08-09-2004, 04:00 PM
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PocketDiner - Free Dining Check Calculator
"Ever notice the guy that orders the $25 steak at group lunches? Do you feel screwed when they split the bill and you both end up paying $20 even though you only had coffee? Relax. It's not that they're evil greedy bastards out to get a free lunch. Much like you, they're LAZY. If five people eat, the easiest way to figure out who pays what is to double the tax for tip, and then divide by five. PocketDiner eliminates the hassle. This is not some ordinary tip calculator that multiplies your total by 15%. PocketDiner calculates to the cent what each person owes. You pay for exactly what you eat, simple as that."
I'm definitely going to have to try this out. One of the double-edged swords of working in New York is the fantastic selection of restaurants; there's probably a dozen decent places within a few blocks of my office. However, this always means we puzzle over the check. Don't even get me started over birthday dinners! I'm glad someone else had the time to write a solution up. 8) Note that it's written in eVB, so WM2003 users will have to install the eVB runtime (a link is provided on the linked page, along with the download). Of course, if you go out to dinner with truly evil bastards, then even this is not going to help.
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08-09-2004, 04:11 PM
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Mystic
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Free is good. 
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08-09-2004, 04:31 PM
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Thinker
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The price is certainly right, but in order for it to work, do you really have to key in everything everyone ordered, by person, with the prices???
Geez, that sounds like a lot of work when everyone just wants to pay and leave! I think I'll stick to doubling the tax and divvying the total evenly...
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08-09-2004, 04:43 PM
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Heh, those screen shots a pretty funny... Those names are so familiar, anyone like the movie "Office Space" :wink:
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08-09-2004, 04:52 PM
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Philosopher
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Concept is good, free is even better, but, I really don't think it's a good idea to whip out your PDA in a restaurant and starting writing down what everyone orders. I know I would feel a little awkward.
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08-09-2004, 04:56 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
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My people *invented* going Dutch, (as in, splitting the bill) but even we aren't such cheap bastards
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08-09-2004, 05:00 PM
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Philosopher
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I had a friend at college that was notorious for truncating instead of rounding.
Dinner $7.99 that's $7,
Appetizer $2.95, plus $2,
Drink $1.50, plus $1,
Dessert $1.75, plus $1,
Thats $11 that I owe!!!
Tips he also never added.
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08-09-2004, 05:05 PM
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It'll cost you a buck, but eTip Calculator by Torrential Designs seems to do what most folks would prefer. You put in the total bill, the % you want to tip and number of folks antee-ing up. It spits out the equally devided damage.
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08-09-2004, 05:12 PM
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Do you tip on the tax or do you tip on the total food order?
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08-09-2004, 05:37 PM
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Our office goes out to eat quite a bit. We never have a problem just getting seperate checks. Assuming everyone tips properly, this usually works out better for the server too because most people I know round up their tip to the even dollar. 8 people rounding up is better than just one rounding up on the entire bill. This also works well in your group if some don't tip well, that way it is directly attributable to ther person rather than the group. Helpful, if you are a regular and tip well.
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