Indignant over 50 cents, what's my play

[DrVanNostrin]

I doubt someone would risk their job or 50c. It was probably a mistake, but who knows. I'd lean towards disputing the charge with your bank/CC company. You may get a meal out of it and if it wasn't a mistake the waiter/waitress will hear about it and get the point.

[Villainaire]

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I doubt someone would risk their job or 50c. It was probably a mistake, but who knows.

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That's exactly what he wants you to think.

[ChipFish]

Just knock 50 cents off his tip next time you are there.
Or knock 75 cents off his tip to cover the "interest"

Problem solved, no big deal.

[RandBriscoe]

50 cents is peanuts. He wouldn't risk his job to do this to people all day. If there is a .5% chance he gets called out on it, is it worth $.50 to go through the hassle? Let it go. If he does it next time, it's a different matter...

[Dids]

If it's just 50 cents, it's so little that I'm willing to chalk it up to a mistake unless it happens again.

Assuming the best of people when it's no skin off your nose (and 50 cents isn't) makes life a lot easier and less stressful.

[Namdrahsirhc]

Stop being cheap first of all

also, no matter how cheap you are, this is still messed up. but i would let it go since its only .50

[gettym]

people do this and get busted for it... someone i worked with would do this and ended up getting caught and had stolen like 6 grand over the course of a year, it's not a petty fifty cents if you think he's doing it intentionally and to others as well it is your responsibility to report him to the owner/managers of the joint.

[HubertCumberdale]

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Stop being cheap first of all

also, no matter how cheap you are, this is still messed up. but i would let it go since its only .50

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How is leaving an 18.7% tip being cheap? 15% is standard and OP's bill was not that large so he left 18.7% which is not cheap at all.

[UATrewqaz]

The numbers I posted are correct, I have the receipt. I usually figure out what 15% would be and then do my rounding up from there (so it usually works out a little more). Obviously since I have the receipt I would win any sort of challenge but if it takes moer than 5 minutes out of my life (which it probably would) it's not worth it for .50 (unless done purely for the principal)

I've challenged a thing on my debit card before (successfully) but that time it was like $14 and I had to fill out a form and send in a fax of the receipt and it took like 2 weeks to get the money.

So I don't think I'll challenge it

but my point still stands, this guy could do this all day and let's break it down

1. Most people would not even notice

2. Of those that notice, most would not care

3. Of those that care, most would think it's a mistake

4. Of those that think it wasn't a mistake, most will not go through the hassel

So basically it's the whole "steal really small from alot of different people and nobody will notice" angle (Office Space, Superman 3)

[zephed]

I think you should just call the manager and explain what happened. Make it clear you don't care about the 50 cents but that he might want to check that the waiter doesn't do it to EVERY customer. If it's an honest mistake, no harm no foul, if not, the waiter is a thief and deserves to get caught.