"Splitting a Coffee" in a Restaurant?
Sep 18, 2017, 8:17 pm
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I've spilt a glass of wine with my wife, but never ordered it that way. I've just grabbed it and taken the odd sip. There's also a local bar where I feel comfortable asking for a half glass of wine at the end of the evening. They usually pour me one and don't add it to the tab.
Sep 19, 2017, 9:16 am
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Sep 21, 2017, 9:58 am
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Splitting a coffee is a cheapskate move because it's customarily an item that comes with free refills. Indeed, in this case the server did even refill it. If I were the manager I wouldn't have allowed it. Splitting items that don't come with refills is fine, though. E.g., splitting an appetizer or dessert is common.
Sep 21, 2017, 11:43 pm
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At IHOP, I see many couples who get the never ending coffee pot, which usually costs $4.95 per person with only one "cup." They only get charged for one person, and after one finishes with the cup of coffee, the other then makes their own from the same "pot." Since I don't drink their coffee, I order myself a hot chocolate or tea instead. I never stick around to see if they charge the customers for multiple people as it should be when they see this.
Sep 22, 2017, 10:10 am
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At IHOP, I see many couples who get the never ending coffee pot, which usually costs $4.95 per person with only one "cup." They only get charged for one person, and after one finishes with the cup of coffee, the other then makes their own from the same "pot." Since I don't drink their coffee, I order myself a hot chocolate or tea instead. I never stick around to see if they charge the customers for multiple people as it should be when they see this.
Sep 22, 2017, 11:23 am
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If it was my restaurant, I would overlook it. A pot of coffee there can't cost more than fifty cents. And how long do most people sit there? Long enough to drink more than one or two pots? Yes, it's cheating/stealing but I suspect a small degree of theft is built into their pricing structure just the way a retail store sets prices to cover some level of shoplifting. So you and I paid for it, but the price was pretty small, I would think.
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Sep 22, 2017, 12:07 pm
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Splitting a coffee is a cheapskate move because it's customarily an item that comes with free refills. Indeed, in this case the server did even refill it. If I were the manager I wouldn't have allowed it. Splitting items that don't come with refills is fine, though. E.g., splitting an appetizer or dessert is common.
Maybe they just drink slowly, and rather than have two separate cups get cold while they sip, sharing one is more likely to result in hotter coffee for longer.
Do I find it odd? Yes. But if I overheard you as a manager draw a hard line over a $3 cup of coffee, I'd probably think twice about returning.
Sep 22, 2017, 11:34 pm
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I have never heard of splitting a coffee. From a practical standpoint, my other half and I couldn't. He's sweetener and sometimes cream. I take my coffee black.
But, no, of all the things I've heard of splitting in a restaurant, that one is a first.
But, no, of all the things I've heard of splitting in a restaurant, that one is a first.