Dodging Rounds
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Vocal Minority said:
Kwackersaki said:
On a similar theme i used to work with a girl who with her boyfriend bought their first house together and decided to invite another couple over for an evening meal.
Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
Excellent - the moment would have been excruciating when they produced 'the bill'!Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
Blown2CV said:
Vocal Minority said:
Kwackersaki said:
On a similar theme i used to work with a girl who with her boyfriend bought their first house together and decided to invite another couple over for an evening meal.
Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
Excellent - the moment would have been excruciating when they produced 'the bill'!Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
Bloody hell some of the people described in this thread are genuinely unbelievable. The closest I've been to this was a group meal for a birthday and one person didn't want to split the bill because she'd only had one slice of bread and everyone else had had more, plus she'd opted out of paying for the Birthday girl's share as a group because she'd had dessert as well.
Swiftly got told to shut the f
k up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.
Swiftly got told to shut the f
k up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.I have one mate who will sneakily avoid the odd round but he isnt on mega money so we humiliate him for a bit afterwards but then shrug it off. We know that he wouldnt be able to be out at all some nights if we didnt chip in a bit more.
My fiancé's friends are awful for it though, in particular one of them.
I went for a meal with her and 3 of her mates when we first met and the bill ended up in front of me. I opened it up, took the balance and divided it by 5 to get individual amounts imcluding a small tip. One of them piped up that she only had this and that and worked it out exact. Her figure was only a fiver different from the equal split, and she didnt throw in any tip which would have brought it down to about a £2 difference.
I refer to her as leach even to this day. The amount of wine she scrounges off the group on nights out or whilst round at ours is unreal. I have to put up with leach as she is a bridesmaid at our wedding.
My fiancé's friends are awful for it though, in particular one of them.
I went for a meal with her and 3 of her mates when we first met and the bill ended up in front of me. I opened it up, took the balance and divided it by 5 to get individual amounts imcluding a small tip. One of them piped up that she only had this and that and worked it out exact. Her figure was only a fiver different from the equal split, and she didnt throw in any tip which would have brought it down to about a £2 difference.
I refer to her as leach even to this day. The amount of wine she scrounges off the group on nights out or whilst round at ours is unreal. I have to put up with leach as she is a bridesmaid at our wedding.
AW111 said:
Here's a tricky one :
I go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
Firstly any real mate would suggest he buys let's say one more round than you as you're driving and drinking less . I go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
Alternatively you could get a cab and drink the same ?
You like his company and you probably have just a couple of beers it make little real difference so you forget working out the rounds ?
LordJammy said:
Bloody hell some of the people described in this thread are genuinely unbelievable. The closest I've been to this was a group meal for a birthday and one person didn't want to split the bill because she'd only had one slice of bread and everyone else had had more, plus she'd opted out of paying for the Birthday girl's share as a group because she'd had dessert as well.
Swiftly got told to shut the fk up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.
"Shut the fSwiftly got told to shut the f
k up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.k up.." Sounds like a hoot...
Wife's 40th birthday meal 2 years ago, out for a meal with a fairly large group of "the girls" at the restaurant that our daughters boyfriend was the head chef for so he put together a group of starters and mains for the party at cost, free after dinner coffee and free desserts, all drinks were paid for individually at the bar.
Come paying the bill it was agreed to split it evenly, however up piped my tight as a ducks arse sister in law (married to the equally tight wife's brother) she didn't want to do this as she had the cheapest starter and the cheapest main; we are talking approx £1-£2 difference.
Her items were removed, she paid for them and the remaining bill was split, she also refused to leave a tip, bear in mind this was a specially put together menu at cost price and there were free desserts and coffee.
She will never be invited to anything similar again.
Now the wife sometimes pipes up about evenly splitting the bill but with good intentions, however she doesn't really think it through properly and an embarrassing exchange sometimes happens.
6 of us (3 couples) out a few weeks ago, the bill arrives and instantly the blokes say "split it in 3", the wife pipes up "oh that's not fair as Alex (me) had three beers and the other guys only had 2 and Alex also had a more expensive meal" (I did but another one of the guys had the same as me and she didn't notice). What she also failed to notice was we were late and the girls already were drinking a cocktail, the wife didn't have one, a bottle of wine was ordered for the girls but the wife only had 1 glass and I was the only one who didn't have a dessert.
If the bill had been worked out individually then our cut would have actually been a fair bit cheaper than the other couples bill, however a) I'm not tight b) I cannot be arsed to sit there looking like a tool with my calculator out. It all comes put in the wash in the end anyway.
Come paying the bill it was agreed to split it evenly, however up piped my tight as a ducks arse sister in law (married to the equally tight wife's brother) she didn't want to do this as she had the cheapest starter and the cheapest main; we are talking approx £1-£2 difference.
