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I guess i haven't been out much... how the **** do 8 people spend $700 drinking?
I would agree that if you knew up front it was going to be $150 each you probably should have told them up front.
nice gift for the Mrs.
I would agree that if you knew up front it was going to be $150 each you probably should have told them up front.
nice gift for the Mrs.
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Originally Posted by Scot,Apr 9 2007, 09:16 PM
I guess i haven't been out much... how the **** do 8 people spend $700 drinking?
I would agree that if you knew up front it was going to be $150 each you probably should have told them up front.
nice gift for the Mrs.
I would agree that if you knew up front it was going to be $150 each you probably should have told them up front.
nice gift for the Mrs.
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Originally Posted by Scot,Apr 9 2007, 10:02 PM
well that sux.... hopefully your wife enjoyed the night. 
I remember putting out a jar in college one time instead of just collecting $ for the keg... we ended up with about $5.00... people suck.
I remember putting out a jar in college one time instead of just collecting $ for the keg... we ended up with about $5.00... people suck.
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Originally Posted by gotrice02,Apr 9 2007, 10:51 AM
friday was my wife's birthday. I had planned a suprise get together and invited a total of 8 people including my wife and myself for the get together. I rented and paid for a limo and we all went out to eat and then headed downtown to a nice bar/club to drink the night away. A few days before, I told everyone to bring cash when we went out because at the bar/club we would all be on one tab. Keep in mind, 2 of the guys that came along I have known for over 10 years. At the end of the night our tab at the club was $600, not including tip. After everyone had "thrown in" on the tab, the total everyone contributed was about $225, leaving me with my dick in my hand for the rest of the tab, plus a nice tip. I ended up dropping $200 in cash and another $300 on my credit card at the club. The next day I was a little upset and I was unhappy and felt that these people cheapened the evening by seemingly only showing up for a free night and not for my wife. This is not about the money, but really feels like a slap in the face and has seriously caused me to re-evaluate my friendship with these two guys. On top of everything, nobody was really grateful or thanked me the whole evening. I am a very generous person, but now I am very soured by this incident..thoughts?
1. eat the $500, and remember this moment when it comes to ever helping them out financially, or
2. try to collect the money, and find a new set of friends.
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Originally Posted by gotrice02,Apr 9 2007, 04:58 PM
I made my rookie mistakes in college. Collecting money before hand is for college kids, not me.
My Rules of restaurant/bar tabs.
1. Always get separate tabs
2. Somenone will always eat/drink more than you and either not pay or want to split it. See rule #1
3. NEVER open a bar tab unless you fully expect to pay all of it. See rule #1
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Whenever I go out with friends, I usually end up spending less than the average person because I'm cheap. That's why I always ask for my own tab. I don't want to have to chip in $30 when I only spent $10.
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Originally Posted by Will,Apr 9 2007, 11:49 PM
It depends on if they knew how much the night cost, all told. If they don't know how much things cost, how can you tell if they intentionally (or at least knowingly) shorted you? So.. you anticipated paying for the limo... everyone paid for their own dinner... if they contributed to the bar tab but weren't aware of the total, then the $500 is definately on you and not worth mentioning to the others. If they were aware of the total, and only came up with 30% of the bill between the 6 of them, you can either:
1. eat the $500, and remember this moment when it comes to ever helping them out financially, or
2. try to collect the money, and find a new set of friends.
1. eat the $500, and remember this moment when it comes to ever helping them out financially, or
2. try to collect the money, and find a new set of friends.
1. eating the $500, and remember this moment when it comes to ever helping them out financially.
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Originally Posted by clawhammer,Apr 10 2007, 08:18 AM
Whenever I go out with friends, I usually end up spending less than the average person because I'm cheap. That's why I always ask for my own tab. I don't want to have to chip in $30 when I only spent $10.