Results: Restaurant Mistake
Published on 04/25/2013
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1.
1.
Waitress gives you your bill. You put your card with the bill inside the bill holder/booklet and hand it back to your waitress. She's gone for 15 minutes and you see her call someone else to the register and wonder what the problem is. It is only your table and one other family in the restaurant. What could be going on?
Card was denied
30%
408 votes
Their system went down
38%
507 votes
The register is out of paper
21%
279 votes
She misplaced the card
13%
179 votes
The register is on the fritz
25%
339 votes
Something else
24%
318 votes
Do not care just give me my points
17%
224 votes
2.
2.
The waitress comes to your table and has the bill holder/booklet open with a bunch of receipts on it and says "Ok, here's what happened, I rang up someone else's order with your card. Realized it and voided it. When I rang up your order, it was denied probably because you had enough for your table, but not someone else's and yours.". Your response is____________ That's ok, it's only money.
6%
81 votes
I want to speak with the manager
29%
385 votes
I only had enough on the card to cover my bill not someone else's bill plus mine. I spent what I knew I had available.
16%
221 votes
I have no more money or any other form of payment. It's not my fault you rang up another table on my card and now I don't have enough to cover my bill.
32%
431 votes
Ok, I understand. Here's another card.
15%
206 votes
Something else
8%
114 votes
Do not care just give me my points
12%
159 votes
3.
3.
So, what happened was true and my response to her was "Ok, I understand. So, you now need another card. Here you go.". Thank goodness I brought my other card! Do you think I was too nice? Absolutely!
27%
368 votes
Maybe
16%
215 votes
I'd have asked to speak to the manager.
20%
272 votes
That's what I would've done also.
14%
186 votes
It would've depended on my mood.
14%
182 votes
Undecided
6%
85 votes
Something else
6%
78 votes
Do not care, just give me my points.
11%
150 votes
4.
4.
I do not have any credit cards, only PayPal debit and a US Bank debit. I only spend what I have available. I now have to wait several days for the amount of the other party's bill to be placed back into my account. This means that I might be late on a bill I have due. If it was a credit card with an ample available balance it wouldn't matter as much, but because it is a debit card I am in the hole now and hope that money comes in time to pay my bill that is due. I'm only $12 short if the money doesn't get put back into my account in time. What would you do? Pray it comes in time
18%
243 votes
Ask the restaurant to pay the late fee if it doesn't come in time.
36%
488 votes
Borrow money from a family member if necessary
20%
273 votes
Pay the late fee if it doesn't come in time
11%
142 votes
Do a bunch of surveys on a site that pays instant cash
8%
104 votes
Do not care just give me my points
8%
112 votes
Something else
9%
120 votes
Undecided
14%
188 votes
5.
5.
Has a waitress ever accidentally rung up someone else's bill on your debit or credit card before? Yes
8%
113 votes
No
63%
848 votes
Unsure
8%
111 votes
Not Applicable
12%
161 votes
Hope not!
9%
127 votes
6.
6.
When she came back with my receipt she handed me a $5 Gift certificate to use on my next visit. I think she felt bad about what happened and because I didn't raise a stink she wanted to show she was genuinely sorry. What do you think? I think you are right.
39%
519 votes
She was hoping you wouldn't ask to speak to the manager or to take meals off your ticket.
28%
380 votes
She was hoping you would still leave her a tip.
15%
203 votes
You are a pushover and let her walk all over you.
9%
116 votes
Something else
6%
77 votes
Undecided
12%
164 votes
Do not care, just give me my points
10%
129 votes
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