Can someone work this out for me?

[Quick silver]

Me & my family stopped for a meal at a well known roadside restaurant today. The till receipt did not add up, but the staff were too stupid to work it out & wouldn't even discuss it.

I went home & phoned their HQ & they suggested that I drive back to the restaurant as they might refund the difference (£3.10) as a gesture of good will.....it would cost me more in diesel & I'm concerned that this is going on all over the country!

[randlemarcus]

Erm, pretty much none of those figures work out. I'd be tempted to ask them to see which , if any, of those figures are accurate...

[TEKNOPUG]

It’s £21.89 without the £3.95 saving. With the £3.95 saving it should be £17.94.

Where they got £21.04 from is anyone’s guess……

[TEKNOPUG]

Is it actually the receipt for your table??

Either way it’s wrong.

[speedchick]

Them's not called Little Thief for nothing!

[XMES RUS]

I would not have paid it got up and walked out, I'm sure then they may want to discuss it. Little Ripoff.

[Famous Graham]

Pre-VAT it's "only" 36p out.

The goods = 17.94 with the discount, rather than 18.30.

In fact, even post-VAT it's only 36p.

Not 3.10.

Edited by Famous Graham on Thursday 30th July 16:30

[Los Palmas 7]

It's the "GOODS B 15.00% * £18.30 £2.74" thing that adds up to £21.04, but what exactly that is I don't fully understand.

[eldar]

TEKNOPUG said:

It’s £21.89 without the £3.95 saving. With the £3.95 saving it should be £17.94.

Where they got £21.04 from is anyone’s guess……

Price is +VAT, I think.

Sneaky.

[esselte]

If their tll has done this then surely everyone's bill will be incorrect?

[Famous Graham]

Los Palmas 7 said:

It's the "GOODS B 15.00% * £18.30 £2.74" thing that adds up to £21.04, but what exactly that is I don't fully understand.

15% VAT on 18.30 = 2.74

Just that the 18.30 is slightly wrong in the first place. Rest of it's fine.

[Quick silver]

Famous Graham said:

Pre-VAT it's "only" 36p out.

The goods = 17.94 with the discount, rather than 18.30.

In fact, even post-VAT it's only 36p.

Not 3.10.

Edited by Famous Graham on Thursday 30th July 16:30

you are full of st

[john_p]

Surely this is VAT fraud*? Report it


* yes I know, the wrong way around

[Famous Graham]

Quick silver said:

Famous Graham said:

Pre-VAT it's "only" 36p out.

The goods = 17.94 with the discount, rather than 18.30.

In fact, even post-VAT it's only 36p.

Not 3.10.

Edited by Famous Graham on Thursday 30th July 16:30

you are full of st

Err...ok. You're the one who couldn't add up a till receipt and asked other people for help.

Add up the goods, and it comes to 17.94 (including the discount of 3.95).

VAT @ 15% on 17.94 = 2.69

17.95 + 2.69 = 20.63

So yes, it's wrong, but not by 3.10.

[esselte]

Quick silver said:

Famous Graham said:

Pre-VAT it's "only" 36p out.

The goods = 17.94 with the discount, rather than 18.30.

In fact, even post-VAT it's only 36p.

Not 3.10.

Edited by Famous Graham on Thursday 30th July 16:30

you are full of st

[john_p]

Famous Graham said:

Add up the goods, and it comes to 17.94 (including the discount of 3.95).

Well surely that depends whether the itemised items are including VAT or not?

If they include VAT then the OP is owed £3.10 (£21.04-£17.94)

Edited by john_p on Thursday 30th July 16:46

[Los Palmas 7]

Surely the bigger question is "why the flip did you stop at a Little Chef"?

[anonymous-user]

Famous Graham said:

Quick silver said:

Famous Graham said:

Pre-VAT it's "only" 36p out.

The goods = 17.94 with the discount, rather than 18.30.

In fact, even post-VAT it's only 36p.

Not 3.10.

Edited by Famous Graham on Thursday 30th July 16:30

you are full of st

Err...ok. You're the one who couldn't add up a till receipt and asked other people for help.

Add up the goods, and it comes to 17.94 (including the discount of 3.95).

VAT @ 15% on 17.94 = 2.69

17.95 + 2.69 = 20.63

So yes, it's wrong, but not by 3.10.

And also paid a bill which you suspected was wrong rather than make them sort it out and then came on here and cried about it

[Famous Graham]

Los Palmas 7 said:

Surely the bigger question is "why the flip did you stop at a Little Chef"?

Given his propensity for acting like a child when someone tries to answer his question, I'm not in the least bit surprised.

[esselte]

john_p said:

Well surely that depends whether the itemised items are including VAT or not?

If they include VAT then the OP is owed £3.10 (£21.04-£17.94)

Just had a quick look at the LC web site and their menu states that prices include VAT (although it doesn't say at what rate) so the Olympic Breakfast is £7.25 with VAT already on it....