Friends, Break-ups and Money: It's on me

It's on me

By doubledown - 04/06/2009 04:52 - United States

Today, I went to the bar I go to every week. My favorite bartender told me I owed $50 for a tab because the waiter screwed up and undercharged me. The tab was from when my friends bought me drinks to cheer me up because my girlfriend moved away. I ended up paying for my own drinks, plus theirs. FML

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By halien1982 - 03/01/2010 06:36 - United States

Today, I was sitting at the bar of a popular local restaurant. I sat there for a few hours and drank my sorrows away with the bartender. I thought she was pretty, and decided to give her a large tip. The tip sent me over my credit card limit, and the bartender is not single. FML

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By Jon - 14/05/2012 21:46 - New Zealand - Christchurch

Today, I went to a club with some friends. I ordered two drinks from the waitress and gave her a fifty. She never returned with the change, and the rest of the staff claimed they didn't know who I was talking about. FML

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By sfabsits - 17/07/2011 07:00 - United States

Today, while I was waitressing, two girls ran up a tab of $60 in drinks. They ended up not paying the bill and walking out. My boss told me it won't be the first time or last, as he made me pay their bill. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/05/2017 19:00 - United States - Higginsville

Today, I was home from college and went to eat at a local mexican place. The manager started yelling at me about an unpaid tab. Apparently, my dad likes to drink there and skipped on his tab. Again. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/12/2009 16:52 - United States

Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML

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By Alyssa - 21/03/2012 01:33 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I paid $50 on a haircut. Halfway through, I realized the hair dresser was drunk. FML

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By IgiveUp - 28/05/2021 06:01

Today, I went out to eat with my friends. When the bill came, all three of them had "inconveniently" forgot their wallets at home. I ended up having to pay. It was a $178 check. FML

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By choup - 07/11/2008 21:02 - Australia

Today, I went to have a drink with my friend. On the way I withdrew 20 bucks and when I arrived at the bar I realised I had taken my credit card but not the banknote. FML

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By Alexman1985 - 01/05/2013 10:30

Today, while paying a $60 tab on drinks for a girl, a guy grabs the money-clip out of my hand and runs. I start to chase after him; the girl trips me, then runs after him. The bartender calls the cops; not to catch the thieves, but to report me for not paying. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/09/2015 15:49 - United States - Bradenton

Today, I was sitting in a bar telling some young dude to accept responsibility for his life choices. I'm over 50 and was spending my last five dollars on beer. FML

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Thursday 4 June 2009 12:04

That really sucks. But why do you have to pay if it is the waiter's fault?

spillproof 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:52

$50 is a big amount to be undercharged. Something smells fishy. Have him prove it.

Comments

Leprecon 3

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:32

(cant edit so I will put this here) Imagine other businesses changing the price of their products after you bought them and then they demand you pay the difference in price... The drinks were bought at a price and that was final. If there was a problem it should have been brought up before the drinks were consumed. Money was given, drinks were given, transaction done.

monkeyneve77 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:46

Aww... that really sucks.the waiter should have given you a discount for messing up.

altna 4

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:50

Aww sucks. But maybe this gets you feeling down, then you go out with your friends and they try to cheer you up... just make sure they DO pay for it this time.

spillproof 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:52

$50 is a big amount to be undercharged. Something smells fishy. Have him prove it.

epicfailurezzz 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 12:52

Well look at the bright side..... shit

CourtneyDanielle_fml 9

Thursday 4 June 2009 13:19

I wouldn't have paid it, its not your fault.

illeyad 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 13:29

That is very unprofessional of the bar, if a waiter messes up with the bill, they should let it go, not ask the customer some time later to settle it. That was the bars fault, they should have let it go. Sorry about that.