Comments on: Awkward Situation: Restaurant Etiquette http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2007/11/26/awkward-situation-restaurant-etiquette/ the story of an Chicago 20-something as she tries to make, save and spend money Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lean Not http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2007/11/26/awkward-situation-restaurant-etiquette/#comment-380 Lean Not Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:25:05 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=184#comment-380 When I was a waitress, it was not uncommon for one of the customers to ask me to make change for him. I didn't think much of it; if that ever happens again, you probably could ask your server to make change. When I was a waitress, it was not uncommon for one of the customers to ask me to make change for him. I didn’t think much of it; if that ever happens again, you probably could ask your server to make change.

]]> By: gradgirl http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2007/11/26/awkward-situation-restaurant-etiquette/#comment-382 gradgirl Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:25:08 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=184#comment-382 So here I am: confession time. I really couldn't think what to do, and (honestly?) I can't think of why I didn't blame them for not breaking our $10. That was really, really weird. They put us in an odd spot. I feel embarrassed just remembering this, but: I wrote a check out for $5 and left the TO blank. I figured the waiter could either give it to the restaurant, who could give him the moola or he could write his own name in. I also wrote a little "sorry--out of cash!" note. Isn't that the tackiest thing you've ever heard? It hasn't been cashed yet... So here I am: confession time. I really couldn’t think what to do, and (honestly?) I can’t think of why I didn’t blame them for not breaking our $10. That was really, really weird. They put us in an odd spot.

I feel embarrassed just remembering this, but: I wrote a check out for $5 and left the TO blank. I figured the waiter could either give it to the restaurant, who could give him the moola or he could write his own name in. I also wrote a little “sorry–out of cash!” note. Isn’t that the tackiest thing you’ve ever heard?

It hasn’t been cashed yet…

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2007/11/26/awkward-situation-restaurant-etiquette/#comment-383 Carolyn Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:07:14 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=184#comment-383 I probably would have just handed the $10 back to the waiter, and asked for $3 in change. If that wasn't an option, and I absolutely had to decide between the $2 and $10, I'd probably also leave the $2... but feel really, really guilty about it. I probably would have just handed the $10 back to the waiter, and asked for $3 in change. If that wasn’t an option, and I absolutely had to decide between the $2 and $10, I’d probably also leave the $2… but feel really, really guilty about it.

]]> By: Krystal http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2007/11/26/awkward-situation-restaurant-etiquette/#comment-381 Krystal Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:24:44 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=184#comment-381 Why the heck couldn't they give you change for a $10 bill? If it were just between $2 or $10, I'd leave the $2 just because ... really, how hard is it to open up a cash register? That would annoy me, regardless of their reasoning. Why the heck couldn’t they give you change for a $10 bill?

If it were just between $2 or $10, I’d leave the $2 just because … really, how hard is it to open up a cash register? That would annoy me, regardless of their reasoning.

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