the type to not ask for $$ unless they offer. Since you invited the friends, I think you and your sis should split. I'm sure they will offer to pay too, in that case, I would still pay for dad.
barbtony
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If they offered to leave tip, I'd be OK with that.
halfbaked
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Posted by Becca2010
Posted by barbtony
IMO, you and your sister split bill.
This is what I was thinking too.
We invited the 2 friends out, we should be prepared to pay the bill.
Now, what about the tip? Should I let them cover it? Only if they ask though, I'm not going to outright tell them, 'Ok, You got the tip right?'
If they offer, I might let them...
This exactly. And they can leave the tip if they offer, which I would.
2010BTB
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Posted by Becca2010
Posted by barbtony
IMO, you and your sister split bill.
This is what I was thinking too.
We invited the 2 friends out, we should be prepared to pay the bill.
Now, what about the tip? Should I let them cover it? Only if they ask though, I'm not going to outright tell them, 'Ok, You got the tip right?'
If they offer, I might let them...
This exactly. And they can leave the tip if they offer, which I would.
ITA!!!
kshea23
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Posted by jilliibabii
Posted by Becca2010
Posted by barbtony
IMO, you and your sister split bill.
This is what I was thinking too.
We invited the 2 friends out, we should be prepared to pay the bill.
Now, what about the tip? Should I let them cover it? Only if they ask though, I'm not going to outright tell them, 'Ok, You got the tip right?'
If they offer, I might let them...
This exactly. And they can leave the tip if they offer, which I would.
this is what I was going to say.
we do this alot, we'll take out my parent's to dinner and my brother will put down tip.
