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Splitting a Restaurant Bill: How Do you Do It?

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  • There are some scenarios that occur for us:

    - Split bill evenly if going somewhere with light drinkers and a light bill
    - contribute according to how much you consumed typically occurs when we go out with heavy drinks (we don't do alcohol) although we do get freeloaders
    - pay for everyone - happens if go out with parents or with people spend weak foreign currencies...(South AFrican rand :) )
  • H2SO4
    H2SO4 Posts: 61 Forumite
    What happened to the method in The Money Diet? (Everyone estimates how much then split the shortfall evenly)
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Here are the results:

    Poll Title: What do you do most commonly when eating out with a group of friends?


    a. Split the bill evenly between everyone?
    79.7% (1045 Votes)

    b. Work out exactly who had what and divide in detail? 11.1% (146 Votes)

    c. Take it in turns for one person to pay it all? 5.9% (78 Votes)

    d. Another method 3% (40 Votes)



    Total Votes: 1310
    Former MSE team member
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