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pip · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

I certainly don't smell any bacon on this thread.
If I eat out with friends, the bill is always split evenly. Even if I am driving and people have more than my one beer, it doesn't matter. When people start calculating what they had at the end of a meal it ruins the whole thing.

As for drinks. If someone is drinking ale, say a pint of Old Bastard every round which costs £1.50 and someone is drinking spirits coming to nigh on £4, on a night out it can make more difference than with food.

Windy · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

Same thing happened to me as Biggus' colleague.

I voted with my feet and have now I've stopped going out for lunches with the other secretaries from work as the same thing happens repeatedly.

It's a shame as most of them are great but there are 3 culprits who always have a starter, main course, pudding plus a big glass of wine (city prices = about £5) plus coffee. Me? I have a diet coke and a main course! The Essex contingent always insist on splitting the bill so last time I refused and left enough cash to cover my nosh and said 'see you back at the office'. Laughing

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honda fatboy · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

I personally am happy to split bills evenly based on people eating in the group, however, usually the meals are with good friends and evening ones and not work colleagues for lunch.

I, being the gobby git that I am, would actually pipe up and say 'Hang on a minute, I'm not subsidising your pi55 up lunch and six course meal you greedy b4stards' if I felt they were taking the micky and let them know half way through the meal that I was not gonna 'split the bill 5 ways' before we got to the finish.

One suggestion I have, id to be the one that works out the bill and the divvy, and say 'So and so only had a coke and a main, so they pay less, the restt of us is £30 each, unless anyone has a problem with that?' to which no-one normally wants to be seen to be tight arsed and all agree!

But, no, If I genuinely felt taken for a mug, I'd say summat and then decline any future meals with that group, or the specific culprits.

Might explain why I have very few friends!!!

And even less that invite me out for meals!!! Smile

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ardee · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't want to subsidise someone else's food bill any significant amount but equally I would not let someone subsidise my meal if I knew mine was more expensive. I also refuse the offer of a drink from others if I am not able to afford offer to buy a round for everyone who is there as that doesn't seem fair either.

V · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: