Originally Posted by
Diplomatico
When one has a dispute with a vendor, the normal procedure is to first call the vendor to try to settle the dispute, no?
Does everyone on this post immediately call the credit card company when there's an error on a charge?
It depends on how convenient it is. If I live in OZ and the problem occurred in BOS and I found out about it after I got home, I'd deal with the CC company, especially since I can do it quickly and easily from my online CC account. It is certainly possible that your handwritten tip was misinterpreted as a different number, and thus an honest mistake. But I have personally had this happen to me several times before, and it was NEVER an honest mistake. If you call the restaurant, they will no doubt "take care of it for you," but if they routinely up-charge their customers, they'll continue to do so unless the customers complain to someone outside of the business. I say complain to the credit card issuer.
Originally Posted by
Diplomatico
Btw, this thread has little to do with tipping and much to do with credit card charges.
It started out as a legitimate tipping question and moved on to involve credit card charges. But it is still related to tipping.