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Today me and 2 other people went out for lunch and after our main course they each ordered another Coke whilst I ordered cake (all from a different waitress to the one who did our original order) we then asked for the bill from our original waitress. Whilst my cake was on there their second Cokes were not. They seemed nonchalance about this and didn't want to say anything whilst I personally would have pointed it out if it had been my drink.

Personally I think realising this and then not saying anything is paramount to stealing and not moral, and I feel slightly guilty for being complacent in their rouse. But at the same time it would be far more awkward after discussing it for me then to say to the waitress you forgot to put their drinks on the bill.

What is the 'Cades point of view of the moral implications of not saying anything when presented with a restaurant bill you've been under charged on?

Say nothing.

Leave bigger tip.

strawberry float bitches.

It depends on how good the service you got was as the waitress who cocked up will probably have to settle this out of her wage/tips.

So unless you gave her a massive tip, you have essentially done the opposite by knowingly not informing her that she's undercharged you.

Dan. wrote:It depends on how good the service you got was as the waitress who cocked up will probably have to settle this out of her wage/tips.

This isn't true. Firstly the shortfall in the bill would never come to light. If the drinks weren't entered into the till then the till wouldn't show as being short when cashed up. The only way the shortfall would come to light would be when a stock check is done and they are two Cokes short (this will never happen).

It is very rare (possibly illegal?) for staff to be held financially responsible for mistakes on tills.

Skarjo wrote:Say nothing.

Leave bigger tip.

strawberry float bitches.

This.

Shadow wrote:

Dan. wrote:It depends on how good the service you got was as the waitress who cocked up will probably have to settle this out of her wage/tips.

This isn't true. Firstly the shortfall in the bill would never come to light. If the drinks weren't entered into the till then the till wouldn't show as being short when cashed up. The only way the shortfall would come to light would be when a stock check is done and they are two Cokes short (this will never happen).

It is very rare (possibly illegal?) for staff to be held financially responsible for mistakes on tills.

Well, then I was wrong.

Two Cokes are probably worth about 10p each. Don't sweat it.

Depends how big the company is.

Say nothing. An Italian restaurant once under charged us by over £150. Stayed quiet. No regrets.

I had this almost exact situation in Marbella. there were 7 of us eating and drinking and our bill didn't contain the drinks. None of the others would pay and I felt crap about it so I put 10 euros in the owner's hand as we left as a tip (they'd given excellent, welcoming service) and it made me feel much better.

Fatal Exception wrote:Say nothing. An Italian restaurant once under charged us by over £150. Stayed quiet. No regrets.

Bet that was for 2 cokes too.

I would feel bad and point out the mistake/pay for what was missed off.

Oh Teh Noes wrote:Two Cokes are probably worth about 10p each. Don't sweat it.

This and the bigger tip.

BOOM!

Say nothing

I bought €40 worth of petrol once, went to pay for it with a €50 and got €20 back. I said nathin'.

1cmanny1 wrote:Say nothing

I see the convict gene hasn't left you Aussies!

chalkitdown wrote:I bought €40 worth of petrol once, went to pay for it with a €50 and got €20 back. I said nathin'.

I bought a drink in a bar that was £2.50, paid with a £20 and got £27.50 change. Kept quiet, no regrets.

Speak up, get the right bill, pay that. Simples.

Slight quibble with the thread title: this isn't really a moral dilemma. A moral dilemma would involve a conflict between two or more moral duties—for example, whether it's OK to steal a loaf of bread in order to feed your family—where you have to weigh up the relative strength of those duties and act accordingly.

This thread instead asks whether one 'should' do something wrong simply if one can get away with it. Not much of a test, really.