A group of us went out to celebrate a friend’s 25th birthday. There were eight people at the table.
Before we ordered, I made my situation clear.
I said, “I’m trying to save for a house down payment right now, so I’m only getting an appetizer and a soda. Can we do separate checks?”
A few people laughed, and the birthday girl said, “Don’t worry about it. We’ll just split the bill evenly at the end.”
I wasn’t thrilled about the idea, but I didn’t want to start an argument before dinner.
As the night went on, several people ordered expensive steaks, cocktails, and desserts. The birthday girl and her boyfriend also ordered two bottles of wine that cost more than what I planned to spend all week.
Meanwhile, I stuck to exactly what I said I would order: one appetizer and a soda.
When the bill arrived, it came to around $900.
Someone quickly did the math and announced, “Looks like it’s about $112 per person.”
I looked at the receipt and said, “That doesn’t work for me. My food was about $22. I’ll pay for what I ordered, plus tip.”
The birthday girl got upset and said I was being cheap and making things awkward.
I didn’t argue.
I got up, walked over to the manager, asked for my individual items, paid my portion with a tip, wished everyone a good night, and left.
Later, my phone was full of messages. Apparently, everyone else had to cover the difference, and some people were angry that the final amount per person ended up being higher than expected.
A few friends said I should have just paid the extra money to keep the peace.
Maybe.
But I don't think it's reasonable to expect someone who ordered the least at the table to help fund everyone else's expensive choices.
I went out for dinner, not to subsidize someone else's luxury bill.
Dear Mary Simon
FUCK YOU. Useless bitch. You did NOTHING of value or substance.
You’re a Liberal Lapdog. Money grubbing sycophant.
Overweight pig of a woman.
GFY
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