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re: was i wrong in this situation concerning my bar tab? (updated finally in OP)

Posted on 4/9/11 at 8:32 am to
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
68823 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 8:32 am to
quote:

This exact situation is why I only pay cash per round.


Interesting. There are only a couple of places in N.O. that I really run a tab when doing serious drinking. And I assure you that neither of them have that computerized touch screen crap or have any intention of doing so. Well, actually one does have it but they never really print out receipts except for credit cards. I never even worry about the tab because I know I'm actually getting a break on the real price and I leave a really nice tip. Moral? Know your bars and know your bartenders. That's the way to go.

ETA: glassman = ballah!
This post was edited on 4/9/11 at 8:33 am
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
35877 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 9:18 am to
quote:

was at happy's last night and had a bar tab opened and was basically buying drinks for me and 2 of my friends. we were just drinking beer and did a few shots here and there and when i closed my tab the girl brought me a receipt that said $200.

i looked at it and said wtf in kind of an a-hole way (just a natural reaction) and said that couldnt be right. beers are $3 and the shots were lets say $6 so i am pretty sure i didnt order 40 beers and 10 shots. i asked if anyone besides me ordered drinks on my tab because i do have a really common last name and it has happened before and she said no. i asked her if she could give me a printout of my whole bar tab and she said she couldnt, wtf.

i was obvioulsy pissed(and trashed) and told her that this was fricking bullshite and basically signed the bill, threw it on the table, and told my friends to get the tip.

i was being a dick but to not give me a full receipt on a 200 dollar bar tab is kinda bs. also, whats the chances of a bartab falling on exactly $200?

rant over


Same thing happened to me at Gallette's in Tuscaloosa. They also did not want to give me the printout, so I busted into the managers office and demanded one.

He tried to play it off, and I wouldn't budge, even told him if he gave me his password to the Micros i could teach him how to get a printout of a tab, as I used the same system in my restaurant.

Even asked me if I was sure I didn't drink that much. I said "Man, let's just take $90. That's 30 beers. You charged me for ten more than that. You really think I'd be standing up, much less talking to you, if I drank 40 beers in the span of three hours?

He then went and checked it, came back with a twenty dollar tab. Apparently there were three people with my last name and the bartenders were throwing all drinks on my tab.
Posted by lsutigergirl88
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
1370 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 9:22 am to
i know SEVERAL people who have gotten over charged at Happys for their drinks everytime they use a card.
As a general rule, I never EVER use my card there just because of the amount of people I know that have been screwed over by them.

And if you try and argue with them they get you thrown out. They refuse to listen to you.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98946 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 9:53 am to
Email isn't going to work, too easy to ignore
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83032 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 9:59 am to
quote:

they made my life a living hell. i'm telling you, those girls were shady.



I've been considering working there this summer since I have no bar experience, but .. well there's a few reasons I'm not anymore. But this certainly reassures me.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83032 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Moral? Know your bars and know your bartenders. That's the way to go.



Agreed. We've never been overcharged (knock on wood) and even a few times been WAY undercharged. But pretty much go to the same places.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 10:14 pm to
bump with updated op
Posted by WoWyHi
Member since Jul 2009
23339 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 10:19 pm to
Tipped herself $42? I'd dispute that shite.
Posted by potent357
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2010
4245 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 10:24 pm to
I hope you took a cab when you left.
Posted by Zilla
Member since Jul 2005
10653 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 10:36 pm to
dude, there are people that can help you
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 11:53 pm to
quote:

Tipped herself $42? I'd dispute that shite


yea really
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
10614 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 11:55 pm to
Son, how are you still standing?
Posted by Factsman
Badstreet USA
Member since Oct 2008
12229 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 11:56 pm to
what was added on to the bill or what on the bill did you have?
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 4/9/11 at 11:58 pm to
she was probably charging me double.

previous posters have said this shite has happened there so apparently its not real uncommon.

and i didnt tip her shite. i told my friends to get the tip
Posted by Factsman
Badstreet USA
Member since Oct 2008
12229 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:00 am to
yea I saw that and it sucks

Did u even have the crown, Jameson bomb, or jaeger?

What is the next step?
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
118269 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:01 am to
quote:

ETA: glassman = ballah!


The truest post in the history of TD.com.
Posted by WoWyHi
Member since Jul 2009
23339 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:02 am to
That bitch would be fired for sure. First, she screwed up your bill. Then she took it upon herself to add the tip. F that.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:04 am to
zealot had the crown.

the jaegers are what is really messed up.
This post was edited on 4/10/11 at 8:20 pm
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
118269 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:05 am to
Did you really have 18 Jager bombs? I find that hard to believe. You were frickED in the arse with a strap-on.
Posted by Factsman
Badstreet USA
Member since Oct 2008
12229 posts
Posted on 4/10/11 at 12:06 am to
take away the jaegers and you are right around what u expected

Have you talked to manager since getting print out?
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