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Originally posted by ZTAngel
I'm prepared to get flamed for this but I'm hoping people understand the concept of why I did this rather than the whole monetary thing....

I was at a restaurant and I charged (with tip) $29.99 on my credit card. I know it was a weird number but I was like whatever. Anyway, I got my credit card statement a few weeks later where I saw the charge for $30.00. I was pissed. I don't care about the penny. They could have $5 for all I care. I was pissed because of the concept behind it. If I sign for a certain amount, I expect to be charged for that amount. I don't believe the server should take it upon himself to round up my purchase. Plus, it's illegal for someone to charge you a different amount than what you signed for even if it is just a penny!
I went down to the restaurant and showed the manager the copy of my receipt. It's fraud- plain and simple. I'm sure that this server had done it to other people who never said anything out of fear of getting mocked. Well, I just didn't give a shit about getting mocked. The manager was upset that the server had done this and thanked me for bringing it to his attention. I got a $25 gift certificate out of it so it worked in my favor.

I just learned in my experience that most managers don't take too kindly to their staff charging a different amount than a customer signed for. A waiter at Friday's did the same thing to my sister that was done to you. My sister complained and the waiter was promptly fired. It's fraud and it's illegal. No manager wants that on their plate. I would go to the manager first and if the manager doesn't fix it, go to your credit card company.

absolutely!!!