Originally Posted by
IAHRyan
There are only a few big vendors of these types of systems, and yes, they all allow you to split retroactively. It’s a quite simple drag-and-drop operation with a modern system.
Could a restaurant have used some obscure vendor? Sure, but most are on a Micros system.
I'm fully aware that there are a few big vendors. Nothing I said was that there weren't just a few vendors. That there are a few big vendors doesn't mean that people should be walking into a restaurant saying that, "Oh I read on flyertalk that every restaurant in the universe can split checks in their system"
I've heard servers say the computer won't let them do it after the order was entered in. This isn't true. Ask for a manager.
If a restaurant does use an older, more obscure system that does not provide this functionality, the original check can just be voided, and the server can re-enter the orders onto separate checks.
So is it not true or are you saying that it is true? You're contradicting yourself here. Should the first statement you made, that you personally are sure that each and every restaurant in a country of ~300 million people can do this, when why would you need to make that state of about if a restaurant uses an older system.
Please, either provide some evidence that you personally are sure that 100% of all food establishments can do this or man up and retract what you said. You 'generally' know what you're talking about and have a 'fair' amount of industry knowledge, but you are somehow omniscient when it comes to point of sale systems in every food establishment in the country.