What would you expect/hope for in this situation?

ksemmel · 06-06-2025, 10:06 PM

Was out of town for a night with the gf and went out to a local restaurant. I gave my waiter (who was a very good waiter and working multiple jobs) the bill to pay and after 20 minutes he came back and asked, “You gave me your card right?”. After saying yes, he left and for another 10 minutes and came back saying he couldn’t find my card but he was going to keep looking. He asked if he could take my number down and contact me if he finds it.

Three hours later I call the restaurant and ask if they found my card, which they responded they didn’t, but were still looking for it.

An hour later the waiter messaged me apologizing about the card, said he was still looking for it, and was hoping I had a great night. About 20 minutes later, the manager called me and said he found it. He asked if I wanted to get it or said he could mail it to me. I asked for them to mail it, which he agreed to and then asked me if he should charge the card for dinner. So my question is: would you expect/hope for a percentage off of dinner, and if so, how much of the bill would you think should be taken off?

06-06-2025, 10:06 PM	#1
ksemmel Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: South Jersey Posts: 9,146 sjcards31 ksemmel	What would you expect/hope for in this situation? Was out of town for a night with the gf and went out to a local restaurant. I gave my waiter (who was a very good waiter and working multiple jobs) the bill to pay and after 20 minutes he came back and asked, “You gave me your card right?”. After saying yes, he left and for another 10 minutes and came back saying he couldn’t find my card but he was going to keep looking. He asked if he could take my number down and contact me if he finds it. Three hours later I call the restaurant and ask if they found my card, which they responded they didn’t, but were still looking for it. An hour later the waiter messaged me apologizing about the card, said he was still looking for it, and was hoping I had a great night. About 20 minutes later, the manager called me and said he found it. He asked if I wanted to get it or said he could mail it to me. I asked for them to mail it, which he agreed to and then asked me if he should charge the card for dinner. So my question is: would you expect/hope for a percentage off of dinner, and if so, how much of the bill would you think should be taken off? __________________ Not looking to trade unless my thread states so. My prices are valid for 24 hours after my last thread bump