Her items were removed, she paid for them and the remaining bill was split, she also refused to leave a tip, bear in mind this was a specially put together menu at cost price and there were free desserts and coffee.
She will never be invited to anything similar again.
Now the wife sometimes pipes up about evenly splitting the bill but with good intentions, however she doesn't really think it through properly and an embarrassing exchange sometimes happens.
6 of us (3 couples) out a few weeks ago, the bill arrives and instantly the blokes say "split it in 3", the wife pipes up "oh that's not fair as Alex (me) had three beers and the other guys only had 2 and Alex also had a more expensive meal" (I did but another one of the guys had the same as me and she didn't notice). What she also failed to notice was we were late and the girls already were drinking a cocktail, the wife didn't have one, a bottle of wine was ordered for the girls but the wife only had 1 glass and I was the only one who didn't have a dessert.
If the bill had been worked out individually then our cut would have actually been a fair bit cheaper than the other couples bill, however a) I'm not tight b) I cannot be arsed to sit there looking like a tool with my calculator out. It all comes put in the wash in the end anyway.
Edited by HTP99 on Sunday 18th December 09:43
Kwackersaki said:
p1stonhead said:
Vocal Minority said:
Kwackersaki said:
On a similar theme i used to work with a girl who with her boyfriend bought their first house together and decided to invite another couple over for an evening meal.
Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
Excellent - the moment would have been excruciating when they produced 'the bill'!Said girl came into the office a few days before and was asking us what they should charge the invitees for the food!! We had to explain that wasn't the done thing.
king mental to even have that thought in their head.The best of it was they weren't exactly skint, both having good jobs and the guys dad had given them a hefty deposit for the house so they only had a very small mortgage.
They accounted for every penny they spent, even going as far as writing it all down in a book at the end of the day! WTF.
FocusRS3 said:
AW111 said:
Here's a tricky one :
I go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
Firstly any real mate would suggest he buys let's say one more round than you as you're driving and drinking less . I go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
Alternatively you could get a cab and drink the same ?
You like his company and you probably have just a couple of beers it make little real difference so you forget working out the rounds ?
Usually I get a round in early, then drop out of every 2nd round or so. No-one seems to mind.
I usually drink 3 or 4 pots : a taxi would cost an arm and a leg, as it's about a 25 km drive.
If it's going to be a big night, I stay up there overnight and drink with the rest
.HTP99 said:
Wife's 40th birthday meal 2 years ago, out for a meal with a fairly large group of "the girls" at the restaurant that our daughters boyfriend was the head chef for so he put together a group of starters and mains for the party at cost, free after dinner coffee and free desserts, all drinks were paid for individually at the bar.
Come paying the bill it was agreed to split it evenly, however up piped my tight as a ducks arse sister in law (married to the equally tight wife's brother) she didn't want to do this as she had the cheapest starter and the cheapest main; we are talking approx £1-£2 difference.
Her items were removed, she paid for them and the remaining bill was split, she also refused to leave a tip, bear in mind this was a specially put together menu at cost price and there were free desserts and coffee.
She will never be invited to anything similar again.
Now the wife sometimes pipes up about evenly splitting the bill but with good intentions, however she doesn't really think it through properly and an embarrassing exchange sometimes happens.
6 of us (3 couples) out a few weeks ago, the bill arrives and instantly the blokes say "split it in 3", the wife pipes up "oh that's not fair as Alex (me) had three beers and the other guys only had 2 and Alex also had a more expensive meal" (I did but another one of the guys had the same as me and she didn't notice). What she also failed to notice was we were late and the girls already were drinking a cocktail, the wife didn't have one, a bottle of wine was ordered for the girls but the wife only had 1 glass and I was the only one who didn't have a dessert.
If the bill had been worked out individually then our cut would have actually been a fair bit cheaper than the other couples bill, however a) I'm not tight b) I cannot be arsed to sit there looking like a tool with my calculator out. It all comes put in the wash in the end anyway.
There is an easier way..,...stay in and have a takeaway. Eating out is both a rip off and the quality at most places is average. Come paying the bill it was agreed to split it evenly, however up piped my tight as a ducks arse sister in law (married to the equally tight wife's brother) she didn't want to do this as she had the cheapest starter and the cheapest main; we are talking approx £1-£2 difference.
Her items were removed, she paid for them and the remaining bill was split, she also refused to leave a tip, bear in mind this was a specially put together menu at cost price and there were free desserts and coffee.
She will never be invited to anything similar again.
Now the wife sometimes pipes up about evenly splitting the bill but with good intentions, however she doesn't really think it through properly and an embarrassing exchange sometimes happens.
