However, I found another receipt from the same night, dates 5 minutes later, for $14.85 -- so I realize that the $14.85 is MY bill and the $32.85 is HIS bill.
His second text said, "Sorry about that, glad it wasn't a huge tab!"
Should I wait until I see him to tell him he really owes me $32.85, NOT just $20? Not sure when I'll see him again as I'm beginning to wonder who is and is NOT a friend to me at this bar. I'll carry the receipt in my wallet, along with my own receipt, to prove the difference. But how should I approach it?|||If it were me, I'd just let it go. It was great of him to quasi-apologize and find out what you'd paid on his behalf. Who knows? Maybe some day he can return the favor by doing something nice for you. He was responsible enough to text you when he could have just "forgotten" that you'd paid, so it sounds like he's a decent sort - a friend who accepts responsibility for his debts is a true find.|||Only glad to help out. Take care, S.
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|||If you have been texting him, then send him a message back saying the bill was actually more than you thought but that you do have the receipts from that night. Then ask to meet somewhere and exchange the receipt and the money.|||Just text him back and tell him the truth. He can't get mad. There is no reason that you should have to pay for even one cent of his tab, that you were nice enough to pick up in the first place! i'm sure he'll understand! Don't stress about it.|||Well, since the guy took the responsibility to find out what he owes you, you should do him the favor of making sure it's correct. Something like "I'm so sorry, but I thought that was our combined bill. It turns out that was your total of $32 and mine was separate, so it's $32.85 instead of 20. My mistake!"
I'd tell him before you see him so he can make sure to have the right amount on him at the time instead of being surprised :)|||Since he mentioned it first, you should come clean NOW and tell him that his bill was actually more than you originally thought and show him the receipt to prove it. Assuming that this is an itemized receipt, he shouldn't have a problem about paying what he really owed you.
Good luck!|||Dude omg You better get your money!
You didnt have to pay for his tab but you were nice enough too
Sit down or talk or whatever show him the bill and tell him this is what you owe me .
%26amp; the way to approach him is to just tell him the truth tell him the reciept was more ....be bold and just say it|||Don't wait. And, if you can get the itemized receipt which showed who drank what, then you'll have more proof.
About the situation: On one hand, he texted you and realized that he owed you money, and he didn't just leave you hanging. On the other, he didn't realize how much he drank.....and if a person isn't keeping tabs or just not realizing how much they are spending, then I'd reconsider keeping this person as a friend.|||Just text him back and say, hey dude, I found the receipt for your tab and it is actually 32.85 you owe me.
You could say, "just give me 30 and we are cool" if it softens the blow a little and makes it less awkward.|||Just text him back and tell him what happened, that you only found the one receipt and that you have just found the second so his new amount is $32.85. Truthfully you should have been aware when you offered up your card exactly what he owed you.
Next time ask for a duplicate receipt and give him the duplicate that night. you also should check your receipts right away simply because an innocent mistake may have been made by the bartender and it would have been too late to fix it after a few days.
You were a good "acquaintance" to look out for him - nice to know there are a few good human beings left.|||Just be honest with him, tell him that you had made a mistake and he really owes you more than that, then offer to give him both reciepts for proof. If he is a nice and honest guy then he will understand.
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If you aren't comfortable with asking him to pay you more cash, then ask him to take you out for drinks at a later date. This can work out better because it shows that you are still on good terms with him and there are no hard feelings. If you are eventually gonna go out and spend the money on drinks anyway, then it is a fair trade.|||Yes if he is a friend-he should be man enough to admit to the tab
total and gladley pay..|||And how drunk were *you* that you could not recall signing two receipts? It sounds like an honest mistake, and certainly plausible. Present it just as you did here, but just pick up the phone and call. Too many misunderstandings happen in text and email because communication skills are dying. In the future understand that everyone is responsible for their own tab and shouldn't drink so much that they can't take care of their own business.|||blow it off,you told him 20 bucks, next time let him pay his own tab.|||I think since it was your mistake it's now your bill, sorry.
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