Have you ever skipped out on your bill?

brainofPJ

at the bar or restaurant that is.

because i just did about 1 hour ago.

damn bastards from work...

AndyManderson

I did at ihop one time. The waitress came to our table twice the whole time we were there, to take our order and bring us the food, and we sat there for about 30 minutes after we were done eating and there was no sign of her or any other waiter or waitress to help us, so we just left. The place wasn't busy at all, there were only three other tables of people in the whole place so there was no excuse for that.

brainofPJ

fuck yea Andy, that's what i'm talking about!

jimed14

the ol' chew and screw ...

did it once half way through a insanely bad service, bad quality meal ...

small town beck

NO!!! I used to work in a restaurant where we had to pay if someone walked out :(

Spunkie

dine and dash. nope.

although i snatched a handful of fries off someguys table at mickyD's one day cuz i was real hungry

acoustic guy

Hell no.
That's like the kids who walked into my store and grabbeda handful of candy and walked out. Lucky I did not catch him. I fucking hate thieves!!!!!

But, if the food and service is bad thats different, not that it gives the green light to walk out but complain

iamsampj

my family did once when i was in high school...that was only because a roach crawled out of my sister's hamburger (after she had already taken a bite) :eek: my dad let the waitress know as we left...i don't think anyone would've expected us to pay though. vomit.

brainofPJ

iamsampj wrote:

my family did once when i was in high school...that was only because a roach crawled out of my sister's hamburger (after she had already taken a bite) :eek: my dad let the waitress know as we left...i don't think anyone would've expected us to pay though. vomit.

yea....they should have payed you for being there.

gross.

small town beck

iamsampj wrote:

my family did once when i was in high school...that was only because a roach crawled out of my sister's hamburger (after she had already taken a bite) :eek: my dad let the waitress know as we left...i don't think anyone would've expected us to pay though. vomit.

I think I just threw up a little bit.. fucking gross

iamsampj

brainofPJ wrote:

yea....they should have payed you for being there.

gross.

i thought so too...i was so hungry, yet terrified to eat anything for days!

i don't eat at bbq restaurants anymore because of this trauma.

Indian Summer

I have once at a bar/grill place.
I was there with my girlfriend at the time and another couple....we were there for a while...like 2.5-3 hours...we ate, and kept drinking while chatting. I think they closed at 11, and it was about 10:30...so I asked the waitress to bring us our bill, so we could get out of their way....and waited....and waited...and waited....finally it was about 5 til 11, and I notice the waitress is over at the bar flirting with some dude...not paying any attention to us...so I told the rest of the crew to head for the car....and if she brings the bill over I'll pay but if not, I'm gonna walk out last.......I don't think she ever saw us leave...and that had to be a pretty big tab for a small place...well over 100 bucks. I still feel guilty about it!

GreenTeaDisease

once we couldn't get the waitress to give us the bill, so we guessed how much it was and left it on the table...that's about as close as I've come to skipping out

Hartydog

Nope. that's too disrespectful to the staff. no matter how bad the service is.

Anon

small town beck wrote:

NO!!! I used to work in a restaurant where we had to pay if someone walked out :(

ive worked in restaurants/bars too - and I see nothing wrong 'walking out', or leaving little or no tip, if the service is terrible

angryyoungman

years ago did it a couple of times. . .now i probably have too much sympathy for the people who work there. . .although if a roach crawled out of my food im out the fucking door i dont care

mookie9999

One time in my early twenties at a Denny's. Waitress was nowhere to be found ever! Think one of the kitchen staff brought us our food. Asked a different waitress to get our bill, it never materialized so we bolted. But it was Denny's afterall, what could the damage have been, $15?!? Wouldn't do it nowadays though.

JaneNY

Never have. I can't imagine doing that. I might however, walk up to the cash resgister and stand there until someone materializes, or even go toward the kitchen or staff-only area to get someone's attention, instead of sitting meekly at someone else's mercy. But not pay for my food, never.

mtrico

all4PearlJam wrote:

ive worked in restaurants/bars too - and I see nothing wrong 'walking out', or leaving little or no tip, if the service is terrible

When did you get out of jail?

josevolution

never have i hope to never have too ....

chiquimonkey

never. a couple times i've left a bad tip just because the service was horrible, but i couldn't walk out on a bill, no matter how bad the experience was

PJGARDEN

No but I wanted to 1 time. There was a group of about 10 people. We were in high school and overcharged us $40. They were just trying to take advantage of us since we were young. I was really mad and wanted to walk out. A couple of our friends picked up the difference. The place closed down about 6 months later. I heard from some later they had a habit of over charging people and had several people walk out. I think thats the only situation I would.

sennin

No, but I've had such bad service/food that a few times I wish I did.

Get_Right

not since I was in college
I can pay for meals now

eyedclaar

But never because I couldn't afford it. Horrible service and horrible food = a possible walk-out. Sends a pretty clear message and I'm certaily not going to bitch them out when they are still supposed to be bringing me food or drinks as that is how you wind up with shit in your meals.

For the record, I usually tip very generously for even adequate service.

Cosmo

I'm too honest.. too much of a Boy scout. If I ate the food... I should pay for it, regardless of the service. And when it comes to checking out.. especially at a diner or IHoP... you CAN take clear it up at the register.
Stealing is a pretty shitty thing to do... leastwise, in my book it is. I'm not a Thief.

Hitch-Hiker

I did once. We were sitting at the back of the restaurant and there's a back door out into a bigger complex. We sat there for a while after eating, and the n realised we were late for our movie. So we just said Oh Shit!, hopped up and ran in next door to the cinema. About a half hour later we we realised we hadn't paid. Total accident.

Heineken Helen

Cosmo wrote:

If I ate the food... I should pay for it, regardless of the service.

I agree... if the food's shit, I'll send it back or complain and make them knock something off. If the service is shit, I pay for the food and no tip. I've a feeling I may have FORGOTTEN to pay for something once... but I can't remember specifically... I'm sure it's happened though.

Riot_Rain

I've never walked out. I have sent food back that was horrible, and I have approached people in or near the kitchen to pay, but I have never left without paying.

I also do a countdown with the tip if waiters/waitresses take too long. Like 3... 2,75... 2,50.... 2,25... and I have gone all the way down to zero with that

By the way, I have been stung by people in a group who didn't pay their fair share... Grrr. That's like walking out on your friends that is!

Heineken Helen

Riot_Rain wrote:

By the way, I have been stung by people in a group who didn't pay their fair share... Grrr. That's like walking out on your friends that is!

Yep, I think we all have. I've no problem if someone is clear and upfront in advance, I'd get anyones bill. BUT when they're sly about it or run out before the bill and do it often so you know they do it on purpose, well I've issues with that.

DS1119

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