6 of us (3 couples) out a few weeks ago, the bill arrives and instantly the blokes say "split it in 3", the wife pipes up "oh that's not fair as Alex (me) had three beers and the other guys only had 2 and Alex also had a more expensive meal" (I did but another one of the guys had the same as me and she didn't notice). What she also failed to notice was we were late and the girls already were drinking a cocktail, the wife didn't have one, a bottle of wine was ordered for the girls but the wife only had 1 glass and I was the only one who didn't have a dessert.
If the bill had been worked out individually then our cut would have actually been a fair bit cheaper than the other couples bill, however a) I'm not tight b) I cannot be arsed to sit there looking like a tool with my calculator out. It all comes put in the wash in the end anyway.
Edited by HTP99 on Sunday 18th December 09:43
AW111 said:
It's not a problem, I was just interested in others' opinions.
Usually I get a round in early, then drop out of every 2nd round or so. No-one seems to mind.
I usually drink 3 or 4 pots : a taxi would cost an arm and a leg, as it's about a 25 km drive.
If it's going to be a big night, I stay up there overnight and drink with the rest.
H that's ok then if you're dropping out ever other round. Look at it as good company on a night out then :-) Usually I get a round in early, then drop out of every 2nd round or so. No-one seems to mind.
I usually drink 3 or 4 pots : a taxi would cost an arm and a leg, as it's about a 25 km drive.
If it's going to be a big night, I stay up there overnight and drink with the rest
.At least you're not the one with a hangover then next day
AW111 said:
Here's a tricky one :
I go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
Isn't the point of rounds to get it roughly right for convenience (not all queuing separately) but not bother with penny pinching. As long as you don't get dI go out with some mate occasionally - I drive to the pub, they walk.
As I'm driving, I drink halves, while they drink large ones.
How do you work out the rounds then?
heads trying to profit it works fine.So in the above, of course I would buy twice as many rounds. Also if we have a designated driver, driving others around, they will often get free drinks in lieu of the taxi fares (and hopefully they'll do it again, or take turns!).
Same with food, if I have my kids I expect to pay more for them, not expect a couple to subsidise me. A non drinker would pay say a tenner less than those who've necked 3 pints.
So for me it's not about exactly splitting it whatever the circumstances, it's about everyone playing the game and chucking in roughly what's right. With good pals we've never had a problem.
If there are more than say 5 lads out on a night we now always have a kitty. Much easier.
Had an odd one where a few of us went for a curry, one guy I hardly knew helped himself to the sides of everyone who bought some then when the bill came he expected to just pay for his main dish! Needless to say he won't be coming along again, the strange thing is that no one in my group of friends actually knows him that well and all just assumed he was good mates with one of us.
Also slightly related is when you've driven to the pub and then people realise and try and get a ride back, as a matter of rule if I've picked someone up on the way there then I'll drop them back or if it's someone that's given me lifts before then I'm fine with it but when it's someone who hasn't then as long as its along the route I take then I will.
I had one that expected me to go out of my way literally the other way to where I was going but relatively close to the pub so I told them that I'd drop them off first but they insisted it had to be last which really baffled me at the time but looking back on it I think he was trying to get with another of the passengers so made sense sorta.
Also slightly related is when you've driven to the pub and then people realise and try and get a ride back, as a matter of rule if I've picked someone up on the way there then I'll drop them back or if it's someone that's given me lifts before then I'm fine with it but when it's someone who hasn't then as long as its along the route I take then I will.
I had one that expected me to go out of my way literally the other way to where I was going but relatively close to the pub so I told them that I'd drop them off first but they insisted it had to be last which really baffled me at the time but looking back on it I think he was trying to get with another of the passengers so made sense sorta.
LordJammy said:
Bloody hell some of the people described in this thread are genuinely unbelievable. The closest I've been to this was a group meal for a birthday and one person didn't want to split the bill because she'd only had one slice of bread and everyone else had had more, plus she'd opted out of paying for the Birthday girl's share as a group because she'd had dessert as well.
Swiftly got told to shut the fk up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.
she sounds annoying but i tend to think making her pay £30 for a slice of bread might not be that great either.Swiftly got told to shut the f
k up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.Blown2CV said:
LordJammy said:
Bloody hell some of the people described in this thread are genuinely unbelievable. The closest I've been to this was a group meal for a birthday and one person didn't want to split the bill because she'd only had one slice of bread and everyone else had had more, plus she'd opted out of paying for the Birthday girl's share as a group because she'd had dessert as well.
Swiftly got told to shut the fk up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.
she sounds annoying but i tend to think making her pay £30 for a slice of bread might not be that great either.Swiftly got told to shut the f
k up or work out what each slice of bread cost as a fraction of the total bill so she only had to pay her share. Was almost in tears by the end of it all because it was so 'unfair.' Unsurprisingly she's never been invited out to any more group activities.k themselves!Assuming I had already bought the birthday girl something already....
Edited by p1stonhead on Sunday 18th December 14:24
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