I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?
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I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?I was having a meal at a restaurant this afternoon with a friend, the food was okay and then we chatted for a bit afterwards. The place was really quiet and the one waitress there finished her shift and left. We finally decided to leave, said goodbye and then whilst i was walking home I suddenly realised I hadn't paid the bill. I'd forgotten all about it! I had agreed to pay since my friend doesn't have a card at the moment - lost their wallet.
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?If it was me, I'd have such a bad conscience I'd go back to the restaurant, apologise and explain how it was a total accident, maybe even go in with a tin of chocolates for the staff to make up for it and pay the bill.
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?Tbh, forget about it. You got a meal for free. Sure, you genuinely forgot, and didn't intentionally bump them, but the thing is, if it was you in charge of the place, and they forgot, would they really go back and pay? No. And who would? Be happy you got a meal for nothing and look forward to doing something else with the 40 quid.
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?I would go back and pay otherwise I'd feel horrible if I ever went back in and stuff. Its understandable and if you go in there and sort it they will probably be so pleased that you were honest.
Was it a chain? Or a family run restaurant? I think that makes some difference in my head too. -
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?I have. More commonly I've pointed it out when the restaurant missed out something off the bill. It's just about being a decent human being.(Original post by Bird Smasher)
Tbh, forget about it. You got a meal for free. Sure, you genuinely forgot, and didn't intentionally bump them, but the thing is, if it was you in charge of the place, and they forgot, would they really go back and pay? No. And who would? Be happy you got a meal for nothing and look forward to doing something else with the 40 quid.
I mean what if the manager checks the takings and finds the £40 missing and thinks the waitress stole it ? -
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?Forget them, I can assure you this will happen - you will pay them and feel all good about yourself, and then a week or two later you find something really awesome, and realise if you still had that £40 you could get it, but oh no, you wanted to be a nice guy. You got a meal for free - be happy and exploit it.
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?If it was a good meal go back- if not then don't. Fairly simple really. I'm not cheap but whenever possible pay for the service I believe I got. The other day i tipped this new hairdresser over a tenner when the cut was only 8 quid. He did such a good job and seemed like a proper sound guy so I don't care that I gave him extra and I will go back to him so we're all happy! Just use your brain.
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?If you don't pay it back, then you are a thief, as you took their food and didn't pay for it. That's like going to a TV store, and walking off with a TV.
If you do pay it back, it's a genuine mistake, so don't worry.
Pay it back
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?If you dont want it to haunt you for the rest of your life i suggest you go back and pay the bill. And btw if you see a family guy chicken offering to pay the bill for you, LEG IT
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Re: I forgot to pay the bill in a restaurant - am I a thief?This(Original post by Bird Smasher)
Forget them, I can assure you this will happen - you will pay them and feel all good about yourself, and then a week or two later you find something really awesome, and realise if you still had that £40 you could get it, but oh no, you wanted to be a nice guy. You got a meal for free - be happy and exploit it.
**** the restaurant- yes they lost out on £40 but sometimes in life, you get lucky